Brookfield (BN) Competitors

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

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 2.4%. Brookfield pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Carlyle Group pays out 47.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookfield pays out 128.6% 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.

Do analysts recommend CG or BN?

Carlyle Group presently has a consensus price target of $57.73, suggesting a potential upside of 0.16%. Brookfield has a consensus price target of $66.13, suggesting a potential upside of 4.33%. Given Brookfield's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
Brookfield	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Which has more volatility and risk, CG or BN?

Carlyle Group has a beta of 1.86, suggesting that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CG or BN more profitable?

Carlyle Group has a net margin of 19.00% compared to Brookfield's net margin of 0.76%. Carlyle Group's return on equity of 23.78% beat Brookfield's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Carlyle Group	19.00%	23.78%	6.40%
Brookfield	0.76%	4.20%	1.36%

Which has better valuation and earnings, 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	3.84	$1.02B	$2.95	19.54
Brookfield	$86.01B	1.21	$641M	$0.28	226.36

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CG or BN?

55.9% of Carlyle Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.6% of Brookfield shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.3% of Carlyle Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.0% of Brookfield shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor CG or BN?

In the previous week, Carlyle Group had 17 more articles in the media than Brookfield. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Carlyle Group and 19 mentions for Brookfield. Brookfield's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Carlyle Group's score of 0.84 indicating that Brookfield 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)	4 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Brookfield	12 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Carlyle Group beats Brookfield on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.