Apollo Global Management (APO) Competitors

Apollo Global Management (NYSE:APO) and Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Is APO or CG more profitable?

Carlyle Group has a net margin of 20.22% compared to Apollo Global Management's net margin of 13.25%. Carlyle Group's return on equity of 23.60% beat Apollo Global Management's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Apollo Global Management	13.25%	13.38%	1.05%
Carlyle Group	20.22%	23.60%	6.41%

Is APO or CG a better dividend stock?

Apollo Global Management pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Carlyle Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Apollo Global Management pays out 38.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Carlyle Group pays out 40.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Apollo Global Management has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Carlyle Group has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Carlyle Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media favor APO or CG?

In the previous week, Apollo Global Management had 19 more articles in the media than Carlyle Group. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Apollo Global Management and 15 mentions for Carlyle Group. Carlyle Group's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Apollo Global Management's score of 0.81 indicating that Carlyle Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Apollo Global Management	19 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Carlyle Group	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, APO or CG?

Apollo Global Management has higher revenue and earnings than Carlyle Group. Carlyle Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Apollo Global Management, 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
Apollo Global Management	$25.42B	3.11	$4.58B	$5.35	25.81
Carlyle Group	$5.43B	4.44	$1.02B	$3.42	19.47

Which has more risk and volatility, APO or CG?

Apollo Global Management has a beta of 1.69, indicating that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carlyle Group has a beta of 2.01, indicating that its stock price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of APO or CG?

77.1% of Apollo Global Management shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.9% of Carlyle Group shares are held by institutional investors. 8.2% of Apollo Global Management shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 26.3% of Carlyle Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer APO or CG?

Apollo Global Management presently has a consensus target price of $164.56, indicating a potential upside of 19.16%. Carlyle Group has a consensus target price of $59.93, indicating a potential downside of 10.02%. Given Apollo Global Management's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Apollo Global Management is more favorable than Carlyle Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Apollo Global Management	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.94
Carlyle Group	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

Apollo Global Management beats Carlyle Group on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.