Blue Owl Capital (OWL) Competitors

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

Is CG or OWL 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
Carlyle Group	20.22%	23.60%	6.41%
Blue Owl Capital	2.88%	19.64%	10.38%

Which has better valuation & earnings, CG or OWL?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Carlyle Group	$5.43B	4.14	$1.02B	$3.42	18.20
Blue Owl Capital	$2.30B	13.17	$109.58M	$0.09	218.44

Is CG or OWL a better dividend stock?

Carlyle Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Blue Owl Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Carlyle Group pays out 40.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Blue Owl Capital has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Which has more volatility and risk, CG or OWL?

Carlyle Group has a beta of 1.9, meaning that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blue Owl Capital has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

55.9% of Carlyle Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.9% of Blue Owl Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.3% of Carlyle Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 27.2% of Blue Owl Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer CG or OWL?

Carlyle Group currently has a consensus target price of $58.40, suggesting a potential downside of 6.15%. Blue Owl Capital has a consensus target price of $24.02, suggesting a potential upside of 22.18%. Given Blue Owl Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Blue Owl Capital is more favorable than Carlyle Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Carlyle Group	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
Blue Owl Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79

Does the media prefer CG or OWL?

In the previous week, Carlyle Group had 6 more articles in the media than Blue Owl Capital. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Carlyle Group and 21 mentions for Blue Owl Capital. Blue Owl Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Carlyle Group's score of 0.61 indicating that Blue Owl Capital 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)	14 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Blue Owl Capital	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Carlyle Group and Blue Owl Capital tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.