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ASML vs. JCI, CARR, BKR, SYM, BWXT, NVT, SPXC, ESAB, JBTM, and ZWS

Should you be buying ASML stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ASML include Johnson Controls International (JCI), Carrier Global (CARR), Baker Hughes (BKR), Symbotic (SYM), BWX Technologies (BWXT), nVent Electric (NVT), SPX Technologies (SPXC), ESAB (ESAB), JBT Marel (JBTM), and Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor (ZWS). These companies are all part of the "machinery" industry.

ASML vs. Its Competitors

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) and Johnson Controls International (NYSE:JCI) are both large-cap machinery companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

ASML pays an annual dividend of $7.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Johnson Controls International pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. ASML pays out 30.0% 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. Johnson Controls International has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Johnson Controls International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

ASML has a net margin of 28.32% compared to Johnson Controls International's net margin of 10.19%. ASML's return on equity of 51.82% beat Johnson Controls International's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ASML28.32% 51.82% 19.61%
Johnson Controls International 10.19%15.13%6.10%

ASML has higher revenue and earnings than Johnson Controls International. Johnson Controls International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ASML, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
ASML$30.59B10.22$8.19B$23.7333.47
Johnson Controls International$22.95B3.05$1.71B$3.7528.41

26.1% of ASML shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.1% of Johnson Controls International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Johnson Controls International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

ASML has a beta of 1.73, indicating that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Johnson Controls International has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

ASML presently has a consensus price target of $913.80, suggesting a potential upside of 15.06%. Johnson Controls International has a consensus price target of $97.88, suggesting a potential downside of 8.13%. Given ASML's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe ASML is more favorable than Johnson Controls International.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
ASML
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Johnson Controls International
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.53

In the previous week, ASML had 10 more articles in the media than Johnson Controls International. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for ASML and 31 mentions for Johnson Controls International. ASML's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Johnson Controls International's score of 1.02 indicating that ASML is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
ASML
28 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Johnson Controls International
24 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

ASML beats Johnson Controls International on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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ASML vs. The Competition

MetricASMLSEQPT IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$314.58B$159.88B$27.42B$8.95B
Dividend Yield0.89%0.59%3.13%4.08%
P/E Ratio33.4752.3136.2320.04
Price / Sales10.226.862,003.24118.51
Price / Cash34.2431.8337.8357.47
Price / Book15.639.977.265.67
Net Income$8.19B$4.12B$762.23M$248.47M
7 Day Performance-0.22%2.05%2.64%3.32%
1 Month Performance6.92%10.93%5.90%5.20%
1 Year Performance-25.87%1.59%52,290.29%21.35%

ASML Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ASML
ASML
3.8502 of 5 stars
$794.20
-0.7%
$913.80
+15.1%
-25.9%$314.58B$30.59B33.4744,027Positive News
JCI
Johnson Controls International
4.7434 of 5 stars
$105.28
+0.2%
$97.88
-7.0%
+59.4%$69.28B$22.95B28.07102,000Positive News
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CARR
Carrier Global
4.8732 of 5 stars
$73.18
-0.7%
$83.00
+13.4%
+18.7%$62.74B$22.49B11.3352,000Analyst Forecast
BKR
Baker Hughes
4.7658 of 5 stars
$38.42
+0.9%
$49.11
+27.8%
+14.9%$38.06B$27.83B13.1155,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
SYM
Symbotic
0.8101 of 5 stars
$39.02
+4.8%
$38.71
-0.8%
+35.2%$23.01B$1.82B-975.501,120
BWXT
BWX Technologies
3.0272 of 5 stars
$143.64
+0.3%
$135.09
-6.0%
+53.0%$13.12B$2.78B45.758,700Positive News
NVT
nVent Electric
3.7877 of 5 stars
$73.26
-0.1%
$70.67
-3.5%
-4.4%$12.06B$3.01B20.9312,100Positive News
SPXC
SPX Technologies
1.8435 of 5 stars
$167.19
+0.0%
$183.20
+9.6%
+20.7%$7.81B$1.98B38.974,300
ESAB
ESAB
2.2565 of 5 stars
$120.52
-0.1%
$137.22
+13.9%
+34.4%$7.31B$2.74B27.149,300
JBTM
JBT Marel
1.8077 of 5 stars
$121.10
-0.4%
$143.00
+18.1%
N/A$6.29B$2.18B-85.8912,200
ZWS
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor
2.1744 of 5 stars
$36.52
+0.0%
$36.29
-0.6%
+27.1%$6.14B$1.57B36.892,500Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:ASML) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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