Johnson Controls International Target of Unusually Large Options Trading (NYSE:JCI)

Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE:JCI) was the recipient of unusually large options trading activity on Wednesday. Investors acquired 19,207 call options on the company. This is an increase of 1,963% compared to the typical volume of 931 call options.

Johnson Controls International Price Performance

Shares of JCI opened at $116.52 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $112.27 and its 200-day moving average is $107.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 0.96 and a quick ratio of 0.81. The firm has a market capitalization of $71.21 billion, a PE ratio of 34.58, a PEG ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 1.36. Johnson Controls International has a fifty-two week low of $68.03 and a fifty-two week high of $123.78.

Johnson Controls International (NYSE:JCI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $1.26 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.20 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $6.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.31 billion. Johnson Controls International had a net margin of 9.53% and a return on equity of 14.71%. Johnson Controls International’s quarterly revenue was up 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $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. Equities analysts forecast that Johnson Controls International will post 3.64 EPS for the current year.

Johnson Controls International Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 17th. Investors of record on Monday, September 22nd were issued a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 22nd. This is an increase from Johnson Controls International’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.37. Johnson Controls International’s payout ratio is 31.43%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Johnson Controls International news, VP Nathan D. Manning sold 1,422 shares of Johnson Controls International stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.06, for a total value of $149,395.32. Following the sale, the vice president owned 139,459 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $14,651,562.54. This trade represents a 1.01% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, VP Daniel C. Mcconeghy sold 5,917 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.73, for a total value of $625,604.41. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 25,005 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,643,778.65. The trade was a 19.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 49,870 shares of company stock worth $5,682,224. Corporate insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings 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 worth $7,326,380,000 after buying an additional 920,777 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its stake in Johnson Controls International by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 28,684,645 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,165,286,000 after purchasing an additional 163,167 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its holdings in Johnson Controls International by 3.0% in the 2nd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 23,223,902 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,452,909,000 after purchasing an additional 675,862 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Johnson Controls International by 2.1% during the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 16,959,249 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,864,670,000 after purchasing an additional 354,266 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of 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 worth $1,501,266,000 after purchasing an additional 120,078 shares during the period. 90.05% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have commented on JCI shares. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on shares of Johnson Controls International from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. Mizuho boosted their price target on Johnson Controls International from $105.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on shares of Johnson Controls International from $116.00 to $135.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. HSBC upped their price target on shares of Johnson Controls International from $79.00 to $127.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Johnson Controls International from $105.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eleven have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Johnson Controls International presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $121.32.

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.