Brink's (BCO) Competitors

ADT (NYSE:ADT) and Brink's (NYSE:BCO) are both mid-cap security & alarm services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Is ADT or BCO a better dividend stock?

ADT pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Brink's pays an annual dividend of $1.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. ADT pays out 33.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brink's pays out 27.6% 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. ADT has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Brink's has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Which has better valuation & earnings, ADT or BCO?

ADT has higher revenue and earnings than Brink's. ADT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brink's, 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
ADT	$5.06B	1.43	$501.05M	$0.66	13.18
Brink's	$5.01B	0.91	$162.90M	$3.70	29.75

Does the media prefer ADT or BCO?

In the previous week, Brink's had 15 more articles in the media than ADT. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Brink's and 11 mentions for ADT. ADT's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Brink's' score of 0.64 indicating that ADT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ADT	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Brink's	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, ADT or BCO?

ADT has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brink's has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer ADT or BCO?

ADT currently has a consensus target price of $9.18, suggesting a potential upside of 5.46%. Brink's has a consensus target price of $138.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.36%. Given Brink's' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Brink's is more favorable than ADT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ADT	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Brink's	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ADT or BCO?

87.2% of ADT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of Brink's shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of ADT shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Brink's shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is ADT or BCO more profitable?

ADT has a net margin of 12.30% compared to Brink's' net margin of 3.21%. Brink's' return on equity of 86.86% beat ADT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ADT	12.30%	18.58%	4.35%
Brink's	3.21%	86.86%	4.62%

Summary

Brink's beats ADT on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.