As of Friday close, The Carlyle Group Inc.’s (NASDAQ:CG) stock was down -$0.44, moving down -1.43 percent to $30.42. The average number of shares traded per day over the past five days has been 5,407,500 shares. 2 times new highs have been achieved over the past 5 days, with a $0.16 gain in that time frame. In the last twenty days, the average volume was 4,358,880, while in the previous 50 days, it was 3,581,296.
Since last month, CG stock retreated -14.16%. Shares of the company fell to $28.47 on 03/13/23, the lowest level in the past month. A 52-week high of $50.40 was reached on 02/02/23 after having rallying from a 52-week low of $24.59. Since the beginning of this year, CG’s stock price has risen by 1.94% or $0.58, and marked a new high 15 times. However, the stock has declined by -39.64% since its 52-week high.
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CG stock investors should be aware that The Carlyle Group Inc. (CG) stock had its last reported insider trading activity 39 days ago on Feb 07. Finn Christopher, the Chief Operating Officer of the company, disposed of 20,756 shares for $36.10 on Feb 07. It resulted in a $749,292 divestment by the insider. Larson Bruce M. sold 19,476 shares at an average price of $36.10 on Feb 07. The insider now owns 416,482 shares following the transaction. On Feb 07, Chief Financial Officer Buser Curtis L. sold 19,401 shares at $36.10 apiece. The transaction was valued at $700,376.
Valuation Metrics
Right now, The Carlyle Group Inc. (CG) has a P/E ratio of about 9.06. The stock’s beta is 1.69. Besides these, the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 2.74, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 1.78.
The latest dividend of $0.3250 per share was paid out, remained unchanged from last year’s $0.3250. On Friday April 29 2022, a $0.0750 dividend increase was announced.
Financial Health
According to company report, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio for the quarter ending December 30 was 1.31, and the total debt-to-equity ratio was 1.31. On the profitability front, the trailing twelve-month gross margin is 82.20% percent. In the year ended December 30, operating margins totaled 36.40%. Based on annual data, CG earned $1.61 billion in gross profit and brought in $4.44 billion in revenue.
A company’s management is another factor that investors consider when determining the profitability of an investment. In the past year, return on investment (ROI) was 9.20%. Return on equity (ROE) for the past 12 months was 20.20%.
In The Carlyle Group Inc.’s quarter-end financial report for December 30, it reported total debt of $2.27 billion. According to the earnings report, the company had a lower net income in the recent quarter than it did in the previous quarter. CG’s revenue fell -177.88% to $1.09 billion during the quarter, while net income inched up to $719.4 million. While analysts expected The Carlyle Group Inc. to report $0.96 quarterly earnings, the actual figure was $1.01 per share, beating the consensus estimate by 5.20%. During the quarter, the company generated $309.6 million in EBITDA. The value of shareholders’ equity is $364.22 million.
Technical Picture
This quick technical analysis looks at The Carlyle Group Inc.’s (CG) price momentum. With a historical volatility rate of 50.46%, the RSI 9-day stood at 28.59% on 17 March.
With respect to its five-day moving average, the current The Carlyle Group Inc. price is up by +0.53% percent or $0.16. At present, CG shares trade -12.61% below its 20-day simple moving average and +15.23% percent above its 100-day simple moving average. However, the stock is currently trading approximately -1.43% below its SMA50 and -21.05% below its SMA200.
Stochastic coefficient K was 29.38% and Stochastic coefficient D was 27.79%, while ATR was 1.36. Given the Stochastic reading of 26.60% for the 14-day period, the RSI (14) reading has been calculated as 32.89%. As of today, the MACD Oscillator reading stands at -0.98, while the 14-day reading stands at -2.12.
With a median target price of $43.00, the current consensus forecast for the stock is $29.00 – $64.00. Based on these forecasts, analysts predict The Carlyle Group Inc. (CG) will achieve an average price target of $43.56.