Contrasting Moelis & Co (NYSE: MC) and the Carlyle Group (CG)

The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) and Moelis & Co (NYSE: MC) are both mid-cap companies, but what is the best investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, valuation, badyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of the current price recommendations and goals for The Carlyle Group and Moelis & Co, provided by MarketBeat.com.

The Carlyle Group currently has a consensual target price of 28, $ 67, suggesting a potential increase of 20.20%. Moelis & Co has a consensus target price of $ 60.40, suggesting a downside potential of 5.48%. Given the Carlyle Group's highest consensual rating and its higher upside potential, equity badysts clearly believe The Carlyle Group is more supportive than Moelis & Co.

Profitability

This table compares net margins, return on equity and return on badets of Carlyle Group and Moelis & Co

Insider & Institutional Ownership

42.3% of The Carlyle Group's shares are held by institutional investors. In comparison, 66.6% of Moelis & Co's shares are held by institutional investors. 29.9% of Moelis & Co's shares are held by insiders of the company. Strong institutional participation indicates that hedge funds, large fund managers and endowment funds believe that a stock will outperform the market in the long run.

Dividends

The Carlyle Group pays an annual dividend of $ 1.08 per share and a dividend of 4.5%. Moelis & Co pays an annual dividend of $ 1.88 per share and a dividend rate of 2.9%. The Carlyle Group pays 31.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Moelis & Co pays 82.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, which suggests that it may not have sufficient income to cover its dividend payout in the future. Moelis & Co has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. The Carlyle Group is Clearly the Best Dividend Stock, Given Its Superior Performance and Lower Distribution Rate

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares the revenue, earnings per share and the valuation of The Carlyle Group and Moelis & Co. Income Price / sales ratio Net income Earnings per share Price to earnings ratio The Carlyle Group $ 3.68 billion 0.66 $ 244.10 million $ 3.47 6.87 Moelis & Co. $ 684.61 million 5.21 $ 29.40 million $ 2.29 27.90

The Carlyle group has higher revenues and profits than Moelis & Co. The Carlyle The group trades at a lower price / earnings ratio to that of Moelis & Co, which indicates that it is currently the most affordable of the two actions.

Risk and volatility

The Carlyle group has a beta of 1.76, suggesting that its price is 76% more volatile than the S & P 500. Comparatively, Moelis & Co has a beta of 1.73 , suggesting that its price is 73% more volatile than the S & P 500.

Abstract

The Carlyle group beats Moelis & Co on 9 out of 17 factors compared between the two titles

About the Carlyle Group [19659023] Carlyle Group LP is an investment company specializing in direct investment and fund of funds in the Fintech sector, in the framework of direct investment, specialized in the management / leveraged buybacks, privatizations, divestments, strategic minority holdings, structured credit, troubled global opportunities and companies, small and medium-sized enterprises, private equity investments, consolidations and replenishments, senior debt, f. mezzanine and leveraged finance, venture and growth capital financing, start-up, start-up, emerging growth, turnaround, mid-venture, late business, PIPES. The company invests in four segments: Corporate Private Equity, Real Assets, Global Market Strategies and Solutions. The company generally invests in the agri-food, eco-sector, airports, parking, plastics, rubber, diversified natural resources, minerals, agriculture, aerospace, defense, automobile, consumer, retail, industry, infrastructure, energy services, semiconductors, communication infrastructure, financial technology, utilities, games, systems and related supply chain, electronic systems, systems, oil and gas, processing facilities, power generation badets, technology, systems, real estate, financial services, transportation, business services, telecommunications, media and logistics. In the industrial sector, the company invests in manufacturing, construction products, packaging, chemicals, metals and mining, forestry and paper products, as well as consumables and materials. industrial services. In the consumer and retail sectors, it invests in food and beverages, retail, restaurants, consumer products, domestic consumption, consumer services, consumer goods and consumer goods. personal care, direct marketing and education. In the aerospace, defense, business services and government services sectors, it invests in defense electronics, manufacturing and services, government procurement and services, communications technologies information and distribution companies. In the telecommunications and media sectors, it invests in cable television, directories, publications, entertainment and content delivery services, wireless infrastructure / services, fixed networks, satellite services, Internet and infrastructure. In real estate, the company invests in the areas of office, hospitality, industry, retail, residential sale, housing student, the hotel industry, multi-family residences, residential construction and residences. The company seeks to make investments in growing companies, including those with overleveraged balance sheets. The company seeks to hold its investments for four to six years. In the healthcare sector, it invests in healthcare services, outsourcing services, companies conducting clinical trials for pharmaceutical companies, managed care, pharmaceutical products, pharmaceutical services, healthcare and healthcare. health, medical products and devices. It seeks to invest in companies based in sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Botswana, Nigeria, Uganda, West Africa, Africa and Africa. North Africa and South Africa. Asia focused on Pakistan, India, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Korea and Japan; Australia; New Zealand; Europe focused on France, Italy, Denmark, the United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Benelux, Sweden, Switzerland and Russia; The Middle East focuses on Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the UAE; North America focusing on the United States investing more in the Southeastern United States, Texas, Boston, the San Francisco Bay Area and the Pacific Northwest; Asia Pacific; Soviet Union, Central and Eastern Europe and Israel; Nordic region; and South America focusing on Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Peru. The company seeks to invest in the food, financial and medical industry in western China. In the real estate sector, the company seeks to invest in various places in Europe, focusing on France and Central Europe, the United States, Asia focusing on the China and Latin America. It typically invests between $ 5 million and $ 50 million for risky investments and $ 20 billion to $ 1 billion for redemptions in companies with a company value between $ 37.15 million and $ 1000 million. $ 10 million and $ 500 million. It seeks to invest in companies with market capitalizations in excess of $ 50 million. He prefers to take a majority stake. He generally holds his investments for three to five years. In the automotive and transportation sectors, the company seeks to keep its investments for four to six years. While investing in Japan, it does not invest in companies with more than 1,000 employees and prefers businesses from $ 100 to $ 150 million. The company creates, structures and acts as lead investor in transactions. The Carlyle Group LP was founded in 1987 and is based in Washington, District of Columbia, with additional offices in 20 countries on six continents (North America, South America, Asia, Australia, Europe and Africa).