Blackstone Inc. vs Credit Suisse AG, two Financial Services stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where BX and GLDI diverge most: on net margin, BX reads 20.7% and GLDI reads -20.3%; on return on equity, BX reads 15.3% and GLDI reads -10.6%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What BX's price implies is a demanding bet versus history and the cohort (fee-earnings basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | BX | GLDI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $123.07 | $140.13 |
| Market cap | $96.8B | $616.5B |
| Sector | Financial Services | Financial Services |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| P/E | 31.6 | — |
| P/B | 4.83 | 14.23 |
| P/S | 6.55 | 27.28 |
| EV/EBITDA | — | 737.5 |
| Revenue growth | +17.1% | +1.3% |
| Net margin | 20.7% | -20.3% |
| Return on equity | 15.3% | -10.6% |
| Return on assets | 6.3% | -0.9% |
| Dividend yield | 3.8% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.67 | 4.62 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.45 | 0.84 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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