ASML (ASML) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate CARR or ASML?

Carrier Global presently has a consensus price target of $82.53, suggesting a potential upside of 24.77%. ASML has a consensus price target of $937.00, suggesting a potential upside of 30.83%. Given ASML's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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 more risk & volatility, CARR or ASML?

Carrier Global has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ASML has a beta of 1.54, suggesting that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to CARR or ASML?

In the previous week, ASML had 29 more articles in the media than Carrier Global. MarketBeat recorded 55 mentions for ASML and 26 mentions for Carrier Global. Carrier Global's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat ASML's score of 1.24 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ASML	43 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CARR or ASML?

ASML received 526 more outperform votes than Carrier Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.24% of users gave ASML an outperform vote while only 49.34% of users gave Carrier Global an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Carrier Global	Outperform Votes 112 49.34%	Underperform Votes 115 50.66%
ASML	Outperform Votes 638 65.24%	Underperform Votes 340 34.76%

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 1.4%. ASML pays an annual dividend of $6.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. 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.

Which has higher 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	2.54	$5.60B	$6.28	10.53
ASML	$28.26B	9.97	$8.19B	$20.80	34.43

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%

Summary

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