JCI vs. CARR, BKR, SYM, BWXT, NVT, ESAB, SPXC, ZWS, JBTM, and MOG.B
Should you be buying Johnson Controls International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Johnson Controls International include Carrier Global (CARR), Baker Hughes (BKR), Symbotic (SYM), 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.
Johnson Controls International vs.
Johnson Controls International (NYSE:JCI) and Carrier Global (NYSE:CARR) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, valuation and community ranking.
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.
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.
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.
Johnson Controls International presently has a consensus target price of $90.07, suggesting a potential upside of 7.39%. Carrier Global has a consensus target price of $80.43, suggesting a potential upside of 28.71%. Given Carrier Global's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Carrier Global is more favorable than Johnson Controls International.
90.1% of Johnson Controls International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.0% of Carrier Global shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Johnson Controls International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of Carrier Global shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Johnson Controls International pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Carrier Global pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. 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.
In the previous week, Johnson Controls International had 2 more articles in the media than Carrier Global. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Johnson Controls International and 19 mentions for Carrier Global. Johnson Controls International's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Carrier Global's score of 1.09 indicating that Johnson Controls International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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.
Summary
Carrier Global beats Johnson Controls International on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:JCI) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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