Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, auto-parts and building-efficiency specialist Johnson Controls
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Johnson Controls and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Johnson Controls facts
| Headquarters (Founded) | Milwaukee (1885) |
| Market Cap | $20.0 billion |
| Industry | Auto parts and equipment |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $42.4 billion |
| Management | Chairman/CEO Stephen Roell CFO Bruce McDonald |
| Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years) | 15.5% |
| Cash/Debt | $610.0 million / $6.7 billion |
| Dividend Yield | 2.5% |
| Competitors |
Honeywell International Lennox International United Technologies |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96% of the 1,253 members who have rated Johnson Controls believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, danablanca, tapped Johnson Controls as a particularly attractive total return opportunity:
New contracts, [pickup] in commercial building, [O]bama incentives for energy efficient buildings, [Morningstar] loves stock, [Fools] love it. Dividend yield of 2.5% and $42-$44 price target. So ... get paid while I watch the stock price go up. Sounds good to me.
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