OWL vs. CG, HLNE, STEP, TPG, APO, ARES, BN, BX, EVR, and KKR
Should 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), Brookfield (BN), Blackstone (BX), Evercore (EVR), and KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Blue Owl Capital vs. Its 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 companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk.
55.9% of Carlyle Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.9% of Blue Owl Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 26.3% of Carlyle Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 27.4% of Blue Owl Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Carlyle Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Blue Owl Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. 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 raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Blue Owl Capital has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.
In the previous week, Carlyle Group had 6 more articles in the media than Blue Owl Capital. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Carlyle Group and 11 mentions for Blue Owl Capital. Carlyle Group's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Blue Owl Capital's score of 0.78 indicating that Carlyle Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Carlyle Group currently has a consensus target price of $59.93, indicating a potential downside of 12.09%. Blue Owl Capital has a consensus target price of $24.02, indicating a potential upside of 27.03%. Given Blue Owl Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Blue Owl Capital is more favorable than Carlyle Group.
Carlyle Group has a beta of 2.01, meaning that its stock price is 101% 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.
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.
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.
Summary
Carlyle Group beats Blue Owl Capital on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:OWL) was last updated on 9/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff