Machina Capital S.A.S. Takes Position in The Carlyle Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CG)

Machina Capital S.A.S. purchased a new stake in The Carlyle Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CG - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 13,295 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $671,000.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in CG. FMR LLC grew its position in The Carlyle Group by 72.8% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 4,051,757 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $174,469,000 after purchasing an additional 1,707,520 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in The Carlyle Group during the fourth quarter worth about $83,784,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in The Carlyle Group by 68.1% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,919,439 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $82,651,000 after acquiring an additional 777,304 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its holdings in shares of The Carlyle Group by 22.8% during the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 2,107,301 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $90,740,000 after purchasing an additional 391,553 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Street Advisors Inc. NC acquired a new position in shares of The Carlyle Group in the fourth quarter valued at $17,671,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 55.88% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. StockNews.com cut shares of The Carlyle Group from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Wolfe Research upgraded The Carlyle Group from a "peer perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $60.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on The Carlyle Group from $56.00 to $54.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 12th. Evercore ISI increased their price objective on The Carlyle Group from $51.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock an "in-line" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. Finally, Barclays reduced their target price on shares of The Carlyle Group from $60.00 to $55.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, The Carlyle Group currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $54.93.

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The Carlyle Group Trading Up 2.3 %

The Carlyle Group stock traded up $0.96 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $42.03. The stock had a trading volume of 3,937,022 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,283,558. The company has a current ratio of 2.32, a quick ratio of 2.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.42. The Carlyle Group Inc. has a 12 month low of $36.65 and a 12 month high of $57.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.18 billion, a PE ratio of 15.12, a P/E/G ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.73. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $51.45 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $49.13.

The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 10th. The financial services provider reported $0.92 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.00 by ($0.08). The Carlyle Group had a return on equity of 24.02% and a net margin of 18.81%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that The Carlyle Group Inc. will post 4.48 EPS for the current year.

The Carlyle Group Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Investors of record on Friday, February 21st were given a $0.35 dividend. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.33%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 21st. The Carlyle Group's dividend payout ratio is currently 50.36%.

The Carlyle Group Profile

The Carlyle Group Inc is an investment firm specializing in direct and fund of fund investments. Within direct investments, it specializes in management-led/ Leveraged buyouts, privatizations, divestitures, strategic minority equity investments, structured credit, global distressed and corporate opportunities, small and middle market, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, senior debt, mezzanine and leveraged finance, and venture and growth capital financings, seed/startup, early venture, emerging growth, turnaround, mid venture, late venture, PIPES.