Virtu Financial (VIRT) Competitors

The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) and Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, community ranking and risk.

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

55.9% of The Carlyle Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.8% of Virtu Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 27.2% of The Carlyle Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 46.7% of Virtu Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is CG or VIRT more profitable?

Virtu Financial has a net margin of 7.29% compared to The Carlyle Group's net margin of 2.21%. The Carlyle Group's return on equity of 24.91% beat Virtu Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Carlyle Group	2.21%	24.91%	6.76%
Virtu Financial	7.29%	23.22%	2.37%

Do analysts recommend CG or VIRT?

The Carlyle Group presently has a consensus price target of $54.44, suggesting a potential downside of 1.45%. Virtu Financial has a consensus price target of $30.21, suggesting a potential downside of 18.91%. Given The Carlyle Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe The Carlyle Group is more favorable than Virtu Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Carlyle Group	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
Virtu Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Does the media favor CG or VIRT?

In the previous week, The Carlyle Group had 8 more articles in the media than Virtu Financial. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for The Carlyle Group and 7 mentions for Virtu Financial. The Carlyle Group's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Virtu Financial's score of 0.93 indicating that The Carlyle Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
The Carlyle Group	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Virtu Financial	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, CG or VIRT?

The Carlyle Group has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Virtu Financial has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CG or VIRT?

The Carlyle Group received 213 more outperform votes than Virtu Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.63% of users gave Virtu Financial an outperform vote while only 56.60% of users gave The Carlyle Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
The Carlyle Group	Outperform Votes 592 56.60%	Underperform Votes 454 43.40%
Virtu Financial	Outperform Votes 379 61.63%	Underperform Votes 236 38.37%

Is CG or VIRT a better dividend stock?

The Carlyle Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Virtu Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. 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. Virtu Financial pays out 48.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Virtu Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CG or VIRT?

Virtu Financial has lower revenue, but higher earnings than The Carlyle Group. Virtu Financial 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
The Carlyle Group	$2.96B	6.67	-$608.40M	$0.29	190.48
Virtu Financial	$2.29B	2.51	$142.04M	$1.99	18.72

Summary

The Carlyle Group beats Virtu Financial on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.