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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

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

In the previous week, KKR & Co. Inc. had 9 more articles in the media than Carlyle Group. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for KKR & Co. Inc. and 28 mentions for Carlyle Group. KKR & Co. Inc.'s average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Carlyle Group's score of 0.70 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.
22 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Carlyle Group
10 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
12 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
KKR & Co. Inc.14.75% 6.43% 1.08%
Carlyle Group 19.00%23.78%6.40%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
KKR & Co. Inc.$21.88B5.83$3.08B$2.3760.42
Carlyle Group$5.43B3.89$1.02B$2.9519.83

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 2.4%. KKR & Co. Inc. pays out 31.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Carlyle Group pays out 47.5% 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 raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Carlyle Group has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

76.3% of KKR & Co. Inc. shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.9% of Carlyle Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 39.3% of KKR & Co. Inc. shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.3% of Carlyle Group shares are owned by company 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.

KKR & Co. Inc. presently has a consensus price target of $154.13, suggesting a potential upside of 7.64%. Carlyle Group has a consensus price target of $56.13, suggesting a potential downside of 4.05%. Given KKR & Co. Inc.'s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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)
2 Hold rating(s)
14 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.94
Carlyle Group
1 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.44

KKR & Co. Inc. has a beta of 1.88, suggesting that its share price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carlyle Group has a beta of 1.86, suggesting that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

KKR & Co. Inc. beats Carlyle Group on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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KKR vs. The Competition

MetricKKR & Co. Inc.FIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$124.00B$13.78B$11.98B$20.59B
Dividend Yield0.53%5.79%5.54%3.73%
P/E Ratio60.4228.5819.0126.08
Price / Sales5.837.0125.3743.16
Price / Cash37.0616.0221.4822.41
Price / Book2.112.802.294.61
Net Income$3.08B$572.21M$990.08M$982.91M
7 Day Performance3.30%0.82%0.18%3.26%
1 Month Performance15.40%6.95%3.09%4.37%
1 Year Performance30.83%13.13%540.36%14.95%

KKR & Co. Inc. Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
KKR
KKR & Co. Inc.
4.8171 of 5 stars
$143.19
+2.9%
$154.13
+7.6%
+31.8%$124.00B$21.88B60.424,834Trending News
Analyst Downgrade
CG
Carlyle Group
4.1111 of 5 stars
$54.83
-1.6%
$53.00
-3.3%
+41.1%$19.80B$5.43B18.592,300Trending News
Analyst Upgrade
CSQ
Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund
N/A$18.25
-1.0%
N/A+6.1%$0.00$280.21M0.00N/APositive News
TPG
TPG
3.2274 of 5 stars
$52.69
-2.6%
$60.23
+14.3%
+33.9%$19.47B$3.50B-159.651,900Analyst Forecast
AMP
Ameriprise Financial
4.6435 of 5 stars
$536.60
-1.2%
$517.86
-3.5%
+24.4%$51.10B$17.47B18.2313,600Positive News
Analyst Forecast
APO
Apollo Global Management
3.8638 of 5 stars
$140.78
-2.6%
$159.00
+12.9%
+25.7%$80.46B$26.11B24.665,108Trending News
Analyst Forecast
ARES
Ares Management
4.6547 of 5 stars
$173.33
-2.6%
$174.94
+0.9%
+31.1%$56.60B$3.88B101.963,200Positive News
Analyst Forecast
BN
Brookfield
3.4351 of 5 stars
$62.92
-2.1%
$66.13
+5.1%
+45.1%$103.70B$86.01B224.73250,000Positive News
BX
Blackstone
4.5422 of 5 stars
$152.46
-1.7%
$156.65
+2.7%
+30.7%$111.24B$13.23B45.924,895Trending News
Analyst Forecast
EVR
Evercore
3.9668 of 5 stars
$282.91
-1.6%
$255.14
-9.8%
+36.5%$11.07B$2.98B27.072,380Analyst Forecast
BAM
Brookfield Asset Management
4.3257 of 5 stars
$55.39
-2.5%
$59.50
+7.4%
+47.6%$90.70B$3.98B39.28250,000News Coverage
Positive News

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This page (NYSE:KKR) was last updated on 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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