Sherwin-Williams - SHW Competitors

Sherwin-Williams (NYSE:SHW) and Otis Worldwide (NYSE:OTIS) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, community ranking, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Do analysts prefer SHW or OTIS?

Sherwin-Williams currently has a consensus price target of $310.39, suggesting a potential upside of 51.59%. Otis Worldwide has a consensus price target of $77.40, suggesting a potential upside of 21.32%. Given Sherwin-Williams' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Sherwin-Williams is more favorable than Otis Worldwide.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sherwin-Williams	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.41
Otis Worldwide	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Does the media favor SHW or OTIS?

In the previous week, Otis Worldwide had 7 more articles in the media than Sherwin-Williams. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Otis Worldwide and 1 mentions for Sherwin-Williams. Sherwin-Williams' average media sentiment score of 0.22 beat Otis Worldwide's score of 0.08 indicating that Sherwin-Williams is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sherwin-Williams	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Otis Worldwide	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SHW or OTIS?

Sherwin-Williams has higher revenue and earnings than Otis Worldwide. Otis Worldwide is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sherwin-Williams, 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
Sherwin-Williams	$19.94 billion	2.66	$1.86 billion	$6.65	30.79
Otis Worldwide	$14.30 billion	1.88	$1.25 billion	$2.91	21.92

Is SHW or OTIS more profitable?

Otis Worldwide has a net margin of 8.83% compared to Sherwin-Williams' net margin of 8.45%. Sherwin-Williams' return on equity of 82.04% beat Otis Worldwide's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sherwin-Williams	8.45%	82.04%	9.23%
Otis Worldwide	8.83%	-32.91%	12.03%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SHW or OTIS?

77.5% of Sherwin-Williams shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.2% of Otis Worldwide shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Sherwin-Williams shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Otis Worldwide shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is SHW or OTIS a better dividend stock?

Sherwin-Williams pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Otis Worldwide pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Sherwin-Williams pays out 36.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Otis Worldwide pays out 39.9% 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, SHW or OTIS?

Sherwin-Williams has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Otis Worldwide has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SHW or OTIS?

Sherwin-Williams received 809 more outperform votes than Otis Worldwide when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.40% of users gave Sherwin-Williams an outperform vote while only 35.71% of users gave Otis Worldwide an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sherwin-Williams	Outperform Votes 824 66.40%	Underperform Votes 417 33.60%
Otis Worldwide	Outperform Votes 15 35.71%	Underperform Votes 27 64.29%

Summary

Sherwin-Williams beats Otis Worldwide on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.