StepStone Group (STEP) Competitors $56.80 -2.56 (-4.31%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$56.80 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/1/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock STEP vs. CG, HLNE, TPG, APO, ARES, BN, BX, EVR, JHG, and KKRShould you be buying StepStone Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of StepStone Group include Carlyle Group (CG), Hamilton Lane (HLNE), TPG (TPG), Apollo Global Management (APO), Ares Management (ARES), Brookfield (BN), Blackstone (BX), Evercore (EVR), Janus Henderson Group (JHG), and KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. StepStone Group vs. Its Competitors Carlyle Group Hamilton Lane TPG Apollo Global Management Ares Management Brookfield Blackstone Evercore Janus Henderson Group KKR & Co. Inc. StepStone Group (NASDAQ:STEP) and Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings. Is STEP or CG a better dividend stock? StepStone Group pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Carlyle Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. StepStone Group pays out -40.2% 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. StepStone Group has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Carlyle Group has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Carlyle Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has higher valuation and earnings, STEP or CG? Carlyle Group has higher revenue and earnings than StepStone Group. StepStone Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Carlyle Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioStepStone Group$1.17B5.63-$179.56M-$2.39-23.77Carlyle Group$5.43B3.91$1.02B$2.9519.90 Which has more volatility and risk, STEP or CG? StepStone Group has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carlyle Group has a beta of 1.9, suggesting that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer STEP or CG? StepStone Group currently has a consensus price target of $63.43, indicating a potential upside of 11.67%. Carlyle Group has a consensus price target of $57.73, indicating a potential downside of 1.66%. Given StepStone Group's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe StepStone Group is more favorable than Carlyle Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score StepStone Group 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43Carlyle Group 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44 Does the media favor STEP or CG? In the previous week, Carlyle Group had 12 more articles in the media than StepStone Group. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Carlyle Group and 7 mentions for StepStone Group. Carlyle Group's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat StepStone Group's score of 0.77 indicating that Carlyle Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment StepStone Group 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 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 Is STEP or CG more profitable? Carlyle Group has a net margin of 19.00% compared to StepStone Group's net margin of -15.28%. Carlyle Group's return on equity of 23.78% beat StepStone Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets StepStone Group-15.28% 15.21% 5.81% Carlyle Group 19.00%23.78%6.40% Do institutionals and insiders believe in STEP or CG? 55.5% of StepStone Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.9% of Carlyle Group shares are held by institutional investors. 18.4% of StepStone Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.3% of Carlyle Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryCarlyle Group beats StepStone Group on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get StepStone Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for STEP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding STEP and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart STEP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricStepStone GroupFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$6.91B$7.74B$12.08B$9.53BDividend Yield1.62%4.90%5.63%4.08%P/E Ratio-23.7718.8819.7423.80Price / Sales5.634.8225.9288.12Price / Cash23.8020.9821.3357.96Price / Book4.762.532.095.55Net Income-$179.56M$311.63M$1.00B$259.03M7 Day Performance-8.21%-6.81%-2.46%-4.56%1 Month Performance0.34%4.96%-0.96%4.49%1 Year Performance20.39%28.18%537.06%18.05% StepStone Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STEPStepStone Group3.0711 of 5 stars$56.80-4.3%$63.43+11.7%+15.9%$6.91B$1.17B-23.771,130News CoverageUpcoming EarningsGap DownCGCarlyle Group4.2778 of 5 stars$59.74-0.7%$57.73-3.4%+22.9%$21.73B$5.43B20.252,300Upcoming EarningsHLNEHamilton Lane3.1944 of 5 stars$151.87-1.8%$164.43+8.3%+5.4%$8.28B$712.96M30.68530Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGap DownTPGTPG3.5497 of 5 stars$55.28-1.4%$59.77+8.1%+13.4%$20.89B$3.50B27.501,900Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeAPOApollo Global Management4.6706 of 5 stars$148.58-2.2%$161.00+8.4%+19.2%$86.87B$26.11B26.025,108Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGap DownARESAres Management4.3311 of 5 stars$178.75-2.4%$177.50-0.7%+22.7%$59.80B$3.88B105.153,200Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementGap DownBNBrookfield3.6292 of 5 stars$66.31-1.4%$66.13-0.3%+37.2%$110.91B$86.01B16.09250,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionBXBlackstone4.3485 of 5 stars$166.56-1.3%$162.18-2.6%+24.4%$123.11B$13.23B50.174,895Positive NewsEVREvercore4.6576 of 5 stars$293.24-1.8%$283.14-3.4%+23.2%$11.68B$2.98B28.062,380Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap DownJHGJanus Henderson Group4.3329 of 5 stars$41.38-0.5%$43.33+4.7%+12.6%$6.55B$2.47B11.482,300Positive NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementKKRKKR & Co. Inc.4.7223 of 5 stars$144.17-1.2%$154.33+7.1%+19.1%$130.02B$21.88B33.484,834Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CG Competitors HLNE Competitors TPG Competitors APO Competitors ARES Competitors BN Competitors BX Competitors EVR Competitors JHG Competitors KKR Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:STEP) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuffett to put 90% of his money in this one stock?CPA and CFA says you have WAY too many stocks - just buy these 3 After years working at the biggest accoun...Altimetry | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. Now, He Says THIS Stock Will…The original Magnificent Seven returned 16,894%—turning $7K into $1.18 million. 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