Blue Trust Inc. Has $470,000 Holdings in Johnson Controls International plc $JCI

Blue Trust Inc. lessened its position in shares of Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE:JCI) by 20.1% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 4,453 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,123 shares during the quarter. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in Johnson Controls International were worth $470,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Cerity Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Johnson Controls International by 69.8% during the 1st quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 113,059 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,057,000 after buying an additional 46,459 shares during the period. G&S Capital LLC lifted its position in shares of Johnson Controls International by 81.4% during the 1st quarter. G&S Capital LLC now owns 30,342 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,431,000 after buying an additional 13,612 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in shares of Johnson Controls International by 27.8% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 14,720 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,179,000 after buying an additional 3,201 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its position in shares of Johnson Controls International by 2,213.5% during the 1st quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 709,431 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,748,000 after buying an additional 678,766 shares during the period. Finally, Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC lifted its position in shares of Johnson Controls International by 22.4% during the 1st quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 5,987 shares of the company’s stock worth $480,000 after buying an additional 1,096 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.05% of the company’s stock.

Johnson Controls International Trading Down 2.0%

JCI stock opened at $105.62 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $69.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.34, a PEG ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 1.33. Johnson Controls International plc has a twelve month low of $68.03 and a twelve month high of $112.63. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. The business has a fifty day moving average of $106.96 and a 200-day moving average of $99.38.

Johnson Controls International (NYSE:JCI) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The company reported $1.05 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.99 by $0.06. Johnson Controls International had a return on equity of 14.71% and a net margin of 9.53%.The company had revenue of $6.05 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.99 billion. Johnson Controls International has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.650-3.680 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 1.140-1.170 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Johnson Controls International plc will post 3.64 EPS for the current year.

Johnson Controls International Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 17th. Investors of record on Monday, September 22nd will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. This is a boost from Johnson Controls International’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.37. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 22nd. Johnson Controls International’s payout ratio is presently 47.48%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, VP Nathan D. Manning sold 1,422 shares of Johnson Controls International stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.06, for a total transaction of $149,395.32. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 139,459 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $14,651,562.54. The trade was a 1.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed 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 on Wednesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.73, for a total value of $625,604.41. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 25,005 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,643,778.65. This trade represents a 19.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 8,761 shares of company stock valued at $922,447. 0.54% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

JCI has been the subject of several analyst reports. Citigroup raised their target price on Johnson Controls International from $112.00 to $119.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday. Zacks Research upgraded Johnson Controls International to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, August 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on Johnson Controls International from $119.00 to $124.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Oppenheimer downgraded Johnson Controls International from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, June 20th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Johnson Controls International from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 21st. Ten investment 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, Johnson Controls International has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $109.39.

About Johnson Controls International

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.