Blackstone (BX) Competitors

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

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 $4.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. 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 increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

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

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

Does the media favor CG or BX?

In the previous week, Blackstone had 19 more articles in the media than Carlyle Group. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for Blackstone and 26 mentions for Carlyle Group. Blackstone's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Carlyle Group's score of 0.78 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Blackstone	39 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts recommend CG or BX?

Carlyle Group presently has a consensus target price of $59.60, suggesting a potential downside of 6.49%. Blackstone has a consensus target price of $170.12, suggesting a potential downside of 1.01%. Given Blackstone's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	8 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Blackstone	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more risk & volatility, CG or BX?

Carlyle Group has a beta of 1.9, meaning that its share price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blackstone has a beta of 1.71, meaning that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

Which has stronger valuation & 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	$3.71B	6.21	$1.02B	$3.42	18.64
Blackstone	$13.23B	9.57	$2.78B	$3.72	46.20

Summary

Blackstone beats Carlyle Group on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.