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 superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility & risk, CG or KKR?

Carlyle Group has a beta of 1.9, suggesting that its share price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KKR & Co. Inc. has a beta of 1.87, suggesting that its share price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CG or KKR?

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

Which has better earnings and 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	4.29	$1.02B	$3.42	18.84
KKR & Co. Inc.	$15.99B	7.81	$3.08B	$2.15	65.20

Does the media refer more to CG or KKR?

In the previous week, KKR & Co. Inc. had 19 more articles in the media than Carlyle Group. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for KKR & Co. Inc. and 16 mentions for Carlyle Group. KKR & Co. Inc.'s average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Carlyle Group's score of 1.38 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	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
KKR & Co. Inc.	32 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts recommend CG or KKR?

Carlyle Group presently has a consensus price target of $59.93, indicating a potential downside of 6.97%. KKR & Co. Inc. has a consensus price target of $158.07, indicating a potential upside of 12.76%. Given KKR & Co. Inc.'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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
Carlyle Group	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
KKR & Co. Inc.	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

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%

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 2.2%. KKR & Co. Inc. pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. 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 raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and KKR & Co. Inc. has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Summary

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