Blackstone (BX) Competitors

Blackstone (NYSE:BX) and Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.

Do analysts recommend BX or CG?

Blackstone presently has a consensus target price of $170.12, indicating a potential downside of 0.18%. Carlyle Group has a consensus target price of $57.73, indicating a potential downside of 1.66%. Given Blackstone's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Blackstone is more favorable than Carlyle Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Blackstone	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Carlyle Group	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Does the media refer more to BX or CG?

In the previous week, Blackstone had 42 more articles in the media than Carlyle Group. MarketBeat recorded 61 mentions for Blackstone and 19 mentions for Carlyle Group. Blackstone's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Carlyle Group's score of 0.95 indicating that Blackstone is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Blackstone	45 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 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

Which has higher valuation & earnings, BX or CG?

Blackstone has higher revenue and earnings than Carlyle Group. Carlyle Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Blackstone, 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
Blackstone	$13.23B	9.40	$2.78B	$3.72	45.81
Carlyle Group	$3.47B	6.11	$1.02B	$2.95	19.90

Is BX or CG more profitable?

Blackstone has a net margin of 20.83% compared to Carlyle Group's net margin of 19.00%. Carlyle Group's return on equity of 23.78% beat Blackstone's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blackstone	20.83%	20.47%	8.73%
Carlyle Group	19.00%	23.78%	6.40%

Is BX or CG a better dividend stock?

Blackstone pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Carlyle Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Blackstone pays out 100.0% 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 pays out 47.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Carlyle Group has raised 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.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BX or CG?

70.0% of Blackstone shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.9% of Carlyle Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Blackstone shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 26.3% of Carlyle Group shares are owned by 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 more risk and volatility, BX or CG?

Blackstone has a beta of 1.7, meaning that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carlyle Group has a beta of 1.9, meaning that its share price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Blackstone beats Carlyle Group on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.