Head-To-Head Survey: Johnson Controls International (JCI) & Its Peers

Johnson Controls International (NYSE:JCI) is one of 15 publicly-traded companies in the “BLDG PRD – WOOD” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Johnson Controls International to related businesses based on the strength of its profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and valuation.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

90.1% of Johnson Controls International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.9% of shares of all “BLDG PRD – WOOD” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Johnson Controls International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of shares of all “BLDG PRD – WOOD” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Johnson Controls International and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Johnson Controls International	0	8	9	0	2.53
Johnson Controls International Competitors	188	1156	1094	47	2.40

Johnson Controls International presently has a consensus price target of $97.88, suggesting a potential downside of 8.13%. As a group, “BLDG PRD – WOOD” companies have a potential upside of 25.27%. Given Johnson Controls International’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Johnson Controls International has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Dividends

Johnson Controls International pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Johnson Controls International pays out 39.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “BLDG PRD – WOOD” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.7% and pay out 37.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Johnson Controls International has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Johnson Controls International lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Profitability

This table compares Johnson Controls International and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Johnson Controls International	10.19%	15.13%	6.10%
Johnson Controls International Competitors	7.65%	10.27%	6.04%

Volatility and Risk

Johnson Controls International has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Johnson Controls International’s competitors have a beta of 1.43, suggesting that their average stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Johnson Controls International and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Johnson Controls International	$22.95 billion	$1.71 billion	28.41
Johnson Controls International Competitors	$4.92 billion	$297.37 million	-11.49

Johnson Controls International has higher revenue and earnings than its competitors. Johnson Controls International is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Johnson Controls International beats its competitors on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

Johnson Controls International Company Profile

Johnson Controls International plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in engineering, manufacturing, commissioning, and retrofitting building products and systems in the United States, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. It operates in four segments: Building Solutions North America, Building Solutions EMEA/LA, Building Solutions Asia Pacific, and Global Products. The company designs, sells, installs, and services heating, ventilating, air conditioning, controls, building management, refrigeration, integrated electronic security, integrated fire detection and suppression systems, and fire protection and security products for commercial, industrial, retail, small business, institutional, and governmental customers. It also provides energy efficiency solutions and technical services, including inspection, scheduled maintenance, and repair and replacement of mechanical and control systems, as well as data-driven smart building solutions to non-residential building and industrial applications. In addition, the company offers control software and software services for residential and commercial applications. Johnson Controls International plc was incorporated in 1885 and is headquartered in Cork, Ireland.