Apollo Global Management (APO) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, CG or APO?

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
Carlyle Group	$5.43B	4.44	$1.02B	$3.42	19.47
Apollo Global Management	$26.11B	3.03	$4.58B	$5.35	25.81

Is CG or APO a better dividend stock?

Carlyle Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Apollo Global Management pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Carlyle Group pays out 40.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Apollo Global Management pays out 38.1% 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. Carlyle Group has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Apollo Global Management has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Carlyle Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts rate CG or APO?

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

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

Does the media refer more to CG or APO?

In the previous week, Apollo Global Management had 16 more articles in the media than Carlyle Group. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Apollo Global Management and 16 mentions for Carlyle Group. Carlyle Group's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Apollo Global Management's score of 0.87 indicating that Carlyle Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Carlyle Group	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Apollo Global Management	17 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CG or APO 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
Carlyle Group	20.22%	23.60%	6.41%
Apollo Global Management	13.25%	13.38%	1.05%

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

55.9% of Carlyle Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.1% of Apollo Global Management shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.3% of Carlyle Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of Apollo Global Management shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, CG or APO?

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

Summary

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