Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) Competitors

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

Is CG or BAM a better dividend stock?

Carlyle Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Brookfield Asset Management pays an annual dividend of $1.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Carlyle Group pays out 40.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookfield Asset Management pays out 117.4% 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 has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Brookfield Asset Management has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

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

55.9% of Carlyle Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.4% of Brookfield Asset Management shares are held by institutional investors. 26.3% of Carlyle Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.0% of Brookfield Asset Management shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, CG or BAM?

Carlyle Group has a beta of 1.9, indicating that its share price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Asset Management has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor CG or BAM?

In the previous week, Brookfield Asset Management had 1 more articles in the media than Carlyle Group. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Brookfield Asset Management and 14 mentions for Carlyle Group. Brookfield Asset Management's average media sentiment score of 1.65 beat Carlyle Group's score of 1.53 indicating that Brookfield Asset Management is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Carlyle Group	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Brookfield Asset Management	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is CG or BAM more profitable?

Brookfield Asset Management has a net margin of 55.92% compared to Carlyle Group's net margin of 20.22%. Brookfield Asset Management's return on equity of 41.12% beat Carlyle Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Carlyle Group	20.22%	23.60%	6.41%
Brookfield Asset Management	55.92%	41.12%	25.47%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CG or BAM?

Carlyle Group has higher revenue and earnings than Brookfield Asset Management. Carlyle Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield Asset 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	4.31	$1.02B	$3.42	18.92
Brookfield Asset Management	$3.98B	25.10	$541M	$1.49	40.94

Do analysts recommend CG or BAM?

Carlyle Group currently has a consensus target price of $59.60, indicating a potential downside of 7.90%. Brookfield Asset Management has a consensus target price of $63.33, indicating a potential upside of 3.81%. Given Brookfield Asset Management's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Brookfield Asset 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)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Brookfield Asset Management	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58

Summary

Brookfield Asset Management beats Carlyle Group on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.