KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR) Competitors

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

Is CG or KKR 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
Carlyle Group	20.22%	23.60%	6.41%
KKR & Co. Inc.	12.95%	6.30%	1.08%

Does the media favor CG or KKR?

In the previous week, KKR & Co. Inc. had 21 more articles in the media than Carlyle Group. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for KKR & Co. Inc. and 19 mentions for Carlyle Group. KKR & Co. Inc.'s average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Carlyle Group's score of 0.61 indicating that KKR & Co. Inc. is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Carlyle Group	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
KKR & Co. Inc.	24 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate CG or KKR?

Carlyle Group presently has a consensus target price of $61.47, indicating a potential upside of 5.45%. KKR & Co. Inc. has a consensus target price of $156.20, indicating a potential upside of 29.95%. Given KKR & Co. Inc.'s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe KKR & Co. Inc. is more favorable than Carlyle Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Carlyle Group	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.35
KKR & Co. Inc.	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.72

Is CG or KKR a better dividend stock?

Carlyle Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. KKR & Co. Inc. pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Carlyle Group pays out 40.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. KKR & Co. Inc. pays out 34.4% 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 increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and KKR & Co. Inc. has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Which has more risk & volatility, CG or KKR?

Carlyle Group has a beta of 2, suggesting that its share price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KKR & Co. Inc. has a beta of 1.91, suggesting that its share price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CG or KKR?

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
Carlyle Group	$5.43B	3.89	$1.02B	$3.42	17.04
KKR & Co. Inc.	$21.88B	4.89	$3.08B	$2.15	55.91

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CG or KKR?

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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

KKR & Co. Inc. beats Carlyle Group on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.