Honeywell International (HON) Competitors

Carlisle Companies (NYSE:CSL) and Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON) are both large-cap multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Is CSL or HON a better dividend stock?

Carlisle Companies pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Honeywell International pays an annual dividend of $4.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Carlisle Companies pays out 22.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Honeywell International pays out 51.4% 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 increased its dividend for 48 consecutive years and Honeywell International has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, CSL or HON?

Honeywell International has higher revenue and earnings than Carlisle Companies. Carlisle Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Honeywell International, 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	$5.00B	3.26	$1.31B	$17.90	21.35
Honeywell International	$38.50B	3.57	$5.71B	$8.79	24.66

Is CSL or HON more profitable?

Carlisle Companies has a net margin of 16.12% compared to Honeywell International's net margin of 14.30%. Carlisle Companies' return on equity of 38.16% beat Honeywell International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Carlisle Companies	16.12%	38.16%	15.60%
Honeywell International	14.30%	37.37%	8.87%

Do analysts prefer CSL or HON?

Carlisle Companies currently has a consensus price target of $450.83, indicating a potential upside of 17.98%. Honeywell International has a consensus price target of $254.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.17%. Given Carlisle Companies' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Carlisle Companies is more favorable than Honeywell International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Carlisle Companies	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Honeywell International	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.59

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CSL or HON?

89.5% of Carlisle Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.9% of Honeywell International shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Carlisle Companies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Honeywell International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor CSL or HON?

In the previous week, Honeywell International had 12 more articles in the media than Carlisle Companies. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Honeywell International and 27 mentions for Carlisle Companies. Honeywell International's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Carlisle Companies' score of 1.33 indicating that Honeywell International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Carlisle Companies	24 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Honeywell International	33 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, CSL or HON?

Carlisle Companies has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Honeywell International has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Honeywell International beats Carlisle Companies on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.