Brady (BRC) Competitors

Brady (NYSE:BRC) and Allegion (NYSE:ALLE) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Is BRC or ALLE a better dividend stock?

Brady pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Allegion pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Brady pays out 24.4% 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. Brady has increased its dividend for 39 consecutive years and Allegion has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Brady is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media favor BRC or ALLE?

In the previous week, Brady had 4 more articles in the media than Allegion. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Brady and 17 mentions for Allegion. Allegion's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Brady's score of 0.44 indicating that Allegion is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brady	8 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Allegion	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer BRC or ALLE?

Allegion has a consensus target price of $170.25, suggesting a potential downside of 4.25%. Given Allegion's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Allegion is more favorable than Brady.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brady	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00
Allegion	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BRC or ALLE?

76.3% of Brady shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.2% of Allegion shares are held by institutional investors. 15.6% of Brady shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Allegion shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, BRC or ALLE?

Brady has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Allegion has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BRC or ALLE more profitable?

Allegion has a net margin of 16.15% compared to Brady's net margin of 12.50%. Allegion's return on equity of 42.62% beat Brady's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brady	12.50%	19.29%	13.31%
Allegion	16.15%	42.62%	14.55%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BRC or ALLE?

Allegion has higher revenue and earnings than Brady. Brady 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
Brady	$1.51B	2.47	$189.26M	$3.93	20.19
Allegion	$3.77B	4.05	$597.50M	$7.20	24.69

Summary

Allegion beats Brady on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.