Carrier Global (CARR) Competitors

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CARR or JCI?

Carrier Global has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Carrier Global	$22.28B	2.79	$5.60B	$6.46	11.22
Johnson Controls International	$23.25B	2.92	$1.71B	$3.75	27.50

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

91.0% of Carrier Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.1% of Johnson Controls International shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.2% of Carrier Global 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CARR or JCI a better dividend stock?

Carrier Global pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Johnson Controls International pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Carrier Global pays out 13.9% 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. Carrier Global has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Johnson Controls International has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Do analysts prefer CARR or JCI?

Carrier Global currently has a consensus price target of $83.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.52%. Johnson Controls International has a consensus price target of $97.88, indicating a potential downside of 5.07%. Given Carrier Global's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Carrier Global is more favorable than Johnson Controls International.

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

Does the media prefer CARR or JCI?

In the previous week, Johnson Controls International had 9 more articles in the media than Carrier Global. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Johnson Controls International and 15 mentions for Carrier Global. Johnson Controls International's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Carrier Global's score of 0.72 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
Carrier Global	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Johnson Controls International	14 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CARR or JCI 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
Carrier Global	23.83%	18.82%	6.57%
Johnson Controls International	6.83%	15.11%	6.03%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CARR or JCI?

Johnson Controls International received 1066 more outperform votes than Carrier Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.85% of users gave Johnson Controls International an outperform vote while only 51.05% of users gave Carrier Global an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Carrier Global	Outperform Votes 122 51.05%	Underperform Votes 117 48.95%
Johnson Controls International	Outperform Votes 1188 65.85%	Underperform Votes 616 34.15%

Which has more risk & volatility, CARR or JCI?

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

Summary

Carrier Global beats Johnson Controls International on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.