- Wells Fargo analyst Joseph O'Dea initiated coverage of building products companies Johnson Controls, Allegion, Trane Technologies and Dover, and Carrier Global.
- Johnson Controls International PLC JCI was initiated with an Overweight rating and a price target of $82, implying an upside of 16.9%.
- O'Dea believes Johnson Controls can achieve its adjusted EPS CAGR target range of 18-21% announced at investor day. However, he thinks the company's 6%-7% organic revenue growth CAGR through 2024 "looks lofty" based on his end-market growth expectations.
- He adds that the discount Johnson Controls has seen to HVAC peers has been "justified," but executing on its targets should strongly support better relative valuation for what looks "like a clear valuation outlier to HVAC peers on 2023 estimates."
- Allegion PLC ALLE was initiated with an Overweight rating and a price target of $159, implying an upside of 21%.
- The analyst wants exposure to Allegion's ability to grow mid-single-digits over the medium term. He mentions that the company has an "outgrowth opportunity" as electrification continues to penetrate residential and commercial markets.
- Trane Technologies PLC TT was initiated with an Underweight rating and a price target of $163, implying a downside of 7%.
- O'Dea says that Trane has been the best performing stock in the electrical equipment and multi-industry group since 2016, but the "past performance has over flexed the multiple."
- He further says that the stock's "relative valuation bar" is too high for 2023. Assuming 2022 growth is mostly in current valuation, there's some risk as focus shifts to 2023.
- Carrier Global Corp CARR was initiated with an Equal Weight rating and a price target of $51, implying a downside of 2.6%.
- The analyst says that he currently sees the risk/reward on shares as balanced based on his relative valuation framework.
- Wells Fargo analyst Saravana Raghavan initiated Lennox International Inc. LII with an Equal Weight rating and a price target of $310, implying an upside of 4%.
- Raghavan mentions that sentiment across his group is the poorest on Lennox, driven by residential HVAC cycle concerns. However, he doesn't see a clear case for continued relative valuation squeeze; therefore, it's too early to get constructive, and downside risk at this point "isn't compelling enough."
- Price Action: JCI shares are trading lower by 0.12% at $70.20, ALLE up by 0.20% at $131.77, TT lower by 1.33% at $174.69, CARR lower by 1.97% at $52.30, and LII lower by 2.34% at $296.85 on the last check Friday.
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