ASML vs. CARR, JCI, BKR, SYM, NVT, BWXT, ESAB, SPXC, MOG.B, and ZWS
Should you be buying ASML stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ASML include Carrier Global (CARR), Johnson Controls International (JCI), Baker Hughes (BKR), Symbotic (SYM), nVent Electric (NVT), BWX Technologies (BWXT), ESAB (ESAB), SPX Technologies (SPXC), Moog (MOG.B), and Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS). These companies are all part of the "machinery" industry.
ASML vs.
Carrier Global (NYSE:CARR) and ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, profitability and dividends.
In the previous week, ASML had 35 more articles in the media than Carrier Global. MarketBeat recorded 59 mentions for ASML and 24 mentions for Carrier Global. ASML's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Carrier Global's score of 0.51 indicating that ASML is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
91.0% of Carrier Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.1% of ASML shares are held by institutional investors. 7.0% of Carrier Global shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Carrier Global has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ASML has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.
ASML has a net margin of 26.40% compared to Carrier Global's net margin of 14.98%. ASML's return on equity of 47.61% beat Carrier Global's return on equity.
Carrier Global pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. ASML pays an annual dividend of $5.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Carrier Global pays out 22.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ASML pays out 29.2% 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.
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.
Carrier Global currently has a consensus price target of $83.93, suggesting a potential upside of 20.34%. ASML has a consensus price target of $955.50, suggesting a potential upside of 26.33%. Given ASML's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ASML is more favorable than Carrier Global.
ASML received 529 more outperform votes than Carrier Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.16% of users gave ASML an outperform vote while only 48.42% of users gave Carrier Global an outperform vote.
Summary
ASML beats Carrier Global on 17 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:ASML) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
