Zacks Research Brokers Increase Earnings Estimates for JCI

Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE:JCI) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for Johnson Controls International in a research note issued on Monday, July 14th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.65 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.64. The consensus estimate for Johnson Controls International’s current full-year earnings is $3.64 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Johnson Controls International’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.91 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.93 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $0.97 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Citigroup reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $110.00 price objective (up from $94.00) on shares of Johnson Controls International in a research note on Monday. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $116.00 price objective (up from $103.00) on shares of Johnson Controls International in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Vertical Research raised Johnson Controls International from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $105.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on Johnson Controls International from $82.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. Finally, Oppenheimer lowered Johnson Controls International from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, June 20th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $102.00.

Johnson Controls International Stock Up 1.2%

Shares of Johnson Controls International stock opened at $107.26 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $101.96 and a 200 day moving average price of $88.47. The company has a market cap of $70.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.60, a P/E/G ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a current ratio of 0.96, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. Johnson Controls International has a 1 year low of $64.31 and a 1 year high of $107.36.

Johnson Controls International (NYSE:JCI) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $0.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.77 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $5.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.64 billion. Johnson Controls International had a return on equity of 15.13% and a net margin of 10.19%. Johnson Controls International’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.78 earnings per share.

Johnson Controls International announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback program on Friday, June 13th that permits the company to repurchase $9.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the company to buy up to 13.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Johnson Controls International Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 23rd will be issued a dividend of $0.37 per share. This represents a $1.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.38%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 23rd. Johnson Controls International’s dividend payout ratio is 39.47%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CFO Marc Vandiepenbeeck sold 28,289 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.92, for a total transaction of $2,572,035.88. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 147,673 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,426,429.16. This represents a 16.08% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, VP Anuruddha Rathninde sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.13, for a total value of $1,546,950.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 42,574 shares in the company, valued at $4,390,656.62. This trade represents a 26.05% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 147,555 shares of company stock worth $13,705,106. Insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Johnson Controls International

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Johnson Controls International by 0.4% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 68,444,686 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,483,104,000 after buying an additional 288,576 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its holdings in Johnson Controls International by 6.0% in the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 23,344,374 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,842,571,000 after buying an additional 1,325,500 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in Johnson Controls International by 13.2% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 18,407,597 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,452,912,000 after buying an additional 2,150,573 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Johnson Controls International by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 13,818,777 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,087,670,000 after buying an additional 343,517 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its position in shares of Johnson Controls International by 2.5% in the 1st quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 7,378,331 shares of the company’s stock worth $591,078,000 after acquiring an additional 178,169 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.05% of the company’s stock.

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.