Otis Worldwide (OTIS) Competitors

ABB (NYSE:ABBNY) and Otis Worldwide (NYSE:OTIS) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.

Is ABBNY or OTIS more profitable?

ABB has a net margin of 11.98% compared to Otis Worldwide's net margin of 11.53%. ABB's return on equity of 27.54% beat Otis Worldwide's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ABB	11.98%	27.54%	9.76%
Otis Worldwide	11.53%	-31.76%	15.02%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ABBNY or OTIS?

ABB received 676 more outperform votes than Otis Worldwide when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.67% of users gave ABB an outperform vote while only 19.19% of users gave Otis Worldwide an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ABB	Outperform Votes 695 62.67%	Underperform Votes 414 37.33%
Otis Worldwide	Outperform Votes 19 19.19%	Underperform Votes 80 80.81%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ABBNY or OTIS?

ABB has higher revenue and earnings than Otis Worldwide. ABB is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Otis Worldwide, 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
ABB	$32.85B	2.86	$3.94B	$2.12	23.84
Otis Worldwide	$14.26B	2.75	$1.65B	$4.06	24.32

Is ABBNY or OTIS a better dividend stock?

ABB pays an annual dividend of $0.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Otis Worldwide pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. ABB pays out 27.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Otis Worldwide pays out 38.4% 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.

Does the media prefer ABBNY or OTIS?

In the previous week, Otis Worldwide had 14 more articles in the media than ABB. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Otis Worldwide and 5 mentions for ABB. Otis Worldwide's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat ABB's score of 0.67 indicating that Otis Worldwide is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ABB	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Otis Worldwide	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend ABBNY or OTIS?

Otis Worldwide has a consensus target price of $100.88, suggesting a potential upside of 2.15%. Given Otis Worldwide's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Otis Worldwide is more favorable than ABB.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ABB	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Otis Worldwide	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do institutionals & insiders believe in ABBNY or OTIS?

1.1% of ABB shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.0% of Otis Worldwide shares are held by institutional investors. 4.9% of ABB shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Otis Worldwide shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, ABBNY or OTIS?

ABB has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Otis Worldwide has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Summary

ABB beats Otis Worldwide on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.