Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (PECO) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PECO or CG?

The Carlyle Group received 570 more outperform votes than Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.51% of users gave The Carlyle Group an outperform vote while only 36.36% of users gave Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	Outperform Votes 20 36.36%	Underperform Votes 35 63.64%
The Carlyle Group	Outperform Votes 590 56.51%	Underperform Votes 454 43.49%

Do analysts rate PECO or CG?

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. currently has a consensus price target of $39.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.71%. The Carlyle Group has a consensus price target of $54.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.35%. Given The Carlyle Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe The Carlyle Group is more favorable than Phillips Edison & Company, Inc..

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
The Carlyle Group	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Is PECO or CG more profitable?

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has a net margin of 9.03% compared to The Carlyle Group's net margin of 2.21%. The Carlyle Group's return on equity of 24.91% beat Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	9.03%	2.22%	1.18%
The Carlyle Group	2.21%	24.91%	6.76%

Which has more volatility & risk, PECO or CG?

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its share price is 43% less 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.

Is PECO or CG a better dividend stock?

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. The Carlyle Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. pays out 267.4% 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. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media prefer PECO or CG?

In the previous week, The Carlyle Group had 7 more articles in the media than Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for The Carlyle Group and 14 mentions for Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat The Carlyle Group's score of 0.97 indicating that Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
The Carlyle Group	9 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

80.7% of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.9% of The Carlyle Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.0% of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.2% of The Carlyle Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, PECO or CG?

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has higher earnings, but lower revenue than The Carlyle Group. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. 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
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	$610.12M	7.89	$56.85M	$0.46	85.39
The Carlyle Group	$2.26B	8.36	-$608.40M	$0.29	181.93

Summary

The Carlyle Group beats Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.