Symbotic (SYM) Competitors

Carrier Global (NYSE:CARR) and Symbotic (NASDAQ:SYM) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, risk, media sentiment, earnings and valuation.

Does the media refer more to CARR or SYM?

In the previous week, Carrier Global had 21 more articles in the media than Symbotic. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Carrier Global and 16 mentions for Symbotic. Carrier Global's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Symbotic's score of 0.67 indicating that Carrier Global is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Carrier Global	27 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Symbotic	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CARR or SYM?

Carrier Global received 57 more outperform votes than Symbotic when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 50.84% of users gave Carrier Global an outperform vote while only 50.79% of users gave Symbotic an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Carrier Global	Outperform Votes 121 50.84%	Underperform Votes 117 49.16%
Symbotic	Outperform Votes 64 50.79%	Underperform Votes 62 49.21%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CARR or SYM?

91.0% of Carrier Global shares are held by institutional investors. 7.2% of Carrier Global shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Symbotic 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, CARR or SYM?

Carrier Global has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Symbotic has a beta of 1.85, meaning that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer CARR or SYM?

Carrier Global presently has a consensus price target of $83.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.86%. Symbotic has a consensus price target of $37.20, indicating a potential upside of 31.73%. Given Symbotic's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Symbotic is more favorable than Carrier Global.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Carrier Global	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81
Symbotic	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.47

Which has better earnings & valuation, CARR or SYM?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Carrier Global	$22.28B	2.88	$5.60B	$6.46	11.59
Symbotic	$2.07B	8.04	-$13.49M	-$0.04	-706.00

Is CARR or SYM more profitable?

Carrier Global has a net margin of 23.83% compared to Symbotic's net margin of -0.38%. Carrier Global's return on equity of 18.82% beat Symbotic's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Carrier Global	23.83%	18.82%	6.57%
Symbotic	-0.38%	5.11%	1.23%

Summary

Carrier Global beats Symbotic on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.