MMM vs. CSL, HON, DHR, ITT, IEP, FSS, IAC, GFF, WOR, and BATRA
Should you be buying 3M stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of 3M include Carlisle Companies (CSL), Honeywell International (HON), Danaher (DHR), ITT (ITT), Icahn Enterprises (IEP), Federal Signal (FSS), IAC (IAC), Griffon (GFF), Worthington Enterprises (WOR), and Atlanta Braves (BATRA). These companies are all part of the "multi-sector conglomerates" sector.
3M (NYSE:MMM) and Carlisle Companies (NYSE:CSL) are both large-cap multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment and risk.
In the previous week, Carlisle Companies had 16 more articles in the media than 3M. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Carlisle Companies and 18 mentions for 3M. 3M's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Carlisle Companies' score of 0.49 indicating that 3M is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Carlisle Companies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than 3M. 3M is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Carlisle Companies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Carlisle Companies has a net margin of 15.07% compared to 3M's net margin of -21.40%. 3M's return on equity of 62.45% beat Carlisle Companies' return on equity.
3M has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carlisle Companies has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.
3M currently has a consensus price target of $104.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.29%. Carlisle Companies has a consensus price target of $398.33, suggesting a potential downside of 0.65%. Given 3M's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe 3M is more favorable than Carlisle Companies.
65.3% of 3M shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.5% of Carlisle Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of 3M 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
3M pays an annual dividend of $6.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Carlisle Companies pays an annual dividend of $3.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. 3M pays out -47.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Carlisle Companies pays out 22.3% 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. 3M is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
3M received 444 more outperform votes than Carlisle Companies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.08% of users gave Carlisle Companies an outperform vote while only 59.46% of users gave 3M an outperform vote.
Summary
Carlisle Companies beats 3M on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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