SYM vs. CARR, JCI, BKR, NVT, BWXT, ESAB, SPXC, MOG.B, ZWS, and CHX
Should you be buying Symbotic stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Symbotic include Carrier Global (CARR), Johnson Controls International (JCI), Baker Hughes (BKR), nVent Electric (NVT), BWX Technologies (BWXT), ESAB (ESAB), SPX Technologies (SPXC), Moog (MOG.B), Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS), and ChampionX (CHX). These companies are all part of the "machinery" industry.
Symbotic vs.
Carrier Global (NYSE:CARR) and Symbotic (NASDAQ:SYM) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk, media sentiment, dividends and community ranking.
Carrier Global has higher revenue and earnings than Symbotic. Symbotic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Carrier Global, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Carrier Global has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Symbotic has a beta of 1.76, suggesting that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500.
91.0% of Carrier Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.0% of Carrier Global shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 38.3% of Symbotic shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Carrier Global has a net margin of 14.98% compared to Symbotic's net margin of -0.32%. Carrier Global's return on equity of 20.52% beat Symbotic's return on equity.
Carrier Global presently has a consensus price target of $83.93, indicating a potential upside of 20.34%. Symbotic has a consensus price target of $38.73, indicating a potential upside of 30.15%. Given Symbotic's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Symbotic is more favorable than Carrier Global.
In the previous week, Symbotic had 52 more articles in the media than Carrier Global. MarketBeat recorded 74 mentions for Symbotic and 22 mentions for Carrier Global. Carrier Global's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Symbotic's score of 0.19 indicating that Carrier Global is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Carrier Global received 47 more outperform votes than Symbotic when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 51.72% of users gave Symbotic an outperform vote while only 48.42% of users gave Carrier Global an outperform vote.
Summary
Carrier Global beats Symbotic on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:SYM) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
