Resideo Technologies: a cheap play on the smart-home revolution

Resideo Technologies, a US maker of smart-home devices, has languished in obscurity since it was spun off from its giant parent

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Security cameras or heating thermostats that can be monitored with a mobile phone are already important tools for many households. The smart-home transformation can automate our daily lives and help protect our homes and families from threats. So this market is set to grow further, but while leading technology companies like Microsoft and Amazon provide the power to deal with all the data it will produce, there are cheaper ways to play this theme.

The established tech players are clearly crucial as they bring the necessary scale – untold numbers of security cameras are set-off every hour, for example, and owners must be alerted wherever they are on their mobile phones. However, without the gadgets doing the monitoring there’s no data to act on. This means the much smaller niche-players that produce, distribute and install all manner of monitors and sensors will also play a key role in connecting our homes.

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Stephen Connolly is the managing director of consultancy Plain Money. He has worked in investment banking and asset management for over 30 years and writes on business and finance topics.