KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer KKR or CG?

KKR & Co. Inc. currently has a consensus target price of $158.07, suggesting a potential upside of 9.75%. Carlyle Group has a consensus target price of $59.93, suggesting a potential downside of 10.16%. Given KKR & Co. Inc.'s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe KKR & Co. Inc. is more favorable than Carlyle Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
KKR & Co. Inc.	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Carlyle Group	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more volatility & risk, KKR or CG?

KKR & Co. Inc. has a beta of 1.93, indicating that its stock price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carlyle Group has a beta of 2.01, indicating that its stock price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, KKR or CG?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
KKR & Co. Inc.	$15.99B	8.03	$3.08B	$2.15	66.99
Carlyle Group	$5.43B	4.45	$1.02B	$3.42	19.50

Is KKR or CG a better dividend stock?

KKR & Co. Inc. pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Carlyle Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. KKR & Co. Inc. pays out 34.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Carlyle Group pays out 40.9% 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. KKR & Co. Inc. has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Carlyle Group has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Is KKR or CG more profitable?

Carlyle Group has a net margin of 20.22% compared to KKR & Co. Inc.'s net margin of 12.95%. Carlyle Group's return on equity of 23.60% beat KKR & Co. Inc.'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
KKR & Co. Inc.	12.95%	6.30%	1.08%
Carlyle Group	20.22%	23.60%	6.41%

Does the media prefer KKR or CG?

In the previous week, KKR & Co. Inc. had 9 more articles in the media than Carlyle Group. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for KKR & Co. Inc. and 17 mentions for Carlyle Group. KKR & Co. Inc.'s average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Carlyle Group's score of 1.15 indicating that KKR & Co. Inc. is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
KKR & Co. Inc.	21 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Carlyle Group	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in KKR or CG?

76.3% of KKR & Co. Inc. shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.9% of Carlyle Group shares are held by institutional investors. 39.3% of KKR & Co. Inc. shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 26.3% of Carlyle Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

KKR & Co. Inc. beats Carlyle Group on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.