Global Retirement Partners LLC Invests $538,000 in Johnson Controls International plc $JCI

Global Retirement Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE:JCI) in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor bought 5,091 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $538,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Johnson Controls International by 1.3% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 69,365,463 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,326,380,000 after purchasing an additional 920,777 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its position in shares of Johnson Controls International by 3.0% in the second quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 23,223,902 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,452,909,000 after buying an additional 675,862 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Johnson Controls International by 0.8% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 14,285,011 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,501,266,000 after buying an additional 120,078 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its holdings in Johnson Controls International by 2.5% during the 1st quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 7,378,331 shares of the company’s stock valued at $591,078,000 after buying an additional 178,169 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its stake in Johnson Controls International by 3.0% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 6,354,069 shares of the company’s stock worth $509,024,000 after acquiring an additional 185,476 shares during the last quarter. 90.05% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, VP Lei Zhang Schlitz sold 32,031 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $113.20, for a total transaction of $3,625,909.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 66,780 shares in the company, valued at $7,559,496. The trade was a 32.42% 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 5,917 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.73, for a total value of $625,604.41. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 25,005 shares in the company, valued at $2,643,778.65. This trade represents a 19.14% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders sold 49,870 shares of company stock valued at $5,682,224. Insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

JCI has been the subject of a number of research reports. Citigroup increased their target price 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. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Johnson Controls International from $130.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of Johnson Controls International from $116.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Wolfe Research upped their target price on shares of Johnson Controls International from $135.00 to $138.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price target on shares of Johnson Controls International from $124.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 2nd. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and twelve have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $121.32.

Johnson Controls International Price Performance

Johnson Controls International stock opened at $116.31 on Friday. Johnson Controls International plc has a 12-month low of $68.03 and a 12-month high of $123.78. The company has a current ratio of 0.96, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $112.58 and a 200-day moving average price of $107.45. The firm has a market capitalization of $71.08 billion, a PE ratio of 34.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 1.36.

Johnson Controls International (NYSE:JCI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $1.26 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.20 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $6.44 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.31 billion. Johnson Controls International had a net margin of 9.53% and a return on equity of 14.71%. The firm’s revenue was up 3.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $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. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Johnson Controls International plc will post 3.64 EPS for the current year.

Johnson Controls International Increases Dividend

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