Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE:JCI) Shares Acquired by Capital International Inc. CA

Capital International Inc. CA grew its position in Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE:JCI) by 272.4% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 75,550 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 55,261 shares during the period. Capital International Inc. CA’s holdings in Johnson Controls International were worth $4,935,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. HB Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Johnson Controls International by 90.2% during the 4th quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 12,533 shares of the company’s stock valued at $722,000 after acquiring an additional 5,943 shares in the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its stake in Johnson Controls International by 27.0% during the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 59,634 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,437,000 after acquiring an additional 12,694 shares in the last quarter. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in Johnson Controls International by 102.9% during the 4th quarter. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 9,506 shares of the company’s stock valued at $548,000 after acquiring an additional 4,822 shares in the last quarter. PFG Investments LLC grew its stake in Johnson Controls International by 5.2% during the 4th quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 6,837 shares of the company’s stock valued at $394,000 after acquiring an additional 340 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Columbia Trust Co 01012016 grew its stake in Johnson Controls International by 24.6% during the 4th quarter. Columbia Trust Co 01012016 now owns 6,049 shares of the company’s stock valued at $349,000 after acquiring an additional 1,193 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.05% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Johnson Controls International news, COO Nathan D. Manning sold 1,167 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $66.01, for a total transaction of $77,033.67. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now directly owns 104,556 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,901,741.56. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. In other Johnson Controls International news, COO Nathan D. Manning sold 1,167 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $66.01, for a total transaction of $77,033.67. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now directly owns 104,556 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,901,741.56. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, VP Daniel C. Mcconeghy sold 9,342 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $65.50, for a total transaction of $611,901.00. Following the sale, the vice president now owns 25,378 shares in the company, valued at $1,662,259. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 18,067 shares of company stock worth $1,163,404 in the last ninety days. 0.69% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

JCI has been the subject of several research reports. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on shares of Johnson Controls International from $62.00 to $72.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, July 15th. UBS Group cut shares of Johnson Controls International from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their price target for the company from $74.00 to $68.00 in a research note on Monday, May 6th. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of Johnson Controls International from $59.00 to $68.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, April 8th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Johnson Controls International from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 10th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on shares of Johnson Controls International from $66.00 to $73.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 10th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $65.23.

Johnson Controls International Trading Up 3.1 %

Shares of JCI stock traded up $2.05 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $68.77. The company had a trading volume of 3,790,069 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,324,303. The company’s fifty day moving average is $69.57 and its 200 day moving average is $63.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 0.87 and a quick ratio of 0.65. Johnson Controls International plc has a fifty-two week low of $47.90 and a fifty-two week high of $74.23. The stock has a market capitalization of $46.33 billion, a PE ratio of 27.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.28.

Johnson Controls International (NYSE:JCI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 1st. The company reported $0.78 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.75 by $0.03. Johnson Controls International had a net margin of 6.32% and a return on equity of 13.21%. The firm had revenue of $6.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.51 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.75 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 6.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts expect that Johnson Controls International plc will post 3.57 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Johnson Controls International Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 19th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 24th were issued a dividend of $0.37 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 24th. This represents a $1.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.15%. Johnson Controls International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 59.92%.

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.