Partners Group Holding AG Has $17.19 Million Stake in The Carlyle Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CG)

Partners Group Holding AG trimmed its holdings in shares of The Carlyle Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CG - Free Report) by 21.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 340,523 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 95,189 shares during the quarter. Partners Group Holding AG owned about 0.10% of The Carlyle Group worth $17,193,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Arizona State Retirement System increased its position in shares of The Carlyle Group by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 67,239 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $3,395,000 after purchasing an additional 220 shares during the period. Deroy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel Inc. increased its holdings in The Carlyle Group by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Deroy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 80,820 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $4,081,000 after buying an additional 225 shares during the period. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS lifted its holdings in shares of The Carlyle Group by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 46,607 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $2,353,000 after acquiring an additional 258 shares during the period. DMC Group LLC boosted its position in shares of The Carlyle Group by 4.3% during the 4th quarter. DMC Group LLC now owns 6,932 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $350,000 after acquiring an additional 283 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its position in The Carlyle Group by 31.7% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,229 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $62,000 after purchasing an additional 296 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 55.88% of the company's stock.

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The Carlyle Group Trading Down 2.2 %

NASDAQ:CG traded down $1.03 on Thursday, reaching $45.09. 2,932,214 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,319,643. 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 1-year low of $36.65 and a 1-year high of $57.50. The company's 50 day moving average is $49.52 and its 200-day moving average is $49.38. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.73.

The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, February 10th. The financial services provider reported $0.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.00 by ($0.08). The Carlyle Group had a net margin of 18.81% and a return on equity of 24.02%. Equities research analysts anticipate that The Carlyle Group Inc. will post 4.48 EPS for the current fiscal 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 issued a dividend of $0.35 per share. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.10%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 21st. The Carlyle Group's payout ratio is 50.36%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on CG. Oppenheimer lowered The Carlyle Group from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 19th. Barclays decreased their target price on The Carlyle Group from $60.00 to $55.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 12th. Evercore ISI increased their target price on shares of 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 dropped their price objective on shares of The Carlyle Group from $54.00 to $48.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. Finally, StockNews.com cut shares of The Carlyle Group from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. 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 stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price 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.