Carlisle Companies (NYSE:CSL) vs. Sanwa (OTCMKTS:SNWAF) Head to Head Review

Carlisle Companies (NYSE:CSL) and Sanwa (OTCMKTS:SNWAF) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Carlisle Companies and Sanwa, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Carlisle Companies	0	5	5	0	2.50
Sanwa	0	0	1	0	3.00

Carlisle Companies presently has a consensus target price of $401.17, suggesting a potential upside of 8.39%. Given Carlisle Companies’ higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Carlisle Companies is more favorable than Sanwa.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

89.5% of Carlisle Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.6% of Sanwa shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% 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 is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Carlisle Companies and Sanwa”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Carlisle Companies	$5.02 billion	2.93	$740.70 million	$17.43	21.23
Sanwa	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Carlisle Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Sanwa.

Profitability

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

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

Summary

Carlisle Companies beats Sanwa on 8 of the 9 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 Sanwa

Sanwa Holdings Corporation, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells steel construction materials for commercial and residential construction in Japan, North America, Europe, and Asia. It offers lightweight shutters, condominium doors, window shutters, exterior products, heavy-duty shutters, steel doors, partitions, stainless steel products, garage doors, operators, overhead doors, shutters, automatic doors, trucks/trailers, hinge doors, industrial doors, dock levelers, and aluminum store fronts, as well as maintenance services. The company was incorporated in 1948 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.