Blackstone (BX) Competitors $181.44 -2.48 (-1.35%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$182.71 +1.27 (+0.70%) As of 05:11 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 Blackstone (NYSE:BX) and Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, risk, dividends and valuation. Do analysts rate BX or CG? Blackstone presently has a consensus price target of $172.38, suggesting a potential downside of 5.00%. Carlyle Group has a consensus price target of $59.93, suggesting a potential downside of 10.02%. Given Blackstone's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Blackstone is more favorable than Carlyle Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Blackstone 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.53Carlyle Group 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Is BX or CG a better dividend stock? Blackstone pays an annual dividend of $4.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Carlyle Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. 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 pays out 40.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Carlyle Group has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BX or CG? 70.0% of Blackstone shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.9% of Carlyle Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Blackstone shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.3% of Carlyle Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to BX or CG? In the previous week, Blackstone had 33 more articles in the media than Carlyle Group. MarketBeat recorded 49 mentions for Blackstone and 16 mentions for Carlyle Group. Blackstone's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Carlyle Group's score of 1.09 indicating that Blackstone is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Blackstone 35 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Carlyle Group 9 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, BX or CG? Blackstone has a beta of 1.77, meaning that its stock price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carlyle Group has a beta of 2.01, meaning that its stock price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BX or CG? 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 RatioBlackstone$13.23B10.11$2.78B$3.7248.77Carlyle Group$3.71B6.49$1.02B$3.4219.47 Is BX or CG 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 Blackstone20.83% 20.47% 8.73% Carlyle Group 20.22%23.60%6.41% SummaryBlackstone beats Carlyle Group on 14 of the 19 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. 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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$133.74B$7.95B$12.64B$21.49BDividend Yield2.27%4.66%5.41%3.49%P/E Ratio48.7717.25244.1029.75Price / Sales10.116.7730.8051.60Price / Cash36.4227.0119.2518.13Price / Book7.013.032.314.63Net Income$2.78B$313.53M$1.01B$999.94M7 Day Performance4.75%6.07%0.75%0.62%1 Month Performance5.73%7.62%3.27%4.34%1 Year Performance20.01%32.99%543.66%16.38% Blackstone Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BXBlackstone4.6907 of 5 stars$181.44-1.3%$172.38-5.0%+20.0%$133.74B$13.23B48.774,895Positive NewsCGCarlyle Group3.9137 of 5 stars$64.14+0.6%$59.93-6.6%+66.3%$23.11B$5.43B18.692,300Positive NewsTPGTPG3.9251 of 5 stars$58.99+0.8%$62.57+6.1%+8.6%$22.22B$3.50B-309.481,900Trending NewsShort Interest ↓APOApollo Global Management4.8079 of 5 stars$134.53+2.3%$164.56+22.3%+20.7%$76.70B$26.11B25.065,108ARESAres Management4.2088 of 5 stars$176.39-0.5%$182.73+3.6%+24.1%$57.45B$3.88B101.643,200Insider TradeBLKBlackRock4.6943 of 5 stars$1,104.88+0.5%$1,154.07+4.5%+26.9%$170.60B$20.41B26.6421,100Trending NewsBNBrookfield4.2505 of 5 stars$66.67+0.2%$75.70+13.5%+37.3%$109.77B$76.08B154.81250,000Ex-DividendIVZInvesco4.7896 of 5 stars$21.98-0.1%$19.38-11.8%+40.1%$9.78B$6.07B23.598,500Positive NewsInsider TradeKKRKKR & Co. Inc.4.8822 of 5 stars$138.74+2.4%$158.07+13.9%+16.8%$123.25B$21.88B64.344,834Positive NewsHOODRobinhood Markets3.7537 of 5 stars$117.04+15.6%$100.31-14.3%+421.2%$103.90B$3.57B59.352,300Trending NewsInsider TradeHigh Trading VolumeBAMBrookfield Asset Management4.5786 of 5 stars$56.90-2.4%$63.52+11.6%+26.4%$93.14B$3.98B38.17250,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↑ 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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