ASML (ASML) Competitors

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

Is CARR or ASML more profitable?

ASML has a net margin of 26.78% compared to Carrier Global's net margin of 23.83%. ASML's return on equity of 47.73% beat Carrier Global's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Carrier Global	23.83%	18.82%	6.57%
ASML	26.78%	47.73%	17.71%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CARR or ASML?

ASML received 523 more outperform votes than Carrier Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.24% of users gave ASML an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave Carrier Global an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Carrier Global	Outperform Votes 115 50.00%	Underperform Votes 115 50.00%
ASML	Outperform Votes 638 65.24%	Underperform Votes 340 34.76%

Do analysts rate CARR or ASML?

Carrier Global currently has a consensus target price of $80.13, suggesting a potential upside of 32.17%. ASML has a consensus target price of $937.00, suggesting a potential upside of 39.25%. Given ASML's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ASML is more favorable than Carrier Global.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Carrier Global	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.76
ASML	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CARR or ASML?

ASML has higher revenue and earnings than Carrier Global. Carrier Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ASML, 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	2.33	$5.60B	$6.28	9.65
ASML	$28.26B	9.37	$8.19B	$20.80	32.35

Which has more risk and volatility, CARR or ASML?

Carrier Global has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ASML has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer CARR or ASML?

In the previous week, ASML had 13 more articles in the media than Carrier Global. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for ASML and 35 mentions for Carrier Global. Carrier Global's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat ASML's score of 1.07 indicating that Carrier Global is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Carrier Global	21 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ASML	31 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CARR or ASML a better dividend stock?

Carrier Global pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. ASML pays an annual dividend of $6.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Carrier Global pays out 14.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ASML pays out 31.3% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CARR or ASML?

91.0% of Carrier Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.1% of ASML shares are held by institutional investors. 7.2% of Carrier Global shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

ASML beats Carrier Global on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.