Blue Owl Capital (OWL) Competitors $16.10 +0.66 (+4.24%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.99 -0.10 (-0.65%) As of 07:56 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock OWL vs. CG, HLNE, STEP, TPG, APO, ARES, BX, EQH, EVR, and KKRShould you be buying Blue Owl Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Blue Owl Capital include Carlyle Group (CG), Hamilton Lane (HLNE), StepStone Group (STEP), TPG (TPG), Apollo Global Management (APO), Ares Management (ARES), Blackstone (BX), Equitable (EQH), Evercore (EVR), and KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Blue Owl Capital vs. Its Competitors Carlyle Group Hamilton Lane StepStone Group TPG Apollo Global Management Ares Management Blackstone Equitable Evercore KKR & Co. Inc. Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OWL) and Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations. Does the media refer more to OWL or CG? In the previous week, Carlyle Group had 4 more articles in the media than Blue Owl Capital. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Carlyle Group and 20 mentions for Blue Owl Capital. Carlyle Group's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Blue Owl Capital's score of 0.07 indicating that Carlyle Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Blue Owl Capital 2 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Carlyle Group 11 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher earnings and valuation, OWL or CG? Carlyle Group has higher revenue and earnings than Blue Owl Capital. Carlyle Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Blue Owl Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlue Owl Capital$2.62B9.52$109.58M$0.09178.83Carlyle Group$5.43B3.89$1.02B$3.4217.08 Is OWL or CG a better dividend stock? Blue Owl Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Carlyle Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Blue Owl Capital pays out 1,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Carlyle Group pays out 40.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Blue Owl Capital has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Carlyle Group has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Which has more volatility & risk, OWL or CG? Blue Owl Capital has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carlyle Group has a beta of 2, indicating that its share price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in OWL or CG? 35.8% of Blue Owl Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.9% of Carlyle Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.2% of Blue Owl Capital 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is OWL or CG more profitable? Carlyle Group has a net margin of 20.22% compared to Blue Owl Capital's net margin of 2.88%. Carlyle Group's return on equity of 23.60% beat Blue Owl Capital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Blue Owl Capital2.88% 19.64% 10.38% Carlyle Group 20.22%23.60%6.41% Do analysts recommend OWL or CG? Blue Owl Capital currently has a consensus target price of $22.54, suggesting a potential upside of 40.03%. Carlyle Group has a consensus target price of $61.47, suggesting a potential upside of 5.25%. Given Blue Owl Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Blue Owl Capital is more favorable than Carlyle Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Blue Owl Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.81Carlyle Group 1 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.35 SummaryCarlyle Group beats Blue Owl Capital on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Blue Owl Capital News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for OWL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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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.Skip Chart OWL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlue Owl CapitalFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$23.92B$12.71B$12.42B$21.48BDividend Yield5.54%6.38%5.63%3.68%P/E Ratio178.8521.3729.2426.83Price / Sales9.526.7029.8963.99Price / Cash16.6714.9319.3417.79Price / Book4.162.782.274.63Net Income$109.58M$567.68M$1.02B$1.01B7 Day Performance-2.51%-0.59%-1.20%-1.84%1 Month Performance-14.20%-0.65%-1.32%0.55%1 Year Performance-24.79%7.58%541.23%13.43% Blue Owl Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)OWLBlue Owl Capital3.8072 of 5 stars$16.10+4.2%$22.54+40.0%-27.8%$23.92B$2.62B178.851,100Analyst ForecastGap UpCGCarlyle Group4.1104 of 5 stars$63.35-0.2%$60.87-3.9%+16.3%$22.91B$3.71B18.522,300Analyst ForecastGap UpHLNEHamilton Lane4.7782 of 5 stars$125.09-2.0%$164.38+31.4%-32.3%$7.10B$692.19M24.06530Analyst UpgradeSTEPStepStone Group3.5107 of 5 stars$67.82+1.3%$68.71+1.3%+4.9%$7.90B$1.17B-22.021,130Gap UpTPGTPG4.5315 of 5 stars$58.53+0.0%$64.14+9.6%-9.3%$22.12B$2.73B-308.051,900Analyst ForecastAPOApollo Global Management4.8671 of 5 stars$126.54+0.5%$164.07+29.7%-15.6%$72.38B$25.42B23.655,108Analyst ForecastARESAres Management4.8809 of 5 stars$150.00-1.6%$180.81+20.5%-13.0%$49.01B$4.83B86.713,200Gap UpBXBlackstone4.7778 of 5 stars$166.73-1.0%$175.53+5.3%+0.5%$122.90B$13.23B44.824,895Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastEQHEquitable4.1345 of 5 stars$50.90-0.5%$64.55+26.8%+10.0%$15.25B$12.44B41.058,000Positive NewsEVREvercore4.6477 of 5 stars$325.24-1.2%$303.75-6.6%+13.0%$12.55B$2.98B29.572,380Analyst UpgradeGap UpKKRKKR & Co. Inc.4.9789 of 5 stars$126.79-0.7%$157.40+24.1%-13.1%$112.96B$21.88B58.974,834Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Carlyle Group Alternatives Hamilton Lane Alternatives StepStone Group Alternatives TPG Alternatives Apollo Global Management Alternatives Ares Management Alternatives Blackstone Alternatives Equitable Alternatives Evercore Alternatives KKR & Co. Inc. 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