BX vs. CG, TPG, APO, ARES, BLK, BN, IVZ, KKR, BAM, and HOOD
Should you be buying Blackstone stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Blackstone include Carlyle Group (CG), TPG (TPG), Apollo Global Management (APO), Ares Management (ARES), BlackRock (BLK), Brookfield (BN), Invesco (IVZ), KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR), Brookfield Asset Management (BAM), and Robinhood Markets (HOOD). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Blackstone vs. Its Competitors
Blackstone (NYSE:BX) and Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and risk.
Blackstone presently has a consensus price target of $156.65, suggesting a potential upside of 0.98%. Carlyle Group has a consensus price target of $53.00, suggesting a potential downside of 4.66%. Given Blackstone's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Blackstone is more favorable than Carlyle Group.
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.
In the previous week, Blackstone had 31 more articles in the media than Carlyle Group. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Blackstone and 13 mentions for Carlyle Group. Blackstone's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Carlyle Group's score of 1.04 indicating that Blackstone is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Blackstone has a net margin of 19.83% 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.
Blackstone has a beta of 1.65, indicating that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carlyle Group has a beta of 1.86, indicating that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.
70.0% of Blackstone shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.9% of Carlyle Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Blackstone shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 26.3% of Carlyle Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Blackstone pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Carlyle Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Blackstone pays out 112.0% 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 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.
Summary
Blackstone beats Carlyle Group on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:BX) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
