Johnson Controls Inc (JCI): Today's Featured Automotive Laggard
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Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide
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Johnson Controls, Inc. engages in building efficiency, automotive experience, and power solutions businesses worldwide. Johnson Controls has a market cap of $18.27 billion and is part of the consumer goods sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 10.3, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 14.5% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are eight analysts that rate Johnson Controls a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 14 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates Johnson Controls as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its good cash flow from operations and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself, deteriorating net income and disappointing return on equity.
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