Carlisle Companies (CSL) Competitors

General Electric (NYSE:GE) and Carlisle Companies (NYSE:CSL) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GE or CSL?

General Electric received 1689 more outperform votes than Carlisle Companies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.40% of users gave General Electric an outperform vote while only 67.27% of users gave Carlisle Companies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
General Electric	Outperform Votes 2133 75.40%	Underperform Votes 696 24.60%
Carlisle Companies	Outperform Votes 444 67.27%	Underperform Votes 216 32.73%

Is GE or CSL more profitable?

Carlisle Companies has a net margin of 26.22% compared to General Electric's net margin of 14.31%. Carlisle Companies' return on equity of 34.37% beat General Electric's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
General Electric	14.31%	22.19%	3.66%
Carlisle Companies	26.22%	34.37%	14.85%

Which has more volatility & risk, GE or CSL?

General Electric has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carlisle Companies has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GE or CSL a better dividend stock?

General Electric pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Carlisle Companies pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. General Electric pays out 24.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Carlisle Companies pays out 14.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Carlisle Companies has increased its dividend for 48 consecutive years. Carlisle Companies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, GE or CSL?

General Electric has higher revenue and earnings than Carlisle Companies. Carlisle Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than General Electric, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
General Electric	$38.70B	5.84	$6.56B	$5.99	35.15
Carlisle Companies	$5.00B	3.11	$1.31B	$27.63	12.63

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GE or CSL?

74.8% of General Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.5% of Carlisle Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of General Electric shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Carlisle Companies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend GE or CSL?

General Electric currently has a consensus price target of $211.31, suggesting a potential upside of 0.36%. Carlisle Companies has a consensus price target of $476.00, suggesting a potential upside of 36.44%. Given Carlisle Companies' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Carlisle Companies is more favorable than General Electric.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
General Electric	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.94
Carlisle Companies	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Does the media prefer GE or CSL?

In the previous week, General Electric had 30 more articles in the media than Carlisle Companies. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for General Electric and 13 mentions for Carlisle Companies. General Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Carlisle Companies' score of 1.34 indicating that General Electric is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
General Electric	40 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Carlisle Companies	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

General Electric beats Carlisle Companies on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.