ALLE vs MSA vs ADT
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
ALLE65.5
Allegion plc
Industrials · Security & Protection Services
$156.54 +0.48%$13.3B mkt cap
Score DNA
MSA73.3
MSA Safety Incorporated
Industrials · Security & Protection Services
$179.05 −1.51%$6.9B mkt cap
Score DNA
Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
ALLE MSA ADT · weekly adjusted closesSmart money 8Valuation 16Profitability (TTM) 12Returns on capital 11Growth 17Margin history & stability 7Liquidity (latest quarter) 7Leverage & solvency (latest quarter) 13Efficiency 11Cash flow & earnings quality 7Dividends & buybacks 9Scores & forensic checks 15Per share 7Size (TTM) 8Price performance 9Technicals 4
● marks the highest or lowest value where that direction is plainly stronger (margins, returns, coverage, leverage); multiples and yields are left unmarked. Bars show each stock's percentile within its own industry. n/a: the measure does not apply to lenders and insurers.
Smart money
8 measures| Measure | ALLE | MSA | ADT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | $0.03M | $0.07M | $0.48M |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Congress purchase | — | — | — |
| 13F net change in holders | −27 | +8 | — |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 291 | 293 | 285 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 236 | 187 | 218 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +55 | +106 | +67 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | ALLE | MSA | ADT |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 20.2x
44th
|
22.0x
56th
|
8.1x
0th
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | 2.13
62nd
|
0.12
0th
|
— |
| Price / sales | 3.1x
73rd
|
3.6x
82nd
|
1.0x
18th
|
| Price / book | 6.3x
73rd
|
4.9x
64th
|
1.4x
9th
|
| Price / tangible book | — | 17.5x
88th
|
— |
| Price / free cash flow | 19.5x
40th
|
19.5x
30th
|
2.7x
0th
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 17.0x
55th
|
17.0x
64th
|
2.3x
0th
|
| Enterprise value | $15.0B
100th
|
$7.4B
82nd
|
$12.7B
91st
|
| EV / sales | 3.5x
73rd
|
3.8x
82nd
|
2.5x
64th
|
| EV / EBITDA | 14.6x
80th
|
14.2x
70th
|
4.6x
0th
|
| EV / EBIT | 16.8x
67th
|
16.5x
56th
|
10.1x
0th
|
| EV / free cash flow | 22.0x
60th
|
20.8x
50th
|
6.8x
0th
|
| Earnings yield | 4.9%
64th
|
4.5%
55th
|
12.3%
100th
|
| FCF yield | 5.1%
64th
|
5.1%
73rd
|
37.5%
100th
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 5.9%
45th
|
5.9%
36th
|
43.0%
100th
|
| Graham number (per share) | $65.15
89th
|
$80.72
100th
|
$8.77
0th
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | ALLE | MSA | ADT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 44.8%
55th
|
47.6%
64th
|
51.4%
82nd
|
| EBITDA margin | 24.1%
73rd
|
26.7%
91st
|
53.7%
100th
|
| Operating margin | 20.8%
73rd
|
23.3%
91st
|
25.0%
100th
|
| EBIT margin | 20.8%
73rd
|
22.9%
82nd
|
24.4%
91st
|
| Net margin | 15.4%
82nd
|
16.1%
91st
|
12.0%
55th
|
| NOPAT margin | 17.3%
73rd
|
17.9%
82nd
|
18.1%
91st
|
| FCF margin | 15.9%
73rd
|
18.2%
82nd
|
36.4%
100th
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 18.2%
73rd
|
20.9%
82nd
|
41.8%
100th
|
| R&D / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
3.5%
73rd
|
0.0%
0th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 24.0%
73rd
|
22.1%
64th
|
26.4%
82nd
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
1.0%
64th
|
1.1%
82nd
|
| Effective tax rate | 16.9%
9th
|
23.4%
45th
|
27.7%
91st
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | ALLE | MSA | ADT |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 33.7%
91st
|
23.7%
73rd
|
17.4%
55th
|
| ROA | 12.8%
82nd
|
12.2%
73rd
|
3.9%
27th
|
| ROIC | 19.4%
82nd
|
18.8%
73rd
|
8.4%
27th
|
| ROCE | 19.5%
82nd
|
19.2%
73rd
|
8.6%
27th
|
| Return on tangible assets | 17.4%
82nd
|
17.3%
73rd
|
8.0%
27th
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 20.4%
64th
|
22.0%
73rd
|
19.3%
36th
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 35.8%
73rd
|
35.6%
64th
|
16.9%
18th
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 17.2%
91st
|
15.9%
73rd
|
4.2%
27th
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 21.1%
91st
|
12.5%
64th
|
2.7%
18th
|
| ROE, 5-yr average | 42.0%
91st
|
15.6%
64th
|
6.8%
27th
|
| Incremental ROIC | 167.3%
82nd
|
203.4%
91st
|
-118.1%
27th
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | ALLE | MSA | ADT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 10.6%
64th
|
6.5%
36th
|
2.1%
0th
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | 11.4%
73rd
|
8.6%
64th
|
2.6%
27th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | 5.9%
64th
|
5.2%
55th
|
0.7%
18th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | 8.2%
82nd
|
7.7%
64th
|
-0.2%
0th
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | 8.3%
55th
|
6.7%
45th
|
4.1%
18th
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | 9.6%
60th
|
38.8%
100th
|
9.1%
50th
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | 5.2%
22nd
|
13.4%
56th
|
-0.6%
11th
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | 8.5%
38th
|
186.8%
100th
|
— |
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | 5.7%
11th
|
14.5%
56th
|
12.1%
33rd
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | 9.5%
38th
|
187.8%
100th
|
— |
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | 8.2%
0th
|
25.5%
71st
|
— |
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | -1.6%
11th
|
40.3%
78th
|
18.4%
44th
|
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | 10.8%
67th
|
— | 23.0%
89th
|
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | 10.4%
67th
|
— | 5.0%
44th
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | 24.1%
100th
|
19.5%
91st
|
8.6%
73rd
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | 2.6%
50th
|
1.1%
25th
|
4.1%
62nd
|
| Sustainable growth rate | 24.3%
89th
|
17.4%
67th
|
12.3%
33rd
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | ALLE | MSA | ADT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 44.5%
45th
|
47.5%
55th
|
51.0%
64th
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 20.6%
73rd
|
21.5%
82nd
|
25.4%
100th
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 15.5%
91st
|
15.4%
82nd
|
8.4%
45th
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | 15.8%
73rd
|
16.9%
82nd
|
29.8%
100th
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.96
82nd
|
0.94
73rd
|
0.04
0th
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.95
100th
|
0.66
64th
|
0.88
82nd
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.97
82nd
|
0.96
73rd
|
0.83
36th
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | ALLE | MSA | ADT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $320.6M
91st
|
$200.1M
82nd
|
$4.0M
0th
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$1.7B
18th
|
−$443.5M
45th
|
−$7.7B
0th
|
| Working capital | $722.7M
91st
|
$645.9M
82nd
|
−$344.0M
0th
|
| Current ratio | 1.93
55th
|
3.24
73rd
|
0.69
0th
|
| Quick ratio | 1.23
18th
|
2.02
73rd
|
0.52
0th
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.41
36th
|
0.69
64th
|
0.00
0th
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 313 days
36th
|
424 days
45th
|
101 days
0th
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | ALLE | MSA | ADT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $2.0B
82nd
|
$643.5M
55th
|
$7.7B
100th
|
| Debt / equity | 0.96
73rd
|
0.46
45th
|
2.21
91st
|
| Net debt / equity | 0.81
64th
|
0.32
45th
|
2.21
91st
|
| Debt / assets | 37.9%
64th
|
24.7%
45th
|
48.8%
91st
|
| Debt / capital | 48.9%
73rd
|
31.5%
45th
|
68.9%
91st
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 1.97
50th
|
1.24
30th
|
2.77
80th
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.66
50th
|
0.85
40th
|
2.77
80th
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 8.9x
78th
|
13.7x
89th
|
3.1x
33rd
|
| Cash interest coverage | 7.8x
67th
|
12.5x
78th
|
5.3x
44th
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 2.6 yrs
55th
|
1.6 yrs
45th
|
3.6 yrs
64th
|
| Liabilities / assets | 60.5%
73rd
|
46.1%
36th
|
77.9%
91st
|
| IS credit model rating | A+ | AA | B+ |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 125
36th
|
80
18th
|
650
91st
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | ALLE | MSA | ADT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 0.83
64th
|
0.76
27th
|
0.33
9th
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 9.49
82nd
|
5.87
45th
|
18.19
100th
|
| Inventory turnover | 4.6
62nd
|
2.9
12th
|
13.6
88th
|
| Receivables turnover | 8.3
73rd
|
5.7
18th
|
12.8
100th
|
| Days sales outstanding | 44 days
27th
|
64 days
82nd
|
28 days
0th
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 79 days
38th
|
124 days
88th
|
27 days
12th
|
| Days payables outstanding | 43 days
64th
|
45 days
73rd
|
28 days
36th
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 80 days
55th
|
143 days
91st
|
28 days
18th
|
| Capex / revenue | 2.3%
27th
|
2.7%
36th
|
5.4%
73rd
|
| Capex / depreciation | 0.72
36th
|
0.69
27th
|
0.18
9th
|
| Operating expense ratio | 22.8%
45th
|
26.1%
55th
|
29.4%
73rd
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | ALLE | MSA | ADT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 1.19
11th
|
1.29
44th
|
3.49
100th
|
| FCF / net income | 1.04
44th
|
1.13
67th
|
3.04
100th
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 87.2%
73rd
|
87.3%
82nd
|
87.2%
64th
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 12.8%
27th
|
12.7%
18th
|
12.8%
36th
|
| Accruals ratio | -2.4%
64th
|
-3.6%
55th
|
-9.7%
9th
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | -7.1%
0th
|
-1.2%
55th
|
-4.7%
18th
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 1.00
33rd
|
1.00
33rd
|
0.75
0th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | ALLE | MSA | ADT |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 65
64th
|
73
91st
|
53
27th
|
| IS profitability | 72
82nd
|
74
91st
|
58
64th
|
| IS growth | 54
36th
|
55
45th
|
41
9th
|
| IS value | 52
45th
|
59
73rd
|
86
100th
|
| IS momentum | 77
27th
|
82
73rd
|
71
9th
|
| IS risk (safety) | 100
64th
|
100
64th
|
15
0th
|
| IS quality | 79
73rd
|
89
91st
|
71
45th
|
| IS balance sheet | 61
55th
|
77
73rd
|
22
9th
|
| IS earnings quality | 80
91st
|
75
55th
|
73
36th
|
| IS cash flow | 59
55th
|
76
82nd
|
82
91st
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 7
36th
|
9
73rd
|
9
73rd
|
| Altman Z-score | 4.4
64th
|
5.9
73rd
|
0.6
0th
|
| Beneish M-score | −2.35
82nd
|
−2.65
55th
|
−3.05
0th
|
| Ohlson O-score | −7.69
45th
|
−8.63
27th
|
−6.45
82nd
|
| IS credit score | 79
64th
|
88
73rd
|
34
9th
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | ALLE | MSA | ADT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $13.3B
100th
|
$6.9B
91st
|
$5.0B
82nd
|
| Revenue | $4.3B
82nd
|
$1.9B
55th
|
$5.2B
91st
|
| EBITDA | $1.0B
91st
|
$519.7M
64th
|
$2.8B
100th
|
| Net income | $658.6M
100th
|
$314.0M
82nd
|
$619.1M
91st
|
| Free cash flow | $681.9M
91st
|
$354.3M
73rd
|
$1.9B
100th
|
| Total assets | $5.4B
82nd
|
$2.6B
55th
|
$15.7B
100th
|
| Shareholders' equity | $2.1B
91st
|
$1.4B
64th
|
$3.5B
100th
|
| Employees | 13,300
73rd
|
5,300
45th
|
12,200
64th
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | ALLE | MSA | ADT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | +0.5% | −1.5% | +0.1% |
| 1 week | +4.0% | −0.9% | +6.8% |
| 1 month | +1.9% | +0.2% | −1.7% |
| 3 months | +13.3% | +4.6% | −1.9% |
| 6 months | +8.4% | +3.4% | −5.5% |
| Year to date | −2.7% | +10.7% | −14.2% |
| 1 year | −11.4% | +7.3% | −19.6% |
| 3 years, cumulative | +52.5% | +17.8% | +13.2% |
| 5 years, cumulative | +26.8% | +27.3% | −8.9% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | ALLE | MSA | ADT |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 56.6 | 43.6 | 59.5 |
| From 52-week high | −14.5% | −14.1% | −22.3% |
| From 52-week low | +25.2% | +18.9% | +13.9% |
| Beta | 0.82 | 0.91 | 1.06 |
InsiderStreet reports findings from filings and market data. A comparison is not a recommendation to buy or sell either stock.Every figure is computed in code · data as of 2026-10-17