Ares Management (ARES) Competitors

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

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

50.0% of Ares Management shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.9% of Carlyle Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ares Management shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 26.3% of Carlyle Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend ARES or CG?

Ares Management presently has a consensus price target of $177.50, suggesting a potential downside of 0.70%. Carlyle Group has a consensus price target of $57.73, suggesting a potential downside of 3.36%. Given Ares Management's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Ares Management is more favorable than Carlyle Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ares Management	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.76
Carlyle Group	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Is ARES or CG more profitable?

Carlyle Group has a net margin of 19.00% compared to Ares Management's net margin of 9.73%. Carlyle Group's return on equity of 23.78% beat Ares Management's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ares Management	9.73%	16.29%	3.66%
Carlyle Group	19.00%	23.78%	6.40%

Does the media refer more to ARES or CG?

In the previous week, Ares Management had 1 more articles in the media than Carlyle Group. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Ares Management and 16 mentions for Carlyle Group. Ares Management's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Carlyle Group's score of 0.90 indicating that Ares Management is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ares Management	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Carlyle Group	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ARES or CG?

Carlyle Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ares Management. Carlyle Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ares 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
Ares Management	$3.88B	15.03	$463.74M	$1.70	105.15
Carlyle Group	$3.47B	6.22	$1.02B	$2.95	20.25

Is ARES or CG a better dividend stock?

Ares Management pays an annual dividend of $4.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Carlyle Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Ares Management pays out 263.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Carlyle Group pays out 47.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ares Management has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years and Carlyle Group has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Ares Management is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, ARES or CG?

Ares Management has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carlyle Group has a beta of 1.86, indicating that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ares Management beats Carlyle Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.