Financial Survey: Falcon’s Beyond Global (NASDAQ:FBYD) & 3M (NYSE:MMM)

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

Profitability

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

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

38.9% of Falcon’s Beyond Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.3% of 3M shares are owned by institutional investors. 24.4% of Falcon’s Beyond Global shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of 3M shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Falcon’s Beyond Global and 3M”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Falcon’s Beyond Global	$14.90 million	125.23	$2.84 million	$0.21	73.29
3M	$24.95 billion	3.19	$3.25 billion	$5.19	29.41

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.

Analyst Ratings

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Falcon’s Beyond Global	0	1	0	0	2.00
3M	1	6	5	0	2.33

3M has a consensus target price of $171.17, suggesting a potential upside of 12.12%. Given 3M’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe 3M is more favorable than Falcon’s Beyond Global.

Risk & Volatility

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

Summary

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

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.

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.