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BAM vs. CG, CSQ, APAM, ARES, BLK, BN, BX, ITT, KKR, and HOOD

Should you be buying Brookfield Asset Management stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Brookfield Asset Management include Carlyle Group (CG), Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ), Artisan Partners Asset Management (APAM), Ares Management (ARES), BlackRock (BLK), Brookfield (BN), Blackstone (BX), ITT (ITT), KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR), and Robinhood Markets (HOOD).

Brookfield Asset Management vs. Its Competitors

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

Brookfield Asset Management pays an annual dividend of $1.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Carlyle Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Brookfield Asset Management pays out 124.1% 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. Brookfield Asset Management has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Carlyle Group has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Brookfield Asset Management$3.98B23.09$541M$1.4139.80
Carlyle Group$5.43B3.88$1.02B$2.9519.78

Brookfield Asset Management has a net margin of 55.26% compared to Carlyle Group's net margin of 19.00%. Brookfield Asset Management's return on equity of 52.70% beat Carlyle Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Brookfield Asset Management55.26% 52.70% 35.46%
Carlyle Group 19.00%23.78%6.40%

68.4% of Brookfield Asset Management shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.9% of Carlyle Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.3% of Carlyle Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Carlyle Group had 17 more articles in the media than Brookfield Asset Management. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Carlyle Group and 15 mentions for Brookfield Asset Management. Brookfield Asset Management's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Carlyle Group's score of 0.73 indicating that Brookfield Asset Management is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Brookfield Asset Management has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carlyle Group has a beta of 1.86, suggesting that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Brookfield Asset Management currently has a consensus price target of $59.64, indicating a potential upside of 6.27%. Carlyle Group has a consensus price target of $56.93, indicating a potential downside of 2.43%. Given Brookfield Asset Management's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Brookfield Asset Management is more favorable than Carlyle Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Brookfield Asset Management
2 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.53
Carlyle Group
1 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.44

Summary

Brookfield Asset Management beats Carlyle Group on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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BAM vs. The Competition

MetricBrookfield Asset ManagementFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$91.90B$7.60B$12.00B$20.63B
Dividend Yield3.12%4.78%5.54%3.72%
P/E Ratio39.8015.6718.5427.74
Price / Sales23.095.2325.5142.43
Price / Cash9.9822.2918.5117.96
Price / Book7.202.752.274.57
Net Income$541M$306.40M$989.78M$987.45M
7 Day Performance-1.73%2.44%-0.20%0.20%
1 Month Performance2.80%14.50%3.93%5.53%
1 Year Performance37.76%24.70%539.45%10.30%

Brookfield Asset Management Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BAM
Brookfield Asset Management
4.4926 of 5 stars
$56.13
-0.8%
$59.64
+6.3%
+37.7%$91.90B$3.98B39.80250,000News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
CG
Carlyle Group
3.7859 of 5 stars
$54.99
-1.3%
$53.00
-3.6%
+35.0%$19.86B$5.43B18.642,300Trending News
Analyst Upgrade
CSQ
Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund
N/A$18.25
-1.0%
N/A+6.1%$0.00$280.21M0.00N/APositive News
APAM
Artisan Partners Asset Management
2.9488 of 5 stars
$46.41
-0.2%
$37.90
-18.3%
+12.2%$3.74B$1.11B12.82500News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
ARES
Ares Management
4.6637 of 5 stars
$174.86
-1.7%
$174.94
+0.0%
+24.4%$57.11B$3.88B102.863,200Positive News
Analyst Forecast
BLK
BlackRock
4.4816 of 5 stars
$1,076.55
-0.5%
$1,110.92
+3.2%
+33.2%$166.79B$20.41B26.1621,100Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
BN
Brookfield
3.7845 of 5 stars
$62.95
-2.1%
$66.13
+5.0%
+37.2%$103.74B$86.01B224.82250,000News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Downgrade
BX
Blackstone
4.4993 of 5 stars
$153.05
-1.3%
$156.65
+2.4%
+25.3%$111.67B$13.23B46.104,895Trending News
Analyst Forecast
ITT
ITT
4.4275 of 5 stars
$158.84
-1.4%
$165.50
+4.2%
+17.0%$12.50B$3.63B25.2511,700News Coverage
KKR
KKR & Co. Inc.
4.7786 of 5 stars
$135.62
-2.2%
$149.47
+10.2%
+27.4%$120.79B$21.88B57.224,834Trending News
Analyst Downgrade
HOOD
Robinhood Markets
3.3261 of 5 stars
$93.46
-1.0%
$72.71
-22.2%
+341.4%$82.76B$2.95B53.102,300Trending News
Analyst Forecast
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