ASML (ASML) Competitors

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) and Johnson Controls International (NYSE:JCI) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ASML or JCI?

Johnson Controls International received 540 more outperform votes than ASML when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.81% of users gave Johnson Controls International an outperform vote while only 65.31% of users gave ASML an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ASML	Outperform Votes 640 65.31%	Underperform Votes 340 34.69%
Johnson Controls International	Outperform Votes 1180 65.81%	Underperform Votes 613 34.19%

Do analysts prefer ASML or JCI?

ASML presently has a consensus price target of $906.00, indicating a potential upside of 35.61%. Johnson Controls International has a consensus price target of $90.07, indicating a potential upside of 7.39%. Given ASML's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ASML is more favorable than Johnson Controls International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ASML	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90
Johnson Controls International	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

Is ASML or JCI more profitable?

ASML has a net margin of 26.78% compared to Johnson Controls International's net margin of 6.83%. ASML's return on equity of 47.73% beat Johnson Controls International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ASML	26.78%	47.73%	17.71%
Johnson Controls International	6.83%	15.11%	6.03%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ASML or JCI?

26.1% of ASML shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.1% of Johnson Controls International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Johnson Controls International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is ASML or JCI a better dividend stock?

ASML pays an annual dividend of $6.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Johnson Controls International pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. ASML pays out 27.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Johnson Controls International pays out 56.5% 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.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ASML or JCI?

ASML has higher revenue and earnings than Johnson Controls International. ASML is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Johnson Controls International, 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
ASML	$30.71B	8.56	$8.19B	$23.73	28.15
Johnson Controls International	$23.17B	2.39	$1.71B	$2.62	32.01

Which has more volatility & risk, ASML or JCI?

ASML has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Johnson Controls International has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer ASML or JCI?

In the previous week, ASML had 19 more articles in the media than Johnson Controls International. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for ASML and 22 mentions for Johnson Controls International. Johnson Controls International's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat ASML's score of 1.10 indicating that Johnson Controls International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ASML	28 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Johnson Controls International	18 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

ASML beats Johnson Controls International on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.