Johnson Controls International plc $JCI Shares Purchased by MAI Capital Management

MAI Capital Management increased its position in shares of Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE:JCI) by 6.3% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 15,319 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 914 shares during the quarter. MAI Capital Management’s holdings in Johnson Controls International were worth $1,618,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in JCI. Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Johnson Controls International by 3.5% during the second quarter. Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. now owns 8,800 shares of the company’s stock worth $929,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. DNB Asset Management AS raised its position in Johnson Controls International by 2.9% in the 2nd quarter. DNB Asset Management AS now owns 177,459 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,743,000 after purchasing an additional 5,046 shares during the last quarter. Entropy Technologies LP acquired a new stake in Johnson Controls International during the 2nd quarter worth $3,138,000. Magnetar Financial LLC boosted its stake in Johnson Controls International by 2,854.8% during the 2nd quarter. Magnetar Financial LLC now owns 82,765 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,742,000 after purchasing an additional 79,964 shares during the period. Finally, Swiss National Bank grew its position in Johnson Controls International by 7.0% during the 2nd quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 1,998,381 shares of the company’s stock worth $211,069,000 after purchasing an additional 130,800 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.05% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently commented on JCI. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Johnson Controls International from $105.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. Citigroup boosted their price target on Johnson Controls International from $112.00 to $119.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Johnson Controls International in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Zacks Research upgraded Johnson Controls International to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, August 11th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on Johnson Controls International from $116.00 to $135.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 6th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $121.00.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Johnson Controls International news, VP Lei Zhang Schlitz sold 10,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $122.03, for a total transaction of $1,281,315.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 115,220 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,060,296.60. This represents a 8.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, VP Nathan D. Manning sold 1,422 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.06, for a total transaction of $149,395.32. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 139,459 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,651,562.54. This trade represents a 1.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 17,839 shares of company stock valued at $2,056,315. Corporate insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

Johnson Controls International Stock Up 0.5%

JCI opened at $113.50 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 0.96 and a quick ratio of 0.81. Johnson Controls International plc has a 12 month low of $68.03 and a 12 month high of $123.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $69.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.68, a P/E/G ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 1.36. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $111.81 and a 200-day simple moving average of $106.86.

Johnson Controls International (NYSE:JCI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $1.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.20 by $0.06. Johnson Controls International had a return on equity of 14.71% and a net margin of 9.53%.The firm had revenue of $6.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.31 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.28 earnings per share. Johnson Controls International’s revenue was up 3.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Johnson Controls International has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.550-4.55 EPS. Q1 2026 guidance at 0.830-0.83 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Johnson Controls International plc will post 3.64 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Johnson Controls International Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 17th. Investors of record on Monday, September 22nd were paid a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. This is a positive change from Johnson Controls International’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.37. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 22nd. Johnson Controls International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 31.43%.

Johnson Controls International Profile

Johnson Controls International plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in engineering, manufacturing, commissioning, and retrofitting building products and systems in the United States, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. It operates in four segments: Building Solutions North America, Building Solutions EMEA/LA, Building Solutions Asia Pacific, and Global Products.