StoneCo (STNE) Competitors

Allegion (NYSE:ALLE) and StoneCo (NASDAQ:STNE) are both industrial products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ALLE or STNE?

Allegion received 238 more outperform votes than StoneCo when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.43% of users gave Allegion an outperform vote while only 56.85% of users gave StoneCo an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Allegion	Outperform Votes 433 58.43%	Underperform Votes 308 41.57%
StoneCo	Outperform Votes 195 56.85%	Underperform Votes 148 43.15%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ALLE or STNE?

92.2% of Allegion shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.2% of StoneCo shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Allegion shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.3% of StoneCo shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ALLE or STNE more profitable?

StoneCo has a net margin of 16.02% compared to Allegion's net margin of 15.36%. Allegion's return on equity of 45.64% beat StoneCo's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Allegion	15.36%	45.64%	14.09%
StoneCo	16.02%	13.92%	4.09%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, ALLE or STNE?

Allegion has higher revenue and earnings than StoneCo. StoneCo 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	$3.65B	3.33	$540.40M	$6.51	21.47
StoneCo	$2.41B	1.25	$318.89M	$1.28	7.63

Which has more risk & volatility, ALLE or STNE?

Allegion has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, StoneCo has a beta of 2.29, meaning that its stock price is 129% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer ALLE or STNE?

In the previous week, StoneCo had 9 more articles in the media than Allegion. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for StoneCo and 11 mentions for Allegion. Allegion's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat StoneCo's score of 0.52 indicating that Allegion is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Allegion	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
StoneCo	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer ALLE or STNE?

Allegion currently has a consensus price target of $144.60, indicating a potential upside of 3.46%. StoneCo has a consensus price target of $17.00, indicating a potential upside of 74.18%. Given StoneCo's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe StoneCo is more favorable than Allegion.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Allegion	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80
StoneCo	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Summary

Allegion beats StoneCo on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.