Carrier Global (CARR) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, CARR or ALLE?

Carrier Global has higher revenue and earnings than Allegion. Carrier Global 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
Carrier Global	$22.46B	2.34	$5.60B	$4.59	13.44
Allegion	$3.88B	3.87	$597.50M	$7.20	24.27

Do insiders and institutionals believe in CARR or ALLE?

91.0% of Carrier Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.2% of Allegion shares are held by institutional investors. 7.2% of Carrier Global shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Allegion shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CARR or ALLE more profitable?

Carrier Global has a net margin of 18.33% compared to Allegion's net margin of 16.15%. Allegion's return on equity of 42.62% beat Carrier Global's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Carrier Global	18.33%	17.83%	6.85%
Allegion	16.15%	42.62%	14.55%

Does the media prefer CARR or ALLE?

In the previous week, Carrier Global had 17 more articles in the media than Allegion. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Carrier Global and 21 mentions for Allegion. Allegion's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Carrier Global's score of 0.86 indicating that Allegion is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Carrier Global	20 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Allegion	15 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CARR or ALLE a better dividend stock?

Carrier Global pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Allegion pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Carrier Global pays out 19.6% 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. Carrier Global has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Allegion has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Carrier Global is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility & risk, CARR or ALLE?

Carrier Global has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Allegion has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer CARR or ALLE?

Carrier Global presently has a consensus price target of $82.12, indicating a potential upside of 33.13%. Allegion has a consensus price target of $166.75, indicating a potential downside of 4.57%. Given Carrier Global's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Carrier Global is more favorable than Allegion.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Carrier Global	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.59
Allegion	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22

Summary

Carrier Global beats Allegion on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.