Brookfield (BN) Competitors

Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) and Brookfield (NYSE:BN) 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, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

Does the media refer more to CG or BN?

In the previous week, Carlyle Group had 14 more articles in the media than Brookfield. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Carlyle Group and 2 mentions for Brookfield. Carlyle Group's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Brookfield's score of 0.50 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	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Brookfield	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer CG or BN?

Carlyle Group presently has a consensus price target of $59.93, suggesting a potential downside of 6.97%. Brookfield has a consensus price target of $75.44, suggesting a potential upside of 14.59%. Given Brookfield's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Brookfield 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
Brookfield	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.11

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CG or BN?

Carlyle Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Brookfield. Carlyle Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield, 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	4.29	$1.02B	$3.42	18.84
Brookfield	$86.01B	1.26	$641M	$0.43	153.11

Is CG or BN more profitable?

Carlyle Group has a net margin of 20.22% compared to Brookfield's net margin of 1.11%. Carlyle Group's return on equity of 23.60% beat Brookfield's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Carlyle Group	20.22%	23.60%	6.41%
Brookfield	1.11%	3.77%	1.21%

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

55.9% of Carlyle Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.6% of Brookfield shares are held by institutional investors. 26.3% of Carlyle Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.0% of Brookfield shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CG or BN a better dividend stock?

Carlyle Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Brookfield pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Carlyle Group pays out 40.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookfield pays out 83.7% 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 has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Carlyle Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, CG or BN?

Carlyle Group has a beta of 1.9, meaning that its share price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield has a beta of 1.7, meaning that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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