CW Advisors LLC Acquires 15,710 Shares of Johnson Controls International plc $JCI

CW Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE:JCI) by 69.8% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 38,215 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 15,710 shares during the quarter. CW Advisors LLC’s holdings in Johnson Controls International were worth $4,036,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Truvestments Capital LLC raised its stake in shares of Johnson Controls International by 425.0% in the first quarter. Truvestments Capital LLC now owns 315 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 255 shares during the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Johnson Controls International in the second quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Activest Wealth Management raised its position in Johnson Controls International by 56.4% in the 1st quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 369 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 133 shares during the last quarter. MTM Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Johnson Controls International during the 2nd quarter worth $32,000. Finally, Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in Johnson Controls International in the 2nd quarter valued at $34,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.05% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Johnson Controls International news, VP Lei Zhang Schlitz sold 32,031 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $113.20, for a total value of $3,625,909.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 66,780 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,559,496. The trade was a 32.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

Johnson Controls International Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:JCI opened at $114.22 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $113.31 and its 200 day simple moving average is $108.06. Johnson Controls International plc has a fifty-two week low of $68.03 and a fifty-two week high of $123.78. The company has a market capitalization of $69.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.44, a P/E/G ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 1.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.76.

Johnson Controls International (NYSE:JCI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $1.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.20 by $0.06. Johnson Controls International had a net margin of 13.95% and a return on equity of 15.35%. The firm had revenue of $6.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.31 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.28 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. Johnson Controls International has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.550-4.55 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.830-0.83 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Johnson Controls International plc will post 3.64 earnings per share for the current year.

Johnson Controls International Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 16th. Investors of record on Monday, December 22nd will be paid 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 is Monday, December 22nd. Johnson Controls International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 31.43%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

JCI has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on Johnson Controls International from $124.00 to $142.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. HSBC lifted their price objective on Johnson Controls International from $79.00 to $127.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, November 24th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Johnson Controls International to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, November 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Johnson Controls International from $105.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. Finally, UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $124.00 price target on shares of Johnson Controls International in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and twelve have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Johnson Controls International currently has an average 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.