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ASML vs. JCI, CARR, BKR, SYM, BWXT, NVT, ESAB, SPXC, ZWS, and JBTM

Should you be buying ASML stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ASML include Johnson Controls International (JCI), Carrier Global (CARR), Baker Hughes (BKR), Symbotic (SYM), BWX Technologies (BWXT), nVent Electric (NVT), ESAB (ESAB), SPX Technologies (SPXC), Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS), and JBT Marel (JBTM). These companies are all part of the "machinery" industry.

ASML vs.

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

ASML has higher revenue and earnings than Johnson Controls International. Johnson Controls International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ASML, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
ASML$30.71B9.87$8.19B$23.7332.46
Johnson Controls International$23.25B2.93$1.71B$3.7527.61

ASML has a beta of 1.74, suggesting that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Johnson Controls International has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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
ASML26.78% 47.73% 17.71%
Johnson Controls International 6.83%15.11%6.03%

ASML currently has a consensus target price of $906.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.63%. Johnson Controls International has a consensus target price of $97.88, suggesting a potential downside of 5.45%. Given ASML's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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)
3 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.82
Johnson Controls International
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.59

In the previous week, ASML had 16 more articles in the media than Johnson Controls International. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for ASML and 24 mentions for Johnson Controls International. ASML's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Johnson Controls International's score of 1.15 indicating that ASML is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
ASML
28 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Johnson Controls International
15 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

26.1% of ASML shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.1% of Johnson Controls International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Johnson Controls International shares are held 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.

Johnson Controls International received 547 more outperform votes than ASML when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.85% of users gave Johnson Controls International an outperform vote while only 65.27% of users gave ASML an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
ASMLOutperform Votes
641
65.27%
Underperform Votes
341
34.73%
Johnson Controls InternationalOutperform Votes
1188
65.85%
Underperform Votes
616
34.15%

ASML pays an annual dividend of $7.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Johnson Controls International pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. ASML pays out 29.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Johnson Controls International pays out 39.5% 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. Johnson Controls International has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Johnson Controls International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

ASML beats Johnson Controls International on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ASML vs. The Competition

MetricASMLSpecial industry machinery IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$303.01B$21.54B$26.13B$8.63B
Dividend Yield0.95%1.98%2.86%4.18%
P/E Ratio37.0324.7945.4520.15
Price / Sales9.877.101,995.08161.53
Price / Cash31.5725.7634.7734.64
Price / Book15.163.747.104.72
Net Income$8.19B$613.10M$742.16M$248.00M
7 Day Performance3.17%3.69%3.78%4.54%
1 Month Performance9.06%7.44%7.26%10.02%
1 Year Performance-25.11%2.54%52,755.89%14.88%

ASML Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ASML
ASML
3.137 of 5 stars
$770.20
+2.3%
$906.00
+17.6%
-26.8%$303.01B$30.71B37.0339,100Positive News
JCI
Johnson Controls International
4.5719 of 5 stars
$100.14
-1.2%
$96.12
-4.0%
+48.4%$65.89B$23.25B38.22102,000Positive News
Insider Trade
CARR
Carrier Global
4.7937 of 5 stars
$70.35
-1.2%
$83.00
+18.0%
+13.4%$60.29B$22.28B11.2052,000Insider Trade
BKR
Baker Hughes
4.7579 of 5 stars
$37.23
+0.5%
$49.11
+31.9%
+19.8%$36.88B$27.84B12.4955,000Analyst Revision
SYM
Symbotic
1.2324 of 5 stars
$29.65
+3.4%
$37.20
+25.5%
-19.0%$17.48B$2.07B-423.581,120Positive News
BWXT
BWX Technologies
4.0323 of 5 stars
$125.69
+0.1%
$129.84
+3.3%
+45.2%$11.48B$2.78B41.627,000Positive News
NVT
nVent Electric
3.6927 of 5 stars
$64.96
-1.3%
$70.00
+7.8%
-11.5%$10.69B$3.08B33.1410,400Positive News
Analyst Forecast
ESAB
ESAB
1.7593 of 5 stars
$122.50
-0.4%
$137.22
+12.0%
+35.8%$7.43B$2.73B28.369,280Positive News
SPXC
SPX Technologies
2.5364 of 5 stars
$153.83
+1.1%
$183.20
+19.1%
+18.7%$7.18B$2.00B41.303,300Positive News
ZWS
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions
1.6874 of 5 stars
$35.71
-1.3%
$36.29
+1.6%
+20.6%$6.01B$1.58B38.822,700Positive News
JBTM
JBT Marel
N/A$112.69
-1.8%
$143.00
+26.9%
N/A$5.86B$2.18B20.915,100

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This page (NASDAQ:ASML) was last updated on 6/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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