Carlisle Companies (CSL) Competitors

Armstrong World Industries (NYSE:AWI) and Carlisle Companies (NYSE:CSL) are related companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Does the media favor AWI or CSL?

In the previous week, Carlisle Companies had 11 more articles in the media than Armstrong World Industries. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Carlisle Companies and 10 mentions for Armstrong World Industries. Armstrong World Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Carlisle Companies' score of 0.81 indicating that Armstrong World Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Armstrong World Industries	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Carlisle Companies	14 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend AWI or CSL?

Armstrong World Industries currently has a consensus target price of $162.88, indicating a potential downside of 1.65%. Carlisle Companies has a consensus target price of $461.67, indicating a potential upside of 18.45%. Given Carlisle Companies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Carlisle Companies is more favorable than Armstrong World Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Armstrong World Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Carlisle Companies	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Is AWI or CSL a better dividend stock?

Armstrong World Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.23 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 1.0%. Armstrong World Industries pays out 19.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Carlisle Companies pays out 14.9% 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. Armstrong World Industries has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and 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 better earnings & valuation, AWI or CSL?

Carlisle Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Armstrong World Industries. Carlisle Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Armstrong World Industries, 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
Armstrong World Industries	$1.45B	4.97	$264.90M	$6.25	26.50
Carlisle Companies	$5.00B	3.37	$1.31B	$26.86	14.51

Is AWI or CSL more profitable?

Carlisle Companies has a net margin of 25.24% compared to Armstrong World Industries' net margin of 18.25%. Armstrong World Industries' return on equity of 39.37% beat Carlisle Companies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Armstrong World Industries	18.25%	39.37%	15.79%
Carlisle Companies	25.24%	35.93%	15.26%

Which has more risk and volatility, AWI or CSL?

Armstrong World Industries has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carlisle Companies has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

98.9% of Armstrong World Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.5% of Carlisle Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Armstrong World Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Carlisle Companies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Carlisle Companies beats Armstrong World Industries on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.