Blackstone (BX) Competitors

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

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	3.70	$1.02B	$2.95	18.84
Blackstone	$13.23B	8.56	$2.78B	$3.32	46.72

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership 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 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 stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, CG or BX?

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

Is CG or BX more profitable?

Blackstone has a net margin of 19.83% 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	19.83%	19.84%	8.49%

Does the media prefer CG or BX?

In the previous week, Blackstone had 32 more articles in the media than Carlyle Group. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for Blackstone and 13 mentions for Carlyle Group. Blackstone's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Carlyle Group's score of 1.12 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	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Blackstone	34 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 2.5%. Blackstone pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. 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.

Do analysts prefer CG or BX?

Carlyle Group currently has a consensus target price of $53.00, suggesting a potential downside of 4.66%. Blackstone has a consensus target price of $156.65, suggesting a potential upside of 0.98%. 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)	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

Summary

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