Carlyle Group (CG) – Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates

Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 3/2/2026 – Carlyle Group had its price target lowered by Barclays PLC from $71.00 to $68.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 2/27/2026 – Carlyle Group had its price target raised by TD Cowen from $65.00 to $67.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/23/2026 – Carlyle Group is now covered by Royal Bank Of Canada. They set an “outperform” rating and a $67.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/23/2026 – Carlyle Group is now covered by Royal Bank Of Canada. They set an “outperform” rating and a $67.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/20/2026 – Carlyle Group had its price target lowered by UBS Group AG from $81.00 to $65.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/10/2026 – Carlyle Group had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $66.00 to $67.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 2/9/2026 – Carlyle Group had its price target raised by Barclays PLC from $65.00 to $71.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/27/2026 – Carlyle Group was given a new $71.00 price target by Morgan Stanley.
• 1/22/2026 – Carlyle Group had its price target raised by Evercore Inc from $57.00 to $62.00. They now have an “in-line” rating on the stock.
• 1/21/2026 – Carlyle Group had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 1/14/2026 – Carlyle Group had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by TD Cowen.
• 1/14/2026 – Carlyle Group had its price target lowered by TD Cowen from $77.00 to $76.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/13/2026 – Carlyle Group had its price target raised by UBS Group AG from $74.00 to $81.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/11/2026 – Carlyle Group was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “sell”.
• 1/7/2026 – Carlyle Group had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Wolfe Research.
• 1/3/2026 – Carlyle Group was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “sell” to “hold”.

Carlyle Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 20th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 16th were paid a dividend of $0.35 per share. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 13th. Carlyle Group’s payout ratio is presently 64.22%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Carlyle Group news, Director David M. Rubenstein sold 625,000 shares of Carlyle Group stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $56.55, for a total value of $35,343,750.00. Following the sale, the director owned 27,999,644 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,583,379,868.20. The trade was a 2.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 26.30% of the company’s stock.

The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) is a global alternative asset manager that invests across a range of strategies including private equity, real assets (such as real estate and infrastructure), global credit, and investment solutions. Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Washington, DC, Carlyle raises and manages investment funds that acquire, operate and exit companies and assets on behalf of institutional and private investors. The firm is publicly traded on the Nasdaq exchange and operates as an asset manager and investment advisor rather than as an operating company.

Carlyle’s core activities include sourcing and executing private equity buyouts and growth investments, originating and managing credit and financing solutions, and acquiring and operating real asset portfolios.