Reviewing Carlisle Companies (NYSE:CSL) and PMGC (NASDAQ:ELAB)

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

Volatility & Risk

Carlisle Companies has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, PMGC has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

89.5% of Carlisle Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.2% of PMGC shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Carlisle Companies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of PMGC shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Carlisle Companies and PMGC, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Carlisle Companies	1	5	4	0	2.30
PMGC	1	0	0	0	1.00

Carlisle Companies currently has a consensus target price of $386.67, suggesting a potential upside of 21.41%. Given Carlisle Companies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Carlisle Companies is more favorable than PMGC.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Carlisle Companies and PMGC”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Carlisle Companies	$5.02 billion	2.65	$1.31 billion	$17.63	18.07
PMGC	$1.71 million	2.16	-$6.25 million	($354.67)	-0.02

Carlisle Companies has higher revenue and earnings than PMGC. PMGC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Carlisle Companies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Carlisle Companies and PMGC’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Carlisle Companies	15.48%	39.10%	15.73%
PMGC	N/A	-62.73%	-52.83%

Summary

Carlisle Companies beats PMGC on 14 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Carlisle Companies

Carlisle Companies Incorporated operates as a manufacturer and supplier of building envelope products and solutions in the United States, Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East, Africa, and internationally. It operates through two segments: Carlisle Construction Materials and Carlisle Weatherproofing Technologies. The company produces single-ply roofing products, and warranted roof systems and accessories, including ethylene propylene diene monomer, thermoplastic polyolefin and polyvinyl chloride membrane, polyiso insulation, and engineered metal roofing and wall panel systems for commercial and residential buildings. It also offers building envelope solutions, including high-performance waterproofing and moisture protection products, protective roofing underlayments, fully integrated liquid and sheet applied air/vapor barriers, sealants/primers and flashing systems, roof coatings and mastics, spray polyurethane foam and coating systems, block-molded expanded polystyrene insulation, and engineered products for HVAC applications. It sells its products under the Carlisle SynTec, Versico, WeatherBond, Hunter Panels, Resitrix, and Hertalan brands. Carlisle Companies Incorporated was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.

About PMGC

Elevai Labs, Inc., a skincare development company, designs, manufactures, and markets skincare products. Its products include Empower and Enfinity post-skincare procedure care serums for the face, neck, and upper chest regions. The company was formerly known as Reactive Medical Labs Inc. and changed its name to Elevai Labs, Inc. in December 2021. Elevai Labs, Inc. was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Newport Beach, California.