WNS (WNS) Competitors

Allegion (NYSE:ALLE) and WNS (NYSE:WNS) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and profitability.

Do analysts prefer ALLE or WNS?

Allegion currently has a consensus price target of $151.57, suggesting a potential downside of 0.78%. WNS has a consensus price target of $68.13, suggesting a potential downside of 8.90%. Given Allegion's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Allegion is more favorable than WNS.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Allegion	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
WNS	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Which has more volatility and risk, ALLE or WNS?

Allegion has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WNS has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, ALLE or WNS?

Allegion has higher revenue and earnings than WNS. WNS 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	$3.77B	3.48	$597.50M	$7.12	21.46
WNS	$1.31B	2.64	$170.11M	$3.72	20.10

Is ALLE or WNS more profitable?

Allegion has a net margin of 16.28% compared to WNS's net margin of 12.94%. Allegion's return on equity of 44.82% beat WNS's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Allegion	16.28%	44.82%	14.55%
WNS	12.94%	23.26%	12.11%

Does the media favor ALLE or WNS?

In the previous week, Allegion and Allegion both had 14 articles in the media. Allegion's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat WNS's score of 0.78 indicating that Allegion is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Allegion	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
WNS	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ALLE or WNS?

92.2% of Allegion shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of WNS shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Allegion shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of WNS 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.

Summary

Allegion beats WNS on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.