Financial Contrast: Carlisle Companies (NYSE:CSL) versus Citic (OTCMKTS:CTPCY)

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

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Carlisle Companies and Citic”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Carlisle Companies	$5.00 billion	2.74	$1.31 billion	$17.63	18.63
Citic	$104.73 billion	0.44	$8.10 billion	N/A	N/A

Citic has higher revenue and earnings than Carlisle Companies.

Analyst Recommendations

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Carlisle Companies	1	5	4	0	2.30
Citic	0	0	0	0	0.00

Carlisle Companies presently has a consensus target price of $386.67, indicating a potential upside of 17.71%. Given Carlisle Companies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Carlisle Companies is more favorable than Citic.

Dividends

Carlisle Companies pays an annual dividend of $4.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Citic pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Carlisle Companies pays out 25.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Carlisle Companies has raised its dividend for 48 consecutive years.

Volatility & Risk

Carlisle Companies has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Citic has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Carlisle Companies	15.48%	40.26%	15.14%
Citic	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

89.5% of Carlisle Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Carlisle Companies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Carlisle Companies beats Citic on 11 of the 15 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 Citic

CITIC Limited operates in financial services, advanced intelligent manufacturing, advanced materials, consumption, urbanization, resources and energy, and engineering contracting businesses worldwide. The Comprehensive Financial Services segment provides banking, investment research, securities brokerage, trust, insurance and reinsurance, investment banking, wealth and asset management, financial markets, equity investment, financing, and other integrated financial services. The Advanced Intelligent Manufacturing segment offers automotive aluminium wheels and lightweight cast components, and chassis and body systems; mining and heavy machinery, specialized robots and intelligent equipment, new energy and cement equipment, and special materials; operates industrial Internet platform; and provides engineering, procurement, and construction services. The Advanced Materials segment offers specialty steel products; chloride; explores, develops, and produces oil and magnetite; invests in coal and bauxite mining, imports and exports commodities, electrolytic aluminum, and alumina smelting; and invests in and manages power plants. The New Consumption segment provides telecommunications technology services; leases and sells satellite transponders; distributes motor and consumer products; and publishes books and digital books, as well as operates in bookstore retailing business. This segment also deals and distributes with supporting services for automotive brands; and develops agricultural science and technology, as well as engages in the brand development, manufacturing, commodity trading, agency distribution, logistics, and retail in the food and fast-moving consumer goods, healthcare, and electrical products industries. The company was formerly known as CITIC Pacific Limited and changed its name to CITIC Limited in August 2014. CITIC Limited was incorporated in 1985 and is based in Central, Hong Kong. CITIC Limited operates as a subsidiary of CITIC Group Corporation.