KKR vs. CG, CSQ, TPG, AMP, APO, ARES, BN, BX, EVR, and BAM
Should you be buying KKR & Co. Inc. stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of KKR & Co. Inc. include Carlyle Group (CG), Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ), TPG (TPG), Ameriprise Financial (AMP), Apollo Global Management (APO), Ares Management (ARES), Brookfield (BN), Blackstone (BX), Evercore (EVR), and Brookfield Asset Management (BAM).
KKR & Co. Inc. vs. Its Competitors
Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) and KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE:KKR) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.
55.9% of Carlyle Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.3% of KKR & Co. Inc. shares are held by institutional investors. 26.3% of Carlyle Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 39.3% of KKR & Co. Inc. shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Carlyle Group currently has a consensus target price of $53.00, suggesting a potential downside of 4.66%. KKR & Co. Inc. has a consensus target price of $149.47, suggesting a potential upside of 7.82%. Given KKR & Co. Inc.'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe KKR & Co. Inc. is more favorable than Carlyle Group.
Carlyle Group has a net margin of 19.00% compared to KKR & Co. Inc.'s net margin of 14.75%. Carlyle Group's return on equity of 23.78% beat KKR & Co. Inc.'s return on equity.
KKR & Co. Inc. has higher revenue and earnings than Carlyle Group. Carlyle Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than KKR & Co. Inc., indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Carlyle Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. KKR & Co. Inc. pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Carlyle Group pays out 47.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. KKR & Co. Inc. pays out 31.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Carlyle Group has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and KKR & Co. Inc. has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years.
In the previous week, KKR & Co. Inc. had 38 more articles in the media than Carlyle Group. MarketBeat recorded 50 mentions for KKR & Co. Inc. and 12 mentions for Carlyle Group. Carlyle Group's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat KKR & Co. Inc.'s score of 0.75 indicating that Carlyle Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Carlyle Group has a beta of 1.86, meaning that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KKR & Co. Inc. has a beta of 1.88, meaning that its share price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
KKR & Co. Inc. beats Carlyle Group on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:KKR) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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