MC vs. CG, NMR, JEF, DOC, LINE, GLPI, AMH, REG, HLI, and WPC
Should you be buying Moelis & Company stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Moelis & Company include The Carlyle Group (CG), Nomura (NMR), Jefferies Financial Group (JEF), Healthpeak Properties (DOC), Lineage (LINE), Gaming and Leisure Properties (GLPI), American Homes 4 Rent (AMH), Regency Centers (REG), Houlihan Lokey (HLI), and W. P. Carey (WPC). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry.
Moelis & Company vs.
The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) and Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
The Carlyle Group received 283 more outperform votes than Moelis & Company when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.60% of users gave The Carlyle Group an outperform vote while only 55.88% of users gave Moelis & Company an outperform vote.
Moelis & Company has a net margin of 4.22% compared to The Carlyle Group's net margin of 2.21%. The Carlyle Group's return on equity of 24.91% beat Moelis & Company's return on equity.
The Carlyle Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Moelis & Company pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. 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. Moelis & Company pays out 452.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Moelis & Company is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
The Carlyle Group has a beta of 1.69, indicating that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Moelis & Company has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, The Carlyle Group had 8 more articles in the media than Moelis & Company. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for The Carlyle Group and 9 mentions for Moelis & Company. The Carlyle Group's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Moelis & Company's score of 0.79 indicating that The Carlyle Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
55.9% of The Carlyle Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of Moelis & Company shares are held by institutional investors. 27.2% of The Carlyle Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Moelis & Company shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
The Carlyle Group currently has a consensus price target of $54.44, indicating a potential downside of 2.86%. Moelis & Company has a consensus price target of $70.67, indicating a potential downside of 9.55%. Given The Carlyle Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe The Carlyle Group is more favorable than Moelis & Company.
Moelis & Company has lower revenue, but higher earnings than The Carlyle Group. Moelis & Company 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.
Summary
The Carlyle Group beats Moelis & Company on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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