LandBridge (LB) Competitors

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

Is CG or LB more profitable?

The Carlyle Group has a net margin of 2.21% compared to LandBridge's net margin of 0.00%. The Carlyle Group's return on equity of 24.91% beat LandBridge's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Carlyle Group	2.21%	24.91%	6.76%
LandBridge	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CG or LB?

55.9% of The Carlyle Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.2% of The Carlyle Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.8% of LandBridge shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is CG or LB a better dividend stock?

The Carlyle Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. LandBridge pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. 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. LandBridge pays out 11.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media prefer CG or LB?

In the previous week, The Carlyle Group had 10 more articles in the media than LandBridge. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for The Carlyle Group and 9 mentions for LandBridge. The Carlyle Group's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat LandBridge's score of 0.83 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	9 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
LandBridge	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate CG or LB?

The Carlyle Group presently has a consensus target price of $54.44, indicating a potential downside of 4.43%. LandBridge has a consensus target price of $47.67, indicating a potential downside of 40.41%. Given The Carlyle Group's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe The Carlyle Group is more favorable than LandBridge.

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
LandBridge	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has better valuation and earnings, CG or LB?

LandBridge has lower revenue, but higher earnings than The Carlyle Group. LandBridge 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	6.87	-$608.40M	$0.29	196.41
LandBridge	N/A	N/A	N/A	$3.56	22.47

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CG or LB?

LandBridge received 349 more outperform votes than The Carlyle Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.22% of users gave LandBridge 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%
LandBridge	Outperform Votes 941 59.22%	Underperform Votes 648 40.78%

Summary

The Carlyle Group beats LandBridge on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.