Financial Survey: MasterBrand (NYSE:MBC) and Carlisle Companies (NYSE:CSL)

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MasterBrand	-3.49%	3.65%	1.60%
Carlisle Companies	14.21%	47.58%	13.46%

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MasterBrand	$2.78 billion	0.54	$26.70 million	($0.69)	-10.62
Carlisle Companies	$5.02 billion	2.73	$740.70 million	$17.43	19.80

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

Analyst Recommendations

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MasterBrand	1	1	0	0	1.50
Carlisle Companies	0	4	5	0	2.56

MasterBrand currently has a consensus target price of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 36.52%. Carlisle Companies has a consensus target price of $394.50, suggesting a potential upside of 14.31%. Given MasterBrand’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe MasterBrand is more favorable than Carlisle Companies.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

87.3% of MasterBrand shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.5% of Carlisle Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of MasterBrand shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Carlisle Companies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

MasterBrand has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carlisle Companies has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Carlisle Companies beats MasterBrand on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About MasterBrand

MasterBrand, Inc. engages in the manufacture and sale of residential cabinets in the United States and Canada. The company offers a range of residential cabinetry products for the kitchen, bathroom, and other parts of the home. It sells its products to remodeling and new construction markets through dealers, retailers, and builders. The company was formerly known as United Cabinet Incorporated. MasterBrand, Inc. was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Beachwood, Ohio.

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.