Critical Contrast: Carlisle Companies (NYSE:CSL) and FGI Industries (NASDAQ:FGIWW)

FGI Industries (NASDAQ:FGIWW) and Carlisle Companies (NYSE:CSL) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

89.5% of Carlisle Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Carlisle Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for FGI Industries and Carlisle Companies, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FGI Industries	0	0	0	0	0.00
Carlisle Companies	0	5	5	0	2.50

Carlisle Companies has a consensus target price of $401.17, suggesting a potential upside of 8.97%. Given Carlisle Companies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Carlisle Companies is more favorable than FGI Industries.

Profitability

This table compares FGI Industries and Carlisle Companies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FGI Industries	N/A	N/A	N/A
Carlisle Companies	14.21%	47.58%	13.46%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares FGI Industries and Carlisle Companies”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FGI Industries	$128.70 million	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Carlisle Companies	$5.02 billion	2.91	$740.70 million	$17.43	21.12

Carlisle Companies has higher revenue and earnings than FGI Industries.

Summary

Carlisle Companies beats FGI Industries on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About FGI Industries

FGI Industries ltd. supplies kitchen and bath products in the United States, Canada, Europe, and internationally. The company sells sanitaryware products, such as toilets, sinks, pedestals, and toilet seats; wood and wood-substitute furniture for bathrooms, including vanities, mirrors, laundry, medicine cabinets, and other storage systems; shower systems; and customer kitchen cabinetry and other accessory items under the Foremost, avenue, contrac, Jetcoat, rosenberg, and Covered Bridge Cabinetry brand names. It sells its products through home center retailers, online retailers, distributors, and independent dealers. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is headquartered in East Hanover, New Jersey. FGI Industries Ltd. is a subsidiary of Foremost Groups Ltd.

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.