CARR vs. JCI, BKR, SYM, NVT, BWXT, ESAB, SPXC, ZWS, MOG.B, and CHX
Should you be buying Carrier Global stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Carrier Global include Johnson Controls International (JCI), Baker Hughes (BKR), Symbotic (SYM), nVent Electric (NVT), BWX Technologies (BWXT), ESAB (ESAB), SPX Technologies (SPXC), Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS), Moog (MOG.B), and ChampionX (CHX). These companies are all part of the "machinery" industry.
Carrier Global vs.
Carrier Global (NYSE:CARR) and Johnson Controls International (NYSE:JCI) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.
Carrier Global currently has a consensus target price of $82.64, suggesting a potential upside of 25.04%. Johnson Controls International has a consensus target price of $91.13, suggesting a potential upside of 6.93%. Given Carrier Global's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Carrier Global is more favorable than Johnson Controls International.
91.0% of Carrier Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.1% of Johnson Controls International shares are held by institutional investors. 7.0% 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Carrier Global pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Johnson Controls International pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Carrier Global pays out 14.3% 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.
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.
Johnson Controls International received 1069 more outperform votes than Carrier Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.87% of users gave Johnson Controls International an outperform vote while only 48.89% of users gave Carrier Global an outperform vote.
Carrier Global has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Johnson Controls International has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Johnson Controls International had 2 more articles in the media than Carrier Global. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Johnson Controls International and 27 mentions for Carrier Global. Johnson Controls International's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Carrier Global's score of 0.98 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.
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:CARR) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
