AllianceBernstein (AB) Competitors

AllianceBernstein (NYSE:AB) and The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AB or CG?

The Carlyle Group received 205 more outperform votes than AllianceBernstein when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.22% of users gave AllianceBernstein an outperform vote while only 56.15% of users gave The Carlyle Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AllianceBernstein	Outperform Votes 393 56.22%	Underperform Votes 306 43.78%
The Carlyle Group	Outperform Votes 598 56.15%	Underperform Votes 467 43.85%

Is AB or CG a better dividend stock?

AllianceBernstein pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. The Carlyle Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. AllianceBernstein pays out 86.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. The Carlyle Group pays out 47.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Carlyle Group has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Is AB or CG more profitable?

The Carlyle Group has a net margin of 18.81% compared to AllianceBernstein's net margin of 9.46%. The Carlyle Group's return on equity of 24.02% beat AllianceBernstein's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AllianceBernstein	9.46%	17.88%	17.87%
The Carlyle Group	18.81%	24.02%	6.53%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AB or CG?

The Carlyle Group has higher revenue and earnings than AllianceBernstein. AllianceBernstein is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Carlyle Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AllianceBernstein	$458.42M	9.78	$423.37M	$3.72	10.89
The Carlyle Group	$3.47B	4.93	$1.02B	$2.95	16.07

Which has more risk and volatility, AB or CG?

AllianceBernstein has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Carlyle Group has a beta of 1.85, suggesting that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate AB or CG?

AllianceBernstein currently has a consensus price target of $37.67, indicating a potential downside of 7.00%. The Carlyle Group has a consensus price target of $53.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.83%. Given The Carlyle Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe The Carlyle Group is more favorable than AllianceBernstein.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AllianceBernstein	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
The Carlyle Group	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in AB or CG?

19.3% of AllianceBernstein shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.9% of The Carlyle Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of AllianceBernstein shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 26.3% of The Carlyle Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer AB or CG?

In the previous week, The Carlyle Group had 3 more articles in the media than AllianceBernstein. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for The Carlyle Group and 6 mentions for AllianceBernstein. The Carlyle Group's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat AllianceBernstein's score of 0.41 indicating that The Carlyle Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AllianceBernstein	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
The Carlyle Group	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

The Carlyle Group beats AllianceBernstein on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.