Savant Capital LLC Increases Stake in Johnson Controls International plc $JCI

Savant Capital LLC increased its stake in Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE:JCI) by 44.4% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 141,215 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 43,406 shares during the period. Savant Capital LLC’s holdings in Johnson Controls International were worth $14,915,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of JCI. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new position in shares of Johnson Controls International in the 4th quarter valued at $222,000. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Johnson Controls International by 14.5% during the 1st quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 6,970 shares of the company’s stock worth $558,000 after buying an additional 883 shares during the last quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Johnson Controls International by 13.4% in the 1st quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 6,460 shares of the company’s stock worth $518,000 after buying an additional 764 shares during the period. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. boosted its holdings in Johnson Controls International by 121.1% in the first quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 15,787 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,265,000 after acquiring an additional 8,648 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cornerstone Planning Group LLC grew its position in Johnson Controls International by 74.5% during the first quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 363 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 155 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.05% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Johnson Controls International

In other Johnson Controls International news, VP Lei Zhang Schlitz sold 10,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $122.03, for a total value of $1,281,315.00. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 115,220 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $14,060,296.60. This trade represents a 8.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, VP Daniel C. Mcconeghy sold 5,917 shares of Johnson Controls International stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.73, for a total transaction of $625,604.41. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 25,005 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,643,778.65. This represents a 19.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 17,839 shares of company stock worth $2,056,315 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

JCI has been the topic of a number of research reports. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Johnson Controls International in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of Johnson Controls International from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 21st. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of Johnson Controls International from $130.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on shares of Johnson Controls International from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Finally, UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $124.00 price target on shares of Johnson Controls International in a research report on Thursday. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $120.72.

Johnson Controls International Stock Performance

Shares of JCI stock opened at $122.33 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $80.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.30, a P/E/G ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 1.36. Johnson Controls International plc has a 12 month low of $68.03 and a 12 month high of $123.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 0.96 and a quick ratio of 0.81. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $109.63 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $104.20.

Johnson Controls International (NYSE:JCI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $1.26 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.20 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $6.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.31 billion. Johnson Controls International had a return on equity of 14.71% and a net margin of 9.53%.Johnson Controls International’s quarterly revenue was up 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.28 EPS. 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, research 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 firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 22nd were issued a $0.40 dividend. This is a boost from Johnson Controls International’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.37. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 22nd. Johnson Controls International’s dividend payout ratio is presently 47.48%.

Johnson Controls International Company 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.