Falcon’s Beyond Global (NASDAQ:FBYD) vs. 3M (NYSE:MMM) Financial Comparison

3M (NYSE:MMM) and Falcon’s Beyond Global (NASDAQ:FBYD) are both multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, dividends and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for 3M and Falcon’s Beyond Global, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
3M	1	5	6	0	2.42
Falcon’s Beyond Global	0	1	0	0	2.00

3M currently has a consensus price target of $171.17, suggesting a potential upside of 11.57%. Given 3M’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe 3M is more favorable than Falcon’s Beyond Global.

Volatility & Risk

3M has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Falcon’s Beyond Global has a beta of -2.84, suggesting that its share price is 384% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares 3M and Falcon’s Beyond Global”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
3M	$24.95 billion	3.21	$3.25 billion	$5.19	29.56
Falcon’s Beyond Global	$14.90 million	126.12	$2.84 million	$0.21	73.81

3M has higher revenue and earnings than Falcon’s Beyond Global. 3M is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Falcon’s Beyond Global, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

65.3% of 3M shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.9% of Falcon’s Beyond Global shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of 3M shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 24.4% of Falcon’s Beyond Global shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares 3M and Falcon’s Beyond Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
3M	11.14%	104.75%	12.03%
Falcon’s Beyond Global	51.31%	-8.25%	-2.15%

Summary

3M beats Falcon’s Beyond Global on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About 3M

3M Company provides diversified technology services in the United States and internationally. The company’s Safety and Industrial segment offers industrial abrasives and finishing for metalworking applications; autobody repair solutions; closure systems for personal hygiene products, masking, and packaging materials; electrical products and materials for construction and maintenance, power distribution, and electrical original equipment manufacturers; structural adhesives and tapes; respiratory, hearing, eye, and fall protection solutions; and natural and color-coated mineral granules for shingles. Its Transportation and Electronics segment provides ceramic solutions; attachment/bonding products, films, sound, and temperature management for transportation vehicles; premium large format graphic films for advertising and fleet signage; light management films and electronics assembly solutions; packaging and interconnection solutions; semiconductor production materials; data centers solutions; and reflective signage for highway, and vehicle safety. The company’s Consumer segment provides consumer bandages, braces, supports, and consumer respirators; home cleaning products; retail abrasives, paint accessories, car care DIY products, picture hanging, and consumer air quality solutions; and stationery products. It offers its products through e-commerce and traditional wholesalers, retailers, jobbers, distributors, and dealers. 3M Company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

About Falcon’s Beyond Global

Falcon’s Beyond Global, Inc. is an experiential entertainment development enterprise. It connects the world by bringing stories to life through theme parks, resorts, animation, consumer products, gaming, and movies. The company propels intellectual property activations concurrently across physical and digital experiences through three core business units. Falcon’s Creative Group is a themed entertainment and master planning firm. Falcon’s Beyond Destinations develops, owns, and operates global entertainment destinations from resorts, theme parks, and attractions to retail, dining and location-based entertainment venues. Falcon’s Beyond Brands expands franchises across multiple platforms from media to gaming, music to consumer products and beyond. The firm also invents in immersive rides, attractions and technologies for entertainment destinations around the world. The company was founded on July 8, 2022 and is headquartered in Orlando, FL.