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 compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and earnings.

Do analysts recommend ALLE or CARR?

Allegion currently has a consensus price target of $170.25, suggesting a potential downside of 3.35%. Carrier Global has a consensus price target of $80.29, suggesting a potential upside of 32.65%. 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22
Carrier Global	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.61

Do institutionals and insiders believe 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of Carrier Global shares are owned 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.

Does the media refer more to ALLE or CARR?

In the previous week, Carrier Global had 22 more articles in the media than Allegion. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Carrier Global and 20 mentions for Allegion. Allegion's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Carrier Global's score of 0.85 indicating that Allegion is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Allegion	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Carrier Global	20 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation and earnings, 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	4.01	$597.50M	$7.20	24.46
Carrier Global	$22.49B	2.29	$5.60B	$4.59	13.19

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 1.5%. 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, ALLE or CARR?

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

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%

Summary

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