SYM vs. JCI, CARR, BKR, BWXT, NVT, ESAB, SPXC, ZWS, JBTM, and MOG.B
Should you be buying Symbotic stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Symbotic include Johnson Controls International (JCI), Carrier Global (CARR), Baker Hughes (BKR), BWX Technologies (BWXT), nVent Electric (NVT), ESAB (ESAB), SPX Technologies (SPXC), Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS), JBT Marel (JBTM), and Moog (MOG.B). These companies are all part of the "machinery" industry.
Symbotic vs.
Symbotic (NASDAQ:SYM) and Johnson Controls International (NYSE:JCI) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.
Johnson Controls International received 1124 more outperform votes than Symbotic when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.85% of users gave Johnson Controls International an outperform vote while only 50.79% of users gave Symbotic an outperform vote.
Symbotic has a beta of 1.95, indicating that its stock price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Johnson Controls International has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.
90.1% of Johnson Controls International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Symbotic shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Johnson Controls International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Johnson Controls International has a net margin of 6.83% compared to Symbotic's net margin of -0.38%. Johnson Controls International's return on equity of 15.11% beat Symbotic's return on equity.
Johnson Controls International has higher revenue and earnings than Symbotic. Symbotic 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.
Symbotic currently has a consensus target price of $37.20, suggesting a potential upside of 32.38%. Johnson Controls International has a consensus target price of $97.88, suggesting a potential downside of 5.09%. Given Symbotic's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Symbotic is more favorable than Johnson Controls International.
In the previous week, Johnson Controls International had 16 more articles in the media than Symbotic. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Johnson Controls International and 8 mentions for Symbotic. Johnson Controls International's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Symbotic's score of 1.04 indicating that Johnson Controls International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Johnson Controls International beats Symbotic on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:SYM) was last updated on 6/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
