Otis Worldwide (NYSE:OTIS – Get Free Report) and Hillman Solutions (NASDAQ:HLMN – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.
Profitability
This table compares Otis Worldwide and Hillman Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Otis Worldwide | 10.17% | -28.50% | 14.39% |
| Hillman Solutions | 2.57% | 9.11% | 4.70% |
Volatility & Risk
Otis Worldwide has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hillman Solutions has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Otis Worldwide and Hillman Solutions, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Otis Worldwide | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2.30 |
| Hillman Solutions | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2.60 |
Otis Worldwide presently has a consensus price target of $92.91, suggesting a potential upside of 34.51%. Hillman Solutions has a consensus price target of $12.67, suggesting a potential upside of 81.47%. Given Hillman Solutions’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hillman Solutions is more favorable than Otis Worldwide.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Otis Worldwide and Hillman Solutions”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Otis Worldwide | $14.43 billion | 1.82 | $1.38 billion | $3.89 | 17.76 |
| Hillman Solutions | $1.55 billion | 0.87 | $40.31 million | $0.22 | 31.73 |
Otis Worldwide has higher revenue and earnings than Hillman Solutions. Otis Worldwide is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hillman Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Hillman Solutions beats Otis Worldwide on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Otis Worldwide
Otis Worldwide Corporation engages in manufacturing, installation, and servicing of elevators and escalators in the United States, China, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, New Equipment and Service. The New Equipment segment designs, manufactures, sells, and installs a range of passenger and freight elevators, as well as escalators and moving walkways for residential and commercial buildings, and infrastructure projects. This segment serves real-estate and building developers, and general contractors. It sells its products directly to customers, as well as through agents and distributors. The Service segment performs maintenance and repair services, as well as modernization services to upgrade elevators and escalators. Otis Worldwide Corporation was founded in 1853 and is headquartered in Farmington, Connecticut.
About Hillman Solutions
Founded in 1964 and headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Hillman is a leading North American provider of complete hardware solutions, delivered with industry best customer service to over 40,000 locations. Hillman designs innovative product and merchandising solutions for complex categories that deliver an outstanding customer experience to home improvement centers, mass merchants, national and regional hardware stores, pet supply stores, and OEM & Industrial customers. Leveraging a world-class distribution and sales network, Hillman delivers a “small business” experience with “big business” efficiency.
Receive News & Ratings for Otis Worldwide Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Otis Worldwide and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter.
