Allegion (ALLE) Competitors

SEI Investments (NASDAQ:SEIC) and Allegion (NYSE:ALLE) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk.

Do analysts recommend SEIC or ALLE?

SEI Investments presently has a consensus price target of $102.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.80%. Allegion has a consensus price target of $166.75, suggesting a potential downside of 2.53%. Given SEI Investments' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe SEI Investments is more favorable than Allegion.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SEI Investments	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Allegion	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Which has more risk & volatility, SEIC or ALLE?

SEI Investments has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Allegion has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SEIC or ALLE more profitable?

SEI Investments has a net margin of 31.25% compared to Allegion's net margin of 16.15%. Allegion's return on equity of 42.62% beat SEI Investments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SEI Investments	31.25%	29.96%	26.10%
Allegion	16.15%	42.62%	14.55%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SEIC or ALLE?

Allegion has higher revenue and earnings than SEI Investments. SEI Investments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Allegion, 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
SEI Investments	$2.13B	5.17	$581.19M	$5.33	16.67
Allegion	$3.88B	3.79	$597.50M	$7.20	23.76

Does the media refer more to SEIC or ALLE?

In the previous week, Allegion had 8 more articles in the media than SEI Investments. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Allegion and 17 mentions for SEI Investments. SEI Investments' average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Allegion's score of 1.32 indicating that SEI Investments is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SEI Investments	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Allegion	20 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SEIC or ALLE?

70.6% of SEI Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.2% of Allegion shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.6% of SEI Investments shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Allegion shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is SEIC or ALLE a better dividend stock?

SEI Investments pays an annual dividend of $0.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Allegion pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. SEI Investments pays out 18.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Allegion pays out 28.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. SEI Investments has raised its dividend for 34 consecutive years and Allegion has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years.

Summary

SEI Investments beats Allegion on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.