Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. Cuts Holdings in The Carlyle Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CG)

Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. cut its position in The Carlyle Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CG) by 49.6% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 12,411 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 12,200 shares during the period. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C.’s holdings in The Carlyle Group were worth $627,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Golden State Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of The Carlyle Group in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. National Pension Service purchased a new position in shares of The Carlyle Group in the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Valley National Advisers Inc. raised its stake in shares of The Carlyle Group by 149.3% during the 4th quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 546 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 327 shares during the period. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in The Carlyle Group by 253.1% during the fourth quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 565 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 405 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB boosted its holdings in The Carlyle Group by 8,090.9% in the 4th quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 901 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $45,000 after buying an additional 890 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 55.88% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Oppenheimer lowered shares of The Carlyle Group from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 19th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on The Carlyle Group from $54.00 to $48.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 20th. Barclays decreased their price target on The Carlyle Group from $60.00 to $55.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. StockNews.com cut shares of The Carlyle Group from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, Evercore ISI increased their price target on The Carlyle Group from $51.00 to $52.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 12th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $54.00.

The Carlyle Group Stock Down 7.3 %

Shares of NASDAQ:CG opened at $35.89 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.72. The Carlyle Group Inc. has a 1-year low of $30.67 and a 1-year high of $57.50. The company’s fifty day moving average is $47.81 and its two-hundred day moving average is $49.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.42, a quick ratio of 2.32 and a current ratio of 2.32.

The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 10th. The financial services provider reported $0.92 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.00 by ($0.08). The Carlyle Group had a net margin of 18.81% and a return on equity of 24.02%. Equities analysts anticipate that The Carlyle Group Inc. will post 4.48 EPS for the current year.

The Carlyle Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 21st were given a dividend of $0.35 per share. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.90%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 21st. The Carlyle Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 50.36%.

The Carlyle Group Company Profile

The Carlyle Group Inc is an investment firm specializing in direct and fund of fund investments. Within direct investments, it specializes in management-led/ Leveraged buyouts, privatizations, divestitures, strategic minority equity investments, structured credit, global distressed and corporate opportunities, small and middle market, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, senior debt, mezzanine and leveraged finance, and venture and growth capital financings, seed/startup, early venture, emerging growth, turnaround, mid venture, late venture, PIPES.