Oaktree Capital Group LLC (OAK), Fortress Investment Group LLC (FIG): Three Private Equity Value Stocks for You

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On the contrary, Fortress Investment Group LLC (NYSE:FIG) saw its net profit margin expand nearly 5%, in its most recent quarter, to 27.5%.  For the full year 2012, this figure stood at 22.5%. Revenue also experienced a 50% jump during to $191.2 million.

Fortress Investment Group LLC (NYSE:FIG)’s stock has gone up more than 60% so far this year and still has buy ratings from analysts. It’s not difficult to see why, as its forward earnings multiple of 9.5 screams undervalued. At the same time, the stock offers a dividend yield of around 3.5%t.

Foolish bottom line

Overall, private equity is not a direct play on drying liquidity.  But at the same time, it is not difficult to see how private equity players stand to benefit as growth capital becomes scarce.  The fact that these private equity firms offer solid dividends makes them a solid investment.

Jacob Wolinsky has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Oaktree Capital. The Motley Fool owns shares of Oaktree Capital. Jacob is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network — entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited.

The article 3 Private Equity Value Stocks for You originally appeared on Fool.com is written by Jacob Wolinsky.

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