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 business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

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 will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer JCI or CARR?

Johnson Controls International presently has a consensus target price of $90.07, indicating a potential upside of 3.30%. Carrier Global has a consensus target price of $80.43, indicating a potential upside of 15.10%. Given Carrier Global's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53
Carrier Global	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

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%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in JCI or CARR?

Johnson Controls International received 1065 more outperform votes than Carrier Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.81% of users gave Johnson Controls International an outperform vote while only 49.78% of users gave Carrier Global an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Johnson Controls International	Outperform Votes 1180 65.81%	Underperform Votes 613 34.19%
Carrier Global	Outperform Votes 115 49.78%	Underperform Votes 116 50.22%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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	$23.17B	2.48	$1.71B	$2.62	33.28
Carrier Global	$22.49B	2.68	$5.60B	$6.28	11.13

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 1.7%. Carrier Global pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Johnson Controls International pays out 56.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Carrier Global pays out 14.3% 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.

Does the media refer more to JCI or CARR?

In the previous week, Johnson Controls International and Johnson Controls International both had 23 articles in the media. Johnson Controls International's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Carrier Global's score of 1.11 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	18 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Carrier Global	16 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, JCI or CARR?

Johnson Controls International has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% 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.

Summary

Carrier Global beats Johnson Controls International on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.