Carrier Global (CARR) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer JCI or CARR?

Johnson Controls International received 1065 more outperform votes than Carrier Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.82% of users gave Johnson Controls International an outperform vote while only 50.84% of users gave Carrier Global an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Johnson Controls International	Outperform Votes 1186 65.82%	Underperform Votes 616 34.18%
Carrier Global	Outperform Votes 121 50.84%	Underperform Votes 117 49.16%

Do analysts rate JCI or CARR?

Johnson Controls International presently has a consensus target price of $95.35, suggesting a potential downside of 1.87%. Carrier Global has a consensus target price of $83.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.17%. Given Carrier Global's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Carrier Global is more favorable than Johnson Controls International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Johnson Controls International	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.59
Carrier Global	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81

Which has higher valuation and earnings, JCI or CARR?

Carrier Global has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Johnson Controls International. Carrier Global 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
Johnson Controls International	$23.25B	2.75	$1.71B	$3.75	25.91
Carrier Global	$22.28B	2.77	$5.60B	$6.46	11.16

Which has more risk and volatility, JCI or CARR?

Johnson Controls International has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carrier Global has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to JCI or CARR?

In the previous week, Carrier Global had 10 more articles in the media than Johnson Controls International. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Carrier Global and 26 mentions for Johnson Controls International. Johnson Controls International's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Carrier Global's score of 1.28 indicating that Johnson Controls International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Johnson Controls International	21 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Carrier Global	26 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is JCI or CARR more profitable?

Carrier Global has a net margin of 23.83% compared to Johnson Controls International's net margin of 6.83%. Carrier Global's return on equity of 18.82% beat Johnson Controls International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Johnson Controls International	6.83%	15.11%	6.03%
Carrier Global	23.83%	18.82%	6.57%

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

90.1% of Johnson Controls International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.0% of Carrier Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Johnson Controls International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of Carrier Global shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is JCI or CARR a better dividend stock?

Johnson Controls International pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Carrier Global pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Johnson Controls International pays out 39.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Carrier Global pays out 13.9% 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 and Carrier Global has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Summary

Carrier Global beats Johnson Controls International on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.