Blackstone (BX) Competitors

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

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
Blackstone	20.83%	20.47%	8.73%
Carlyle Group	20.22%	23.60%	6.41%

Do analysts prefer BX or CG?

Blackstone presently has a consensus target price of $175.53, suggesting a potential upside of 4.24%. Carlyle Group has a consensus target price of $60.87, suggesting a potential downside of 4.12%. Given Blackstone's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly 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)	9 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58
Carlyle Group	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.35

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

70.0% of Blackstone shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.9% of Carlyle Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Blackstone shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.3% of Carlyle Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Blackstone	$13.23B	9.38	$2.78B	$3.72	45.27
Carlyle Group	$5.43B	4.23	$1.02B	$3.42	18.56

Is BX or CG a better dividend stock?

Blackstone pays an annual dividend of $4.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Carlyle Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. 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.

Does the media refer more to BX or CG?

In the previous week, Blackstone had 40 more articles in the media than Carlyle Group. MarketBeat recorded 55 mentions for Blackstone and 15 mentions for Carlyle Group. Blackstone's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Carlyle Group's score of 1.10 indicating that Blackstone is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Blackstone	33 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Carlyle Group	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, BX or CG?

Blackstone has a beta of 1.77, suggesting that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carlyle Group has a beta of 2, suggesting that its share price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Blackstone beats Carlyle Group on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.