Brink's (BCO) Competitors

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

Is ADT or BCO more profitable?

ADT has a net margin of 11.03% compared to Brink's' net margin of 3.29%. Brink's' return on equity of 82.89% beat ADT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ADT	11.03%	17.23%	4.07%
Brink's	3.29%	82.89%	4.69%

Which has more risk & volatility, ADT or BCO?

ADT has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brink's has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Brink's shares are owned by company 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 ADT or BCO a better dividend stock?

ADT pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Brink's pays an annual dividend of $1.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. ADT pays out 37.9% 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.

Does the media prefer ADT or BCO?

In the previous week, ADT had 7 more articles in the media than Brink's. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for ADT and 2 mentions for Brink's. Brink's' average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat ADT's score of 0.02 indicating that Brink's is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Do analysts prefer ADT or BCO?

ADT currently has a consensus target price of $9.05, suggesting a potential upside of 6.41%. Brink's has a consensus target price of $138.00, suggesting a potential upside of 46.09%. Given Brink's' stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Brink's	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has better earnings & valuation, ADT or BCO?

ADT has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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	$4.90B	1.45	$501.05M	$0.58	14.66
Brink's	$5.02B	0.79	$162.90M	$3.70	25.53

Summary

Brink's beats ADT on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.