BAM vs. CG, TPG, BEN, HLI, IVZ, EVR, OWL, HLNE, AMG, and JHG
Should you be buying Brookfield Asset Management stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Brookfield Asset Management include The Carlyle Group (CG), TPG (TPG), Franklin Resources (BEN), Houlihan Lokey (HLI), Invesco (IVZ), Evercore (EVR), Blue Owl Capital (OWL), Hamilton Lane (HLNE), Affiliated Managers Group (AMG), and Janus Henderson Group (JHG). These companies are all part of the "investment advice" industry.
The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) and Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE:BAM) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.
55.9% of The Carlyle Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.4% of Brookfield Asset Management shares are held by institutional investors. 27.0% of The Carlyle Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.0% of Brookfield Asset Management shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
The Carlyle Group currently has a consensus target price of $43.07, suggesting a potential downside of 2.29%. Brookfield Asset Management has a consensus target price of $42.20, suggesting a potential upside of 10.07%. Given The Carlyle Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Brookfield Asset Management is more favorable than The Carlyle Group.
Brookfield Asset Management has a net margin of 50.23% compared to Brookfield Asset Management's net margin of -20.53%. The Carlyle Group's return on equity of 96.43% beat Brookfield Asset Management's return on equity.
In the previous week, The Carlyle Group had 5 more articles in the media than Brookfield Asset Management. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for The Carlyle Group and 8 mentions for Brookfield Asset Management. Brookfield Asset Management's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat The Carlyle Group's score of 0.79 indicating that The Carlyle Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Brookfield Asset Management has higher revenue and earnings than The Carlyle Group. The 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.
The Carlyle Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Brookfield Asset Management pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. The Carlyle Group pays out -82.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookfield Asset Management pays out 134.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. The Carlyle Group has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Brookfield Asset Management has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Brookfield Asset Management is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
The Carlyle Group received 42 more outperform votes than Brookfield Asset Management when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.38% of users gave Brookfield Asset Management an outperform vote while only 57.04% of users gave The Carlyle Group an outperform vote.
The Carlyle Group has a beta of 1.79, meaning that its share price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Asset Management has a beta of 1.68, meaning that its share price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Brookfield Asset Management beats The Carlyle Group on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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