Natixis Advisors LLC Purchases 38,919 Shares of The Carlyle Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CG)

Natixis Advisors LLC grew its holdings in The Carlyle Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CG - Free Report) by 260.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 53,878 shares of the financial services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 38,919 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC's holdings in The Carlyle Group were worth $2,720,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. FMR LLC increased its stake 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 valued at $174,469,000 after buying an additional 1,707,520 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of The Carlyle Group during the fourth quarter worth $83,784,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in The Carlyle Group by 68.1% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,919,439 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $82,651,000 after purchasing an additional 777,304 shares during the last quarter. Amundi increased its position in The Carlyle Group by 33.6% in the 4th quarter. Amundi now owns 2,364,231 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $123,673,000 after purchasing an additional 594,661 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted 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 valued at $90,740,000 after buying an additional 391,553 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 55.88% of the company's stock.

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The Carlyle Group Stock Performance

Shares of CG stock traded down $1.03 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $45.09. The stock had a trading volume of 2,932,214 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,317,396. The Carlyle Group Inc. has a one year low of $36.65 and a one year high of $57.50. The firm has a market cap of $16.29 billion, a PE ratio of 16.22, a P/E/G ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.73. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $49.70 and its 200 day simple moving average is $49.41. The company has a quick ratio of 2.32, a current ratio of 2.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.42.

The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 10th. The financial services provider reported $0.92 earnings per share 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%. On average, analysts forecast that The Carlyle Group Inc. will post 4.48 EPS for the current year.

The Carlyle Group Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 21st were paid a dividend of $0.35 per share. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.10%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 21st. The Carlyle Group's dividend payout ratio is 50.36%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the company. StockNews.com lowered The Carlyle Group from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Evercore ISI boosted their target price on The Carlyle Group from $51.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock an "in-line" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 12th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on The Carlyle Group from $54.00 to $48.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 20th. Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of The Carlyle Group from $60.00 to $55.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 12th. Finally, Oppenheimer downgraded shares of The Carlyle Group from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a report on Wednesday, March 19th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $54.53.

The Carlyle Group Company 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.