Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (PECO) Competitors

Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) and Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:PECO) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, profitability and dividends.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, CG or PECO?

Carlyle Group has higher revenue and earnings than Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.. Carlyle Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Phillips Edison & Company, Inc., 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
Carlyle Group	$5.43B	3.70	$1.02B	$2.95	18.84
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	$678.40M	6.50	$62.69M	$0.57	61.73

Do analysts recommend CG or PECO?

Carlyle Group currently has a consensus price target of $53.00, indicating a potential downside of 4.66%. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has a consensus price target of $38.67, indicating a potential upside of 9.90%. Given Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. is more favorable than Carlyle Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Carlyle Group	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more volatility & risk, CG or PECO?

Carlyle Group has a beta of 1.86, indicating that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CG or PECO a better dividend stock?

Carlyle Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Carlyle Group pays out 47.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. pays out 215.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Carlyle Group has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Does the media favor CG or PECO?

In the previous week, Carlyle Group had 1 more articles in the media than Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Carlyle Group and 10 mentions for Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.. Carlyle Group's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s score of 0.57 indicating that Carlyle Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Carlyle Group	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CG or PECO more profitable?

Carlyle Group has a net margin of 19.00% compared to Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s net margin of 10.51%. Carlyle Group's return on equity of 23.78% beat Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Carlyle Group	19.00%	23.78%	6.40%
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	10.51%	2.73%	1.42%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CG or PECO?

55.9% of Carlyle Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.7% of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.3% of Carlyle Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Carlyle Group beats Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.