Brink's (BCO) Competitors

ADT (NYSE:ADT) and Brink's (NYSE:BCO) are both mid-cap security & alarm services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Is ADT or BCO a better dividend stock?

ADT pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Brink's pays an annual dividend of $1.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. ADT pays out 37.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brink's pays out 27.6% 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. ADT has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Brink's has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Which has more volatility & risk, ADT or BCO?

ADT has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brink's has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to ADT or BCO?

In the previous week, Brink's had 1 more articles in the media than ADT. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Brink's and 10 mentions for ADT. Brink's' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat ADT's score of 0.35 indicating that Brink's is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ADT	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Brink's	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ADT or BCO?

87.2% of ADT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of Brink's shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of ADT shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Brink's shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ADT or BCO more profitable?

ADT has a net margin of 11.03% compared to Brink's' net margin of 3.29%. Brink's' return on equity of 82.89% beat ADT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ADT	11.03%	17.23%	4.07%
Brink's	3.29%	82.89%	4.69%

Do analysts rate ADT or BCO?

ADT presently has a consensus target price of $9.05, indicating a potential upside of 7.67%. Brink's has a consensus target price of $138.00, indicating a potential upside of 49.25%. Given Brink's' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Brink's is more favorable than ADT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ADT	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Brink's	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has better valuation & earnings, ADT or BCO?

ADT has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Brink's. ADT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brink's, 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
ADT	$4.90B	1.44	$501.05M	$0.58	14.49
Brink's	$5.01B	0.77	$162.90M	$3.70	24.99

Summary

Brink's beats ADT on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.