Financial Analysis: Carlisle Companies (NYSE:CSL) versus Sanwa (OTCMKTS:SNWAF)

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Sanwa and Carlisle Companies, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

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

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

22.6% of Sanwa shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.5% of Carlisle Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Carlisle Companies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

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

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

Carlisle Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Sanwa.

Profitability

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

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

Summary

Carlisle Companies beats Sanwa on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.