Johnson Controls International (NYSE:JCI) versus Montana Technologies (NASDAQ:AIRJ) Financial Analysis

Montana Technologies (NASDAQ:AIRJ) and Johnson Controls International (NYSE:JCI) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Montana Technologies and Johnson Controls International, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Montana Technologies	0	0	0	0	N/A
Johnson Controls International	1	9	4	0	2.21

Johnson Controls International has a consensus target price of $63.82, indicating a potential downside of 4.95%. Given Johnson Controls International’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Johnson Controls International is more favorable than Montana Technologies.

Risk & Volatility

Montana Technologies has a beta of 0.04, suggesting that its share price is 96% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Johnson Controls International has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

63.7% of Montana Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.1% of Johnson Controls International shares are held by institutional investors. 40.4% of Montana Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Johnson Controls International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Montana Technologies and Johnson Controls International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Montana Technologies	N/A	-7.23%	-3.82%
Johnson Controls International	6.32%	13.21%	5.35%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Montana Technologies and Johnson Controls International’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Montana Technologies	N/A	N/A	$1.24 million	N/A	N/A
Johnson Controls International	$26.79 billion	1.69	$1.85 billion	$2.47	27.18

Johnson Controls International has higher revenue and earnings than Montana Technologies.

Summary

Johnson Controls International beats Montana Technologies on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Montana Technologies

Montana Technologies Corporation operates as an atmospheric renewable energy and water harvesting technology company. It provides energy and dehumidification, evaporative cooling, and atmospheric water generation through its AirJoule technology. The company is headquartered in Ronan, Montana.

About Johnson Controls International

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.