5,170 Shares in Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE:JCI) Bought by Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich

Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich purchased a new stake in shares of Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE:JCI) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 5,170 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $450,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Prescott Group Capital Management L.L.C. lifted its position in shares of Johnson Controls International by 100.0% during the 4th quarter. Prescott Group Capital Management L.L.C. now owns 8,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $631,000 after buying an additional 4,000 shares in the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in Johnson Controls International by 13.6% during the fourth quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 7,288 shares of the company’s stock valued at $578,000 after purchasing an additional 870 shares in the last quarter. Callan Family Office LLC purchased a new position in Johnson Controls International during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $3,279,000. Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. boosted its position in shares of Johnson Controls International by 7.0% in the fourth quarter. Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. now owns 6,991 shares of the company’s stock worth $552,000 after purchasing an additional 459 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Johnson Controls International in the fourth quarter worth $568,309,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.05% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Citigroup lowered their target price on shares of Johnson Controls International from $85.00 to $84.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 13th. StockNews.com downgraded Johnson Controls International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Argus upgraded Johnson Controls International from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $88.00 target price for the company in a research report on Friday, December 20th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Johnson Controls International from $92.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, Melius lowered shares of Johnson Controls International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $95.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Johnson Controls International has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $91.27.

Johnson Controls International Trading Down 2.6 %

JCI stock opened at $77.96 on Tuesday. Johnson Controls International plc has a twelve month low of $59.83 and a twelve month high of $91.14. The stock has a market capitalization of $51.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $82.49 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $79.60.

Johnson Controls International (NYSE:JCI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $0.64 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.59 by $0.05. Johnson Controls International had a net margin of 6.83% and a return on equity of 15.11%. As a group, analysts anticipate that Johnson Controls International plc will post 3.64 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO George Oliver sold 162,894 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.28, for a total transaction of $14,543,176.32. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 1,203,893 shares in the company, valued at $107,483,567.04. The trade was a 11.92 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, VP Daniel C. Mcconeghy sold 1,950 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $87.73, for a total value of $171,073.50. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 24,803 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,175,967.19. The trade was a 7.29 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 713,280 shares of company stock valued at $62,575,288. 0.54% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.