Otis Worldwide (OTIS) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, ALLE or OTIS?

Allegion has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Otis Worldwide has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ALLE or OTIS more profitable?

Allegion has a net margin of 16.15% compared to Otis Worldwide's net margin of 10.68%. Allegion's return on equity of 42.62% beat Otis Worldwide's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Allegion	16.15%	42.62%	14.55%
Otis Worldwide	10.68%	-30.95%	14.27%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ALLE or OTIS?

92.2% of Allegion shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.0% of Otis Worldwide shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Allegion shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Otis Worldwide shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is ALLE or OTIS a better dividend stock?

Allegion pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Otis Worldwide pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Allegion pays out 28.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Otis Worldwide pays out 44.4% 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 Otis Worldwide has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ALLE or OTIS?

Otis Worldwide has higher revenue and earnings than Allegion. Otis Worldwide 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	3.84	$597.50M	$7.20	23.41
Otis Worldwide	$14.26B	2.41	$1.65B	$3.78	23.18

Does the media refer more to ALLE or OTIS?

In the previous week, Allegion had 1 more articles in the media than Otis Worldwide. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Allegion and 27 mentions for Otis Worldwide. Otis Worldwide's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Allegion's score of 1.10 indicating that Otis Worldwide is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Allegion	20 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Otis Worldwide	20 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate ALLE or OTIS?

Allegion currently has a consensus price target of $166.75, indicating a potential downside of 1.08%. Otis Worldwide has a consensus price target of $102.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.97%. Given Otis Worldwide's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Otis Worldwide is more favorable than Allegion.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Allegion	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Otis Worldwide	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

Summary

Allegion beats Otis Worldwide on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.