Hamilton Lane (HLNE) Competitors

Hamilton Lane (NASDAQ:HLNE) and Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment and valuation.

Which has more volatility and risk, HLNE or CG?

Hamilton Lane has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carlyle Group has a beta of 1.9, meaning that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in HLNE or CG?

97.4% of Hamilton Lane shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.9% of Carlyle Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.2% of Hamilton Lane shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 26.3% of Carlyle Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, HLNE or CG?

Carlyle Group has higher revenue and earnings than Hamilton Lane. Carlyle Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hamilton Lane, 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
Hamilton Lane	$712.96M	11.10	$217.42M	$5.39	27.42
Carlyle Group	$3.47B	6.11	$1.02B	$2.95	19.90

Is HLNE or CG more profitable?

Hamilton Lane has a net margin of 30.50% compared to Carlyle Group's net margin of 19.00%. Hamilton Lane's return on equity of 32.94% beat Carlyle Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hamilton Lane	30.50%	32.94%	18.02%
Carlyle Group	19.00%	23.78%	6.40%

Is HLNE or CG a better dividend stock?

Hamilton Lane pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Carlyle Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Hamilton Lane pays out 40.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Carlyle Group pays out 47.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Hamilton Lane has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years and Carlyle Group has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Do analysts prefer HLNE or CG?

Hamilton Lane presently has a consensus target price of $161.29, suggesting a potential upside of 9.13%. Carlyle Group has a consensus target price of $57.73, suggesting a potential downside of 1.66%. Given Hamilton Lane's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Hamilton Lane is more favorable than Carlyle Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hamilton Lane	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.86
Carlyle Group	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Does the media favor HLNE or CG?

In the previous week, Carlyle Group had 13 more articles in the media than Hamilton Lane. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Carlyle Group and 6 mentions for Hamilton Lane. Hamilton Lane's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Carlyle Group's score of 0.95 indicating that Hamilton Lane is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hamilton Lane	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Carlyle Group	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Hamilton Lane beats Carlyle Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.