Montana Technologies (NASDAQ:AIRJ) & Carrier Global (NYSE:CARR) Critical Review

Montana Technologies (NASDAQ:AIRJ) and Carrier Global (NYSE:CARR) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Montana Technologies and Carrier Global’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%
Carrier Global	14.27%	23.68%	7.33%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

63.7% of Montana Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.0% of Carrier Global shares are held by institutional investors. 40.4% of Montana Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.0% of Carrier Global 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.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Montana Technologies and Carrier Global’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
Carrier Global	$22.10 billion	2.72	$1.35 billion	$1.43	46.69

Carrier Global has higher revenue and earnings than Montana Technologies.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Montana Technologies and Carrier Global, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Montana Technologies	0	0	0	0	N/A
Carrier Global	3	4	7	1	2.40

Carrier Global has a consensus price target of $65.64, indicating a potential downside of 1.69%. Given Carrier Global’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Carrier Global is more favorable than Montana Technologies.

Risk and Volatility

Montana Technologies has a beta of 0.04, suggesting that its share price is 96% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carrier Global has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Carrier Global beats Montana Technologies on 10 of the 11 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 Carrier Global

Carrier Global Corporation provides heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC), refrigeration, fire, security, and building automation technologies in the United States, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. It operates through three segments: HVAC, Refrigeration, and Fire & Security. The HVAC segment provides products, controls, services, and solutions to meet the heating, cooling, and ventilation needs of residential and commercial customers. Its products include air conditioners, heating systems, heat pumps, controls, and aftermarket components, as well as aftermarket repair and maintenance services and building automation solutions. The Refrigeration segment offers transport refrigeration and monitoring products and services, as well as digital solutions for trucks, trailers, shipping containers, intermodal applications, food retail, and warehouse cooling; and commercial refrigeration solutions, such as refrigerated cabinets, freezers, systems, and controls. The Fire & Security segment provides various residential, commercial, and industrial technologies, including fire, flame, gas, smoke, and carbon monoxide detection; portable fire extinguishers; fire suppression systems; intruder alarms; access control systems; video management systems; and electronic controls. This segment also offers fire and security service, such as audit, design, installation, and system integration, as well as aftermarket maintenance and repair and monitoring services. It offers its products under the Autronica, Det-Tronics, Edwards, Aritech, Fireye, GST, Kidde, LenelS2, Marioff, Onity, and Supra; Carrier, Toshiba, Automated Logic, Bryant, CIAT, Day & Night, Heil, NORESCO, and Riello; and Carrier Commercial Refrigeration, Carrier Transicold, and Sensitech brands. Carrier Global Corporation was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.