Carrier Global (CARR) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, ALLE or CARR?

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ALLE or CARR?

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
Allegion	$3.77B	3.81	$597.50M	$7.20	23.25
Carrier Global	$22.49B	2.19	$5.60B	$4.59	12.62

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

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

Does the media favor ALLE or CARR?

In the previous week, Allegion had 12 more articles in the media than Carrier Global. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Allegion and 23 mentions for Carrier Global. Carrier Global's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Allegion's score of 0.87 indicating that Carrier Global is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Allegion	12 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Carrier Global	17 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ALLE or CARR 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
Allegion	16.15%	42.62%	14.55%
Carrier Global	18.33%	17.83%	6.85%

Is ALLE or CARR a better dividend stock?

Allegion pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Carrier Global pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Allegion pays out 28.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Carrier Global pays out 19.6% 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. Allegion has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years and Carrier Global has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Carrier Global is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer ALLE or CARR?

Allegion currently has a consensus price target of $176.38, indicating a potential upside of 5.38%. Carrier Global has a consensus price target of $75.67, indicating a potential upside of 30.63%. Given Carrier Global's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Carrier Global is more favorable than Allegion.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Allegion	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.30
Carrier Global	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.48

Summary

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