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

Is KKR or CG more profitable?

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%

Do analysts prefer KKR or CG?

KKR & Co. Inc. presently has a consensus price target of $154.33, indicating a potential upside of 5.65%. Carlyle Group has a consensus price target of $57.73, indicating a potential downside of 4.05%. Given KKR & Co. Inc.'s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research 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)	5 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Carlyle Group	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Which has more volatility & risk, KKR or CG?

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

Do insiders and institutionals 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 26.3% of Carlyle Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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 2.3%. 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 increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Carlyle Group has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Does the media prefer KKR or CG?

In the previous week, KKR & Co. Inc. had 32 more articles in the media than Carlyle Group. MarketBeat recorded 49 mentions for KKR & Co. Inc. and 17 mentions for Carlyle Group. KKR & Co. Inc.'s average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Carlyle Group's score of 0.82 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.	27 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Carlyle Group	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, 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.	$21.88B	5.95	$3.08B	$2.37	61.64
Carlyle Group	$5.43B	4.00	$1.02B	$2.95	20.40

Summary

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