Blackstone (BX) Competitors

Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) and Blackstone (NYSE:BX) 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, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

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 2.2%. Blackstone pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Carlyle Group pays out 47.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Carlyle Group has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Carlyle Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Carlyle Group	$5.43B	4.22	$1.02B	$2.95	21.51
Blackstone	$13.23B	9.81	$2.78B	$3.32	53.60

Do analysts recommend CG or BX?

Carlyle Group currently has a consensus price target of $57.73, suggesting a potential downside of 9.01%. Blackstone has a consensus price target of $168.71, suggesting a potential downside of 5.20%. Given Blackstone's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
Blackstone	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do institutionals and insiders believe in 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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Blackstone shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, CG or BX?

Carlyle Group has a beta of 1.86, indicating that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blackstone has a beta of 1.65, indicating that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor CG or BX?

In the previous week, Blackstone had 37 more articles in the media than Carlyle Group. MarketBeat recorded 55 mentions for Blackstone and 18 mentions for Carlyle Group. Blackstone's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Carlyle Group's score of 0.74 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	6 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Blackstone	39 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CG or BX more profitable?

Blackstone has a net margin of 20.83% compared to Carlyle Group's net margin of 19.00%. Carlyle Group's return on equity of 23.78% beat Blackstone's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Carlyle Group	19.00%	23.78%	6.40%
Blackstone	20.83%	20.47%	8.73%

Summary

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