Allegion (ALLE) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, ALLE or SEIC?

Allegion has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SEI Investments has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ALLE or SEIC?

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
Allegion	$3.77B	3.39	$597.50M	$7.12	20.88
SEI Investments	$2.16B	5.34	$581.19M	$4.60	20.20

Is ALLE or SEIC a better dividend stock?

Allegion pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. SEI Investments pays an annual dividend of $0.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Allegion pays out 28.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SEI Investments pays out 21.3% 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. Allegion has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years and SEI Investments has raised its dividend for 34 consecutive years.

Does the media favor ALLE or SEIC?

In the previous week, SEI Investments had 2 more articles in the media than Allegion. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for SEI Investments and 16 mentions for Allegion. Allegion's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat SEI Investments' score of 0.90 indicating that Allegion is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Allegion	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SEI Investments	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ALLE or SEIC more profitable?

SEI Investments has a net margin of 27.77% compared to Allegion's net margin of 16.28%. Allegion's return on equity of 44.82% beat SEI Investments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Allegion	16.28%	44.82%	14.55%
SEI Investments	27.77%	26.40%	22.99%

Do analysts rate ALLE or SEIC?

Allegion presently has a consensus price target of $145.33, indicating a potential downside of 2.26%. SEI Investments has a consensus price target of $95.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.26%. Given SEI Investments' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe SEI Investments is more favorable than Allegion.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Allegion	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
SEI Investments	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ALLE or SEIC?

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

Summary

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