Johnson Controls International (JCI) Competitors

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

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 1.8%. Carrier Global pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Johnson Controls International pays out 58.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Carrier Global pays out 19.2% 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.

Do insiders & institutionals 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 7.0% of Carrier Global shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, JCI or CARR?

Johnson Controls International has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carrier Global has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor JCI or CARR?

Johnson Controls International received 1070 more outperform votes than Carrier Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.99% of users gave Johnson Controls International an outperform vote while only 47.89% of users gave Carrier Global an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Johnson Controls International	Outperform Votes 1172 65.99%	Underperform Votes 604 34.01%
Carrier Global	Outperform Votes 102 47.89%	Underperform Votes 111 52.11%

Do analysts recommend JCI or CARR?

Johnson Controls International currently has a consensus price target of $77.21, indicating a potential downside of 6.95%. Carrier Global has a consensus price target of $82.31, indicating a potential upside of 10.48%. Given Carrier Global's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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	0 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.31
Carrier Global	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Is JCI or CARR more profitable?

Carrier Global has a net margin of 14.98% compared to Johnson Controls International's net margin of 6.49%. Carrier Global's return on equity of 20.52% beat Johnson Controls International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Johnson Controls International	6.49%	14.51%	5.79%
Carrier Global	14.98%	20.52%	6.66%

Does the media prefer JCI or CARR?

In the previous week, Johnson Controls International had 2 more articles in the media than Carrier Global. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Johnson Controls International and 21 mentions for Carrier Global. Carrier Global's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Johnson Controls International's score of 0.79 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	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Carrier Global	14 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation & earnings, JCI or CARR?

Johnson Controls International has higher revenue and earnings than Carrier Global. 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Johnson Controls International	$22.95B	2.42	$1.71B	$2.54	32.67
Carrier Global	$22.10B	3.02	$1.35B	$3.95	18.86

Summary

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