ASML (ASML) Competitors

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

Is ASML or JCI a better dividend stock?

ASML pays an annual dividend of $5.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Johnson Controls International pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. ASML pays out 25.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Johnson Controls International pays out 56.5% 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, ASML or JCI?

ASML has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Johnson Controls International has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ASML or JCI?

Johnson Controls International received 541 more outperform votes than ASML when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.87% of users gave Johnson Controls International an outperform vote while only 65.24% of users gave ASML an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ASML	Outperform Votes 638 65.24%	Underperform Votes 340 34.76%
Johnson Controls International	Outperform Votes 1179 65.87%	Underperform Votes 611 34.13%

Is ASML or JCI more profitable?

ASML has a net margin of 26.78% compared to Johnson Controls International's net margin of 6.83%. ASML's return on equity of 47.73% beat Johnson Controls International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ASML	26.78%	47.73%	17.71%
Johnson Controls International	6.83%	15.11%	6.03%

Does the media refer more to ASML or JCI?

In the previous week, ASML had 20 more articles in the media than Johnson Controls International. MarketBeat recorded 50 mentions for ASML and 30 mentions for Johnson Controls International. ASML's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Johnson Controls International's score of 1.27 indicating that ASML is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ASML	39 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Johnson Controls International	23 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate ASML or JCI?

ASML presently has a consensus target price of $937.00, indicating a potential upside of 26.10%. Johnson Controls International has a consensus target price of $91.13, indicating a potential upside of 2.75%. Given ASML's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92
Johnson Controls International	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ASML or JCI?

26.1% of ASML shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.1% of Johnson Controls International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Johnson Controls International shares are held by company 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.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ASML or JCI?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ASML	$30.59B	9.56	$8.19B	$20.80	35.73
Johnson Controls International	$22.95B	2.55	$1.71B	$2.62	33.85

Summary

ASML beats Johnson Controls International on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.