The Carlyle Group (CG) Competitors

Ares Management (NYSE:ARES) and The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Do analysts prefer ARES or CG?

Ares Management currently has a consensus target price of $171.92, suggesting a potential downside of 10.32%. The Carlyle Group has a consensus target price of $54.44, suggesting a potential downside of 1.45%. Given The Carlyle Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe The Carlyle Group is more favorable than Ares Management.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ares Management	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.62
The Carlyle Group	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Is ARES or CG more profitable?

Ares Management has a net margin of 12.51% compared to The Carlyle Group's net margin of 2.21%. The Carlyle Group's return on equity of 24.91% beat Ares Management's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ares Management	12.51%	19.89%	3.95%
The Carlyle Group	2.21%	24.91%	6.76%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ARES or CG?

Ares Management has higher revenue and earnings than The Carlyle Group. Ares Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Carlyle Group, 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
Ares Management	$3.63B	16.52	$474.33M	$2.17	88.34
The Carlyle Group	$2.96B	6.67	-$608.40M	$0.29	190.48

Which has more volatility & risk, ARES or CG?

Ares Management has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Carlyle Group has a beta of 1.69, meaning that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ARES or CG?

Ares Management received 5 more outperform votes than The Carlyle Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.70% of users gave Ares Management an outperform vote while only 56.60% of users gave The Carlyle Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ares Management	Outperform Votes 597 68.70%	Underperform Votes 272 31.30%
The Carlyle Group	Outperform Votes 592 56.60%	Underperform Votes 454 43.40%

Is ARES or CG a better dividend stock?

Ares Management pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. The Carlyle Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Ares Management pays out 171.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. The Carlyle Group pays out 482.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ARES or CG?

50.0% of Ares Management shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.9% of The Carlyle Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.9% of Ares Management shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 27.2% of The Carlyle Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer ARES or CG?

In the previous week, Ares Management had 1 more articles in the media than The Carlyle Group. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Ares Management and 14 mentions for The Carlyle Group. The Carlyle Group's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Ares Management's score of 0.58 indicating that The Carlyle Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ares Management	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
The Carlyle Group	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Ares Management beats The Carlyle Group on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.