JCI vs. CARR, BKR, SYM, BWXT, NVT, SPXC, ESAB, JBTM, ZWS, 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), SPX Technologies (SPXC), ESAB (ESAB), JBT Marel (JBTM), Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor (ZWS), and Moog (MOG.B). These companies are all part of the "machinery" industry.
Johnson Controls International vs. Its Competitors
Carrier Global (NYSE:CARR) and Johnson Controls International (NYSE:JCI) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
91.0% of Carrier Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.1% of Johnson Controls International shares are held by institutional investors. 7.2% of Carrier Global shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Johnson Controls International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Johnson Controls International had 4 more articles in the media than Carrier Global. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Johnson Controls International and 29 mentions for Carrier Global. Johnson Controls International's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Carrier Global's score of 1.13 indicating that Johnson Controls International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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.
Carrier Global currently has a consensus target price of $83.82, suggesting a potential upside of 14.88%. Johnson Controls International has a consensus target price of $97.88, suggesting a potential downside of 7.21%. Given Carrier Global's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Carrier Global is more favorable than Johnson Controls International.
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.
Carrier Global has a net margin of 25.45% compared to Johnson Controls International's net margin of 10.19%. Carrier Global's return on equity of 18.10% beat Johnson Controls International's return on equity.
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 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:JCI) was last updated on 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
