XML Financial LLC Has $511,000 Stock Position in Carlisle Companies Incorporated (NYSE:CSL)

XML Financial LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Carlisle Companies Incorporated (NYSE:CSL) by 2.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,260 shares of the conglomerate’s stock after selling 30 shares during the quarter. XML Financial LLC’s holdings in Carlisle Companies were worth $511,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. acquired a new position in Carlisle Companies in the 4th quarter valued at $3,174,000. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co grew its stake in Carlisle Companies by 7.4% in the 1st quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 68,008 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $26,631,000 after buying an additional 4,692 shares during the last quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. grew its stake in Carlisle Companies by 51.2% in the 1st quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 13,045 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $5,112,000 after buying an additional 4,415 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its stake in Carlisle Companies by 1,074.0% in the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 152,001 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $47,490,000 after buying an additional 139,054 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S grew its stake in Carlisle Companies by 887.3% in the 1st quarter. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S now owns 13,891 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $5,443,000 after buying an additional 12,484 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.52% of the company’s stock.

Carlisle Companies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:CSL traded up $10.37 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $413.06. 237,712 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 330,029. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $410.58 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $392.36. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.66 billion, a PE ratio of 23.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 0.90. Carlisle Companies Incorporated has a 12 month low of $235.79 and a 12 month high of $443.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a quick ratio of 2.50 and a current ratio of 2.89.

Carlisle Companies (NYSE:CSL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 24th. The conglomerate reported $6.24 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.84 by $0.40. The company had revenue of $1.45 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.45 billion. Carlisle Companies had a net margin of 27.88% and a return on equity of 31.65%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $5.18 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Carlisle Companies Incorporated will post 20.58 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Carlisle Companies Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 20th will be issued a dividend of $1.00 per share. This represents a $4.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.97%. This is an increase from Carlisle Companies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.85. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 20th. Carlisle Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 23.19%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently issued reports on CSL. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on shares of Carlisle Companies from $465.00 to $500.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, July 15th. Oppenheimer increased their price target on shares of Carlisle Companies from $412.00 to $430.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, April 26th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Carlisle Companies currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $423.00.

Insider Transactions at Carlisle Companies

In related news, VP David W. Smith sold 600 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $425.56, for a total transaction of $255,336.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 2,834 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,206,037.04. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. In related news, VP David W. Smith sold 600 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $425.56, for a total transaction of $255,336.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 2,834 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,206,037.04. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Kevin P. Zdimal sold 21,470 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $425.29, for a total transaction of $9,130,976.30. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 35,641 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $15,157,760.89. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.50% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Carlisle Companies Profile

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.