Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI) Is Going Nowhere. Here’s Why.

Now admittedly, Johnson isn’t all bad. It does, for example, pay the biggest dividend of the three companies, at  2%. But Magna pays nearly as big a dividend, is growing faster, and costs less. Lear, while paying the smallest dividend of the group (1.1%), is growing fastest and therefore has the most potential to grow its dividend in the future. Plus, at 4.7 times earnings, it’s a heck of a lot cheaper than Johnson.

That’s why, on balance, I see little reason to prefer Johnson Controls stock over its rivals. In the coming years, I expect to see Johnson Controls stock go exactly nowhere.

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