Financial Contrast: Ck Hutchison (OTCMKTS:CKHUY) and Carlisle Companies (NYSE:CSL)

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

Dividends

Ck Hutchison pays an annual dividend of $0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Carlisle Companies pays an annual dividend of $4.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Carlisle Companies pays out 25.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Carlisle Companies has increased its dividend for 48 consecutive years.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Ck Hutchison and Carlisle Companies”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ck Hutchison	$35.90 billion	0.83	$1.52 billion	N/A	N/A
Carlisle Companies	$5.02 billion	2.70	$740.70 million	$17.11	19.35

Ck Hutchison has higher revenue and earnings than Carlisle Companies.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Ck Hutchison and Carlisle Companies, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ck Hutchison	0	0	0	0	0.00
Carlisle Companies	0	7	4	0	2.36

Carlisle Companies has a consensus price target of $399.17, suggesting a potential upside of 20.54%. Given Carlisle Companies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Carlisle Companies is more favorable than Ck Hutchison.

Profitability

This table compares Ck Hutchison and Carlisle Companies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ck Hutchison	N/A	N/A	N/A
Carlisle Companies	14.76%	41.58%	14.17%

Institutional & Insider 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

Ck Hutchison has a beta of 0.32, indicating that its share price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carlisle Companies has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Carlisle Companies beats Ck Hutchison on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ck Hutchison

CK Hutchison Holdings Limited, an investment holding company, primarily operates in ports and related services, retail, infrastructure, and telecommunications businesses in Hong Kong and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Ports and Related Services, Retail, Infrastructure, and Telecommunications. It invests in, develops, and operates ports, which operate 293 berths in 53 ports spanning 24 countries; and provides logistics and transportation-related services, such as cruise ship terminals, distribution centers, rail services, and ship repair facilities. The company also operates retail brands with stores that offer personal care, health and beauty products, food and fine wines, consumer electronics, and electrical appliances, as well as operates supermarkets under Watsons, PARKnSHOP, and FORTRESS brands; and manufactures and distributes bottled water and other beverages under the Watsons Water and Mr. Juicy brands. In addition, it invests in energy infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, water infrastructure, waste management, waste-to-energy, household infrastructure, and other infrastructure related businesses. Further, the company provides mobile telecommunications and data services, as well as operates as an integrated energy company. Additionally, it researches, develops, manufactures, commercializes, markets, and sells nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, and agriculture-related products; provides marine construction and ship repair yard, general engineering, and tug operations, water supply and sewerage, electricity generation and distribution, gas distribution, and aircraft maintenance services; and leases rolling stocks. The company was founded in 1828 and is based in Central, Hong Kong.

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.