Johnson Controls International (JCI) Competitors

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

Which has higher earnings & valuation, JCI or CARR?

Johnson Controls International has higher revenue and earnings than Carrier Global. Johnson Controls International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Carrier Global, 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	$26.79B	1.73	$1.85B	$2.47	27.84
Carrier Global	$22.10B	2.72	$1.35B	$1.43	46.69

Which has more risk and volatility, JCI or CARR?

Johnson Controls International has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carrier Global has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend JCI or CARR?

Johnson Controls International presently has a consensus price target of $65.23, indicating a potential downside of 5.15%. Carrier Global has a consensus price target of $65.64, indicating a potential downside of 1.69%. Given Carrier Global's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Carrier Global	3 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Does the MarketBeat Community favor JCI or CARR?

Johnson Controls International received 1066 more outperform votes than Carrier Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.17% of users gave Johnson Controls International an outperform vote while only 48.70% of users gave Carrier Global an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Johnson Controls International	Outperform Votes 1160 66.17%	Underperform Votes 593 33.83%
Carrier Global	Outperform Votes 94 48.70%	Underperform Votes 99 51.30%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in 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. 0.7% of Johnson Controls International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.0% of Carrier Global shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor JCI or CARR?

In the previous week, Carrier Global had 4 more articles in the media than Johnson Controls International. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Carrier Global and 38 mentions for Johnson Controls International. Carrier Global's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Johnson Controls International's score of 0.35 indicating that Carrier Global is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Johnson Controls International	10 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Carrier Global	9 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is JCI or CARR more profitable?

Johnson Controls International has a net margin of 6.32% compared to Carrier Global's net margin of 5.41%. Carrier Global's return on equity of 26.01% beat Johnson Controls International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Johnson Controls International	6.32%	13.21%	5.35%
Carrier Global	5.41%	26.01%	7.76%

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 2.2%. Carrier Global pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Johnson Controls International pays out 59.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Carrier Global pays out 53.1% 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.

Summary

Carrier Global beats Johnson Controls International on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.