The stock of Carlyle Group Inc (NASDAQ: CG) has increased by 1.45 when compared to last closing price of 51.03. Despite this, the company has experienced a -1.37% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. youtube.com reported 2025-02-13 that Jeff Currie, Carlyle chief strategy officer of energy pathways, joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss impact of President Trump’s tariffs on commodities, impact of steel and aluminum tariffs on producer inflation, state of U.S. oil production, and more.
Is It Worth Investing in Carlyle Group Inc (NASDAQ: CG) Right Now?
Carlyle Group Inc (NASDAQ: CG) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 18.59x compared to its average ratio. CG has 36-month beta value of 1.70. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 10 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for CG is 254.94M, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.47% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CG on February 18, 2025 was 2.18M shares.
CG’s Market Performance
The stock of Carlyle Group Inc (CG) has seen a -1.37% decrease in the past week, with a -3.95% drop in the past month, and a -0.96% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.95%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.71% for CG. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -4.25% for CG’s stock, with a 11.53% 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 -1.79% 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 -9.97% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.71%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.95%, as shares sank -4.61% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -1.91% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CG fell by -1.37%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +11.79% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $54.07. In addition, Carlyle Group Inc saw 2.54% 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 17.69, with 4.61 for asset returns.
When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.87. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.91for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.2.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Carlyle Group Inc (CG) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
