Carlisle Companies (CSL) Competitors

Carlisle Companies (NYSE:CSL) and 3M (NYSE:MMM) are both large-cap multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.

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

89.5% of Carlisle Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.3% of 3M shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Carlisle Companies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of 3M shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings & valuation, CSL or MMM?

Carlisle Companies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than 3M. Carlisle Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than 3M, 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
Carlisle Companies	$5.01B	3.42	$765.80M	$28.26	13.39
3M	$32.64B	2.16	-$7.00B	$7.92	16.32

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CSL or MMM?

3M received 460 more outperform votes than Carlisle Companies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.17% of users gave Carlisle Companies an outperform vote while only 59.62% of users gave 3M an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Carlisle Companies	Outperform Votes 442 67.17%	Underperform Votes 216 32.83%
3M	Outperform Votes 902 59.62%	Underperform Votes 611 40.38%

Does the media refer more to CSL or MMM?

In the previous week, Carlisle Companies had 10 more articles in the media than 3M. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Carlisle Companies and 5 mentions for 3M. 3M's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Carlisle Companies' score of 0.89 indicating that 3M is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Carlisle Companies	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
3M	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, CSL or MMM?

Carlisle Companies has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 3M has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend CSL or MMM?

Carlisle Companies currently has a consensus price target of $470.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.25%. 3M has a consensus price target of $144.87, suggesting a potential upside of 12.06%. Given Carlisle Companies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Carlisle Companies is more favorable than 3M.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Carlisle Companies	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
3M	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Is CSL or MMM a better dividend stock?

Carlisle Companies pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. 3M pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Carlisle Companies pays out 14.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 3M pays out 35.4% 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 raised its dividend for 48 consecutive years.

Is CSL or MMM more profitable?

Carlisle Companies has a net margin of 27.05% compared to 3M's net margin of 15.37%. 3M's return on equity of 104.66% beat Carlisle Companies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Carlisle Companies	27.05%	33.29%	14.40%
3M	15.37%	104.66%	10.18%

Summary

Carlisle Companies beats 3M on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.