Carrier Global (CARR) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, CARR or ALLE?

Carrier Global has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Allegion has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CARR or ALLE more profitable?

Carrier Global has a net margin of 25.45% compared to Allegion's net margin of 16.28%. Allegion's return on equity of 44.82% beat Carrier Global's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Carrier Global	25.45%	18.10%	6.76%
Allegion	16.28%	44.82%	14.55%

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 1.2%. Allegion pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Carrier Global pays out 13.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Allegion pays out 28.7% 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 raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Allegion has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Allegion is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts rate CARR or ALLE?

Carrier Global currently has a consensus target price of $84.82, suggesting a potential upside of 10.71%. Allegion has a consensus target price of $151.57, suggesting a potential upside of 2.04%. Given Carrier Global's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly 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)	6 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.72
Allegion	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Allegion shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor CARR or ALLE?

In the previous week, Carrier Global had 1 more articles in the media than Allegion. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Carrier Global and 22 mentions for Allegion. Allegion's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Carrier Global's score of 0.84 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	13 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Allegion	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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	$22.49B	2.92	$5.60B	$6.46	11.86
Allegion	$3.77B	3.39	$597.50M	$7.12	20.86

Summary

Carrier Global beats Allegion on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.