Blackstone (BX) Competitors $164.04 +5.88 (+3.72%) Closing price 10/14/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$164.50 +0.46 (+0.28%) As of 07:41 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BX vs. CG, TPG, APO, ARES, BLK, BN, IVZ, KKR, HOOD, and BAMShould you be buying Blackstone stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Blackstone include Carlyle Group (CG), TPG (TPG), Apollo Global Management (APO), Ares Management (ARES), BlackRock (BLK), Brookfield (BN), Invesco (IVZ), KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR), Robinhood Markets (HOOD), and Brookfield Asset Management (BAM). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Blackstone vs. Its Competitors Carlyle Group TPG Apollo Global Management Ares Management BlackRock Brookfield Invesco KKR & Co. Inc. Robinhood Markets Brookfield Asset Management Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) and Blackstone (NYSE:BX) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CG or BX? 55.9% of Carlyle Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.0% of Blackstone shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.3% of Carlyle Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Blackstone shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is CG or BX more profitable? Blackstone has a net margin of 20.83% compared to Carlyle Group's net margin of 20.22%. Carlyle Group's return on equity of 23.60% beat Blackstone's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Carlyle Group20.22% 23.60% 6.41% Blackstone 20.83%20.47%8.73% Which has more risk & volatility, CG or BX? Carlyle Group has a beta of 2, indicating that its share price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blackstone has a beta of 1.77, indicating that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings & valuation, CG or BX? Blackstone has higher revenue and earnings than Carlyle Group. Carlyle Group 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 RatioCarlyle Group$3.71B5.81$1.02B$3.4217.43Blackstone$13.23B9.14$2.78B$3.7244.10 Is CG or BX a better dividend stock? Carlyle Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Blackstone pays an annual dividend of $4.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Carlyle Group pays out 40.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Blackstone pays out 110.8% 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 raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Does the media prefer CG or BX? In the previous week, Blackstone had 48 more articles in the media than Carlyle Group. MarketBeat recorded 73 mentions for Blackstone and 25 mentions for Carlyle Group. Blackstone's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Carlyle Group's score of 0.73 indicating that Blackstone 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) 3 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Blackstone 45 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 8 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer CG or BX? Carlyle Group currently has a consensus price target of $61.47, suggesting a potential upside of 3.13%. Blackstone has a consensus price target of $180.33, suggesting a potential upside of 9.93%. Given Blackstone's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Blackstone is more favorable than Carlyle Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Carlyle Group 1 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.35Blackstone 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 SummaryBlackstone beats Carlyle Group on 15 of the 20 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 ExcelMetricBlackstoneFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$116.58B$7.93B$12.52B$21.76BDividend Yield2.61%4.98%5.60%3.64%P/E Ratio44.1016.5629.9529.93Price / Sales9.146.3929.8466.93Price / Cash31.7729.7922.4923.91Price / Book6.342.792.314.68Net Income$2.78B$310.95M$1.02B$1.01B7 Day Performance0.96%-0.19%-0.06%-0.71%1 Month Performance-10.77%3.66%-0.27%1.18%1 Year Performance4.92%26.02%536.67%14.46% Blackstone Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BXBlackstone4.7238 of 5 stars$164.04+3.7%$180.33+9.9%+5.5%$116.58B$13.23B44.104,895Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastCGCarlyle Group4.0353 of 5 stars$63.38-0.2%$60.87-4.0%+22.6%$22.93B$3.71B18.532,300Analyst ForecastGap DownTPGTPG4.4745 of 5 stars$58.58+0.1%$64.14+9.5%-5.5%$22.14B$2.73B-308.331,900Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAPOApollo Global Management4.8387 of 5 stars$126.54+0.5%$164.07+29.7%-9.7%$72.39B$25.42B23.655,108Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastARESAres Management4.8474 of 5 stars$149.99-1.6%$180.81+20.5%-8.5%$49.00B$3.88B86.703,200Analyst ForecastBLKBlackRock4.7813 of 5 stars$1,180.59+1.7%$1,222.87+3.6%+20.3%$182.82B$21.57B28.5421,100Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastBNBrookfield3.9629 of 5 stars$68.07-0.9%$76.70+12.7%+26.2%$112.25B$86.01B158.29250,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastIVZInvesco4.7835 of 5 stars$24.14+0.4%$21.58-10.6%+32.2%$10.77B$6.07B25.968,500KKRKKR & Co. Inc.4.9862 of 5 stars$126.83-0.6%$157.40+24.1%-7.9%$113.00B$21.88B58.994,834Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastHOODRobinhood Markets3.0764 of 5 stars$144.26-3.0%$113.59-21.3%+399.8%$128.20B$2.95B73.232,300Trending NewsGap DownBAMBrookfield Asset Management4.6577 of 5 stars$57.76-0.1%$63.52+10.0%+15.0%$94.60B$3.98B38.77250,000Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Carlyle Group Competitors TPG Competitors Apollo Global Management Competitors Ares Management Competitors BlackRock Competitors Brookfield Competitors Invesco Competitors KKR & Co. Inc. 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