Blackstone (BX) Competitors $134.75 +3.04 (+2.31%) As of 03:02 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BX vs. KKR, BAM, APO, ARES, HOOD, VICI, TPL, OWL, CBOE, and TPGShould you be buying Blackstone stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Blackstone include KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR), Brookfield Asset Management (BAM), Apollo Global Management (APO), Ares Management (ARES), Robinhood Markets (HOOD), VICI Properties (VICI), Texas Pacific Land (TPL), Blue Owl Capital (OWL), Cboe Global Markets (CBOE), and TPG (TPG). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. Blackstone vs. KKR & Co. Inc. Brookfield Asset Management Apollo Global Management Ares Management Robinhood Markets VICI Properties Texas Pacific Land Blue Owl Capital Cboe Global Markets TPG Blackstone (NYSE:BX) and KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE:KKR) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking and earnings. Is BX or KKR more profitable? Blackstone has a net margin of 20.99% compared to KKR & Co. Inc.'s net margin of 14.31%. Blackstone's return on equity of 19.58% beat KKR & Co. Inc.'s return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Blackstone20.99% 19.58% 8.54% KKR & Co. Inc. 14.31%6.20%1.03% Do institutionals & insiders believe in BX or KKR? 70.0% of Blackstone shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.3% of KKR & Co. Inc. shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Blackstone shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 39.3% of KKR & Co. Inc. shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, BX or KKR? Blackstone has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KKR & Co. Inc. has a beta of 1.77, indicating that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is BX or KKR a better dividend stock? Blackstone pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. KKR & Co. Inc. pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Blackstone pays out 112.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. KKR & Co. Inc. pays out 21.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Does the media favor BX or KKR? In the previous week, Blackstone had 3 more articles in the media than KKR & Co. Inc.. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Blackstone and 39 mentions for KKR & Co. Inc.. KKR & Co. Inc.'s average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Blackstone's score of 1.21 indicating that KKR & Co. Inc. is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Blackstone 28 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive KKR & Co. Inc. 29 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate BX or KKR? Blackstone presently has a consensus target price of $154.82, indicating a potential upside of 17.47%. KKR & Co. Inc. has a consensus target price of $144.93, indicating a potential upside of 26.69%. Given KKR & Co. Inc.'s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe KKR & Co. Inc. is more favorable than Blackstone.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Blackstone 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50KKR & Co. Inc. 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.06 Which has better earnings & valuation, BX or KKR? KKR & Co. Inc. has higher revenue and earnings than Blackstone. KKR & Co. Inc. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Blackstone, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlackstone$10.71B8.98$2.78B$3.3239.70KKR & Co. Inc.$21.64B4.70$3.08B$3.3334.35 Does the MarketBeat Community favor BX or KKR? Blackstone received 469 more outperform votes than KKR & Co. Inc. when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.33% of users gave Blackstone an outperform vote while only 63.58% of users gave KKR & Co. Inc. an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBlackstoneOutperform Votes119770.33% Underperform Votes50529.67% KKR & Co. Inc.Outperform Votes72863.58% Underperform Votes41736.42% SummaryKKR & Co. Inc. beats Blackstone on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Blackstone News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlackstoneInvestment advice IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$96.14B$10.59B$11.12B$18.97BDividend Yield4.34%24.58%5.79%4.02%P/E Ratio36.3136.3122.0032.71Price / Sales8.987.7126.0827.84Price / Cash38.5017.7117.6017.53Price / Book5.093.652.654.47Net Income$2.78B$411.75M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-2.10%1.86%0.57%0.50%1 Month Performance-7.68%-0.50%-0.43%-2.83%1 Year Performance12.20%4.23%537.91%4.36% Blackstone Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BXBlackstone4.747 of 5 stars$134.75+2.3%$154.82+14.9%+13.0%$98.42B$10.71B37.174,700Ex-DividendPositive NewsKKRKKR & Co. Inc.4.9518 of 5 stars$113.610.0%$144.93+27.6%+22.9%$100.94B$21.64B34.133,240Earnings ReportPositive NewsBAMBrookfield Asset Management3.9341 of 5 stars$53.25+0.6%$57.15+7.3%+39.5%$87.09B$482M40.302,400Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsAPOApollo Global Management4.7361 of 5 stars$136.25+2.1%$156.00+14.5%+26.1%$77.76B$26.11B18.652,540Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastARESAres Management4.2858 of 5 stars$153.22-0.4%$165.00+7.7%+14.8%$48.29B$3.88B75.422,550Upcoming EarningsHOODRobinhood Markets3.5023 of 5 stars$48.47-2.0%$53.88+11.2%+197.8%$42.88B$2.95B30.842,400Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeOptions VolumeNews CoverageGap UpVICIVICI Properties4.8838 of 5 stars$32.16-0.2%$34.93+8.6%+11.8%$33.98B$3.85B12.5620Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsTPLTexas Pacific Land0.7186 of 5 stars$1,346.03+0.9%$917.00-31.9%+123.6%$30.94B$705.82M68.26100Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsOWLBlue Owl Capital4.5315 of 5 stars$18.57+0.4%$23.79+28.1%-2.1%$28.57B$2.30B109.28540Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsGap DownCBOECboe Global Markets2.7801 of 5 stars$212.30-0.6%$218.80+3.1%N/A$22.23B$4.09B29.401,540Positive NewsTPGTPG4.3197 of 5 stars$46.520.0%$58.25+25.2%+7.8%$17.17B$2.54B-105.641,110Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies KKR & Co. 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