GWW vs. JCI, FERG, IR, XYL, ROK, EMR, CTAS, DOV, PH, and AXON
Should you be buying W.W. Grainger stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of W.W. Grainger include Johnson Controls International (JCI), Ferguson (FERG), Ingersoll Rand (IR), Xylem (XYL), Rockwell Automation (ROK), Emerson Electric (EMR), Cintas (CTAS), Dover (DOV), Parker-Hannifin (PH), and Axon Enterprise (AXON). These companies are all part of the "industrial products" sector.
W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW) and Johnson Controls International (NYSE:JCI) are both large-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and risk.
W.W. Grainger has a net margin of 10.94% compared to Johnson Controls International's net margin of 7.85%. W.W. Grainger's return on equity of 54.31% beat Johnson Controls International's return on equity.
Johnson Controls International received 616 more outperform votes than W.W. Grainger when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.28% of users gave Johnson Controls International an outperform vote while only 54.11% of users gave W.W. Grainger an outperform vote.
80.7% of W.W. Grainger shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.1% of Johnson Controls International shares are held by institutional investors. 9.5% of W.W. Grainger shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Johnson Controls International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
W.W. Grainger pays an annual dividend of $7.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Johnson Controls International pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. W.W. Grainger pays out 20.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Johnson Controls International pays out 48.2% 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.
W.W. Grainger has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Johnson Controls International has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.
W.W. Grainger presently has a consensus price target of $913.89, indicating a potential downside of 1.65%. Johnson Controls International has a consensus price target of $64.50, indicating a potential downside of 0.94%. Given Johnson Controls International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Johnson Controls International is more favorable than W.W. Grainger.
Johnson Controls International has higher revenue and earnings than W.W. Grainger. Johnson Controls International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than W.W. Grainger, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, W.W. Grainger had 20 more articles in the media than Johnson Controls International. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for W.W. Grainger and 12 mentions for Johnson Controls International. W.W. Grainger's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Johnson Controls International's score of 0.77 indicating that W.W. Grainger is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
W.W. Grainger and Johnson Controls International tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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