The stock price of Carlyle Group Inc (NASDAQ: CG) has plunged by -1.05 when compared to previous closing price of 56.95, but the company has seen a -0.48% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. prnewswire.com reported 2025-01-29 that LOS ANGELES, Jan. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Entertainment 360, one of the world’s premier talent management companies, announced today that it would be receiving an investment from global investment firm Carlyle. The transaction marks the first time in Entertainment 360’s 22-year history that the company has received outside funding.
Is It Worth Investing in Carlyle Group Inc (NASDAQ: CG) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Carlyle Group Inc (NASDAQ: CG) is above average at 189.99x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.69.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 11 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for CG is 252.64M, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.75% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of CG on January 30, 2025 was 2.26M shares.
CG’s Market Performance
The stock of Carlyle Group Inc (CG) has seen a -0.48% decrease in the past week, with a 8.41% rise in the past month, and a 12.21% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.08%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.44% for CG. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 5.12% for CG’s stock, with a 22.54% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CG
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CG stocks, with Wolfe Research repeating the rating for CG by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for CG in the upcoming period, according to Wolfe Research is $60 based on the research report published on January 03, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Wells Fargo, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CG reach a price target of $42. The rating they have provided for CG stocks is “Equal Weight” according to the report published on September 12th, 2024.
Redburn Atlantic gave a rating of “Buy” to CG, setting the target price at $55 in the report published on August 27th of the previous year.
CG Trading at 7.00% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CG to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -1.73% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.44%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.08%, as shares surge +10.77% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +9.76% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CG fell by -0.48%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +19.31% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $53.60. In addition, Carlyle Group Inc saw 11.61% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CG starting from Carlyle Group Inc., who sale 28,438 shares at the price of $2.01 back on Dec 02 ’24. After this action, Carlyle Group Inc. now owns 1,992,427 shares of Carlyle Group Inc, valued at $57,030 using the latest closing price.
Carlyle Group Inc., the 10% Owner of Carlyle Group Inc, sale 73,986 shares at $2.02 during a trade that took place back on Nov 27 ’24, which means that Carlyle Group Inc. is holding 2,077,374 shares at $149,111 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CG
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.1 for the present operating margin
- 0.24 for the gross margin
The net margin for Carlyle Group Inc stands at 0.03. The total capital return value is set at -0.02. Equity return is now at value 2.05, with 0.54 for asset returns.
When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.2. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.91for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.2.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Carlyle Group Inc (CG) has experienced a better performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
