Carlisle Companies (CSL) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate MKL or CSL?

Markel Group presently has a consensus price target of $1,450.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.36%. Carlisle Companies has a consensus price target of $390.33, suggesting a potential upside of 6.24%. Given Markel Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Carlisle Companies is more favorable than Markel Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Markel Group	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80
Carlisle Companies	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is MKL or CSL more profitable?

Carlisle Companies has a net margin of 15.07% compared to Carlisle Companies' net margin of 12.63%. Markel Group's return on equity of 28.31% beat Carlisle Companies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Markel Group	12.63%	11.22%	2.91%
Carlisle Companies	15.07%	28.31%	12.09%

Which has more volatility and risk, MKL or CSL?

Markel Group has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carlisle Companies has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to MKL or CSL?

In the previous week, Carlisle Companies had 11 more articles in the media than Markel Group. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Carlisle Companies and 5 mentions for Markel Group. Carlisle Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Markel Group's score of 0.52 indicating that Markel Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Markel Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Carlisle Companies	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MKL or CSL?

Carlisle Companies received 141 more outperform votes than Markel Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.98% of users gave Carlisle Companies an outperform vote while only 60.29% of users gave Markel Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Markel Group	Outperform Votes 293 60.29%	Underperform Votes 193 39.71%
Carlisle Companies	Outperform Votes 434 66.98%	Underperform Votes 214 33.02%

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

77.1% of Markel Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.5% of Carlisle Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Markel Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Carlisle Companies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MKL or CSL?

Markel Group has higher revenue and earnings than Carlisle Companies. Markel Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Carlisle Companies, 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
Markel Group	$15.71B	1.21	$2.00B	$146.97	9.90
Carlisle Companies	$4.59B	3.83	$765.80M	$15.24	24.11

Summary

Carlisle Companies beats Markel Group on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.