Arkadios Wealth Advisors Raises Holdings in Johnson Controls International plc $JCI

Arkadios Wealth Advisors increased its stake in shares of Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE:JCI) by 121.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 17,729 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,738 shares during the period. Arkadios Wealth Advisors’ holdings in Johnson Controls International were worth $1,949,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. boosted its stake in shares of Johnson Controls International by 9.1% in the third quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 1,466,780 shares of the company’s stock worth $161,272,000 after acquiring an additional 122,134 shares during the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB raised its stake in Johnson Controls International by 1,545.8% in the 3rd quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 2,134,324 shares of the company’s stock valued at $232,705,000 after purchasing an additional 2,004,643 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its holdings in Johnson Controls International by 6.3% in the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 1,537,151 shares of the company’s stock valued at $167,380,000 after purchasing an additional 91,563 shares in the last quarter. MGO One Seven LLC boosted its stake in Johnson Controls International by 573.4% during the 3rd quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 62,624 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,886,000 after purchasing an additional 53,325 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC boosted its stake in Johnson Controls International by 810.3% during the 3rd quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 18,862 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,074,000 after purchasing an additional 16,790 shares during the last quarter. 90.05% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Lei Zhang Schlitz sold 32,031 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $113.20, for a total value of $3,625,909.20. Following the sale, 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 position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

Johnson Controls International Price Performance

JCI stock opened at $114.43 on Friday. Johnson Controls International plc has a 52-week low of $68.03 and a 52-week high of $124.07. The business has a fifty day moving average of $116.24 and a two-hundred day moving average of $111.44. The stock has a market cap of $70.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 1.41. The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66.

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 the consensus estimate 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 return on equity of 15.35% and a net margin of 13.95%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.28 EPS. 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, research analysts anticipate that Johnson Controls International plc will post 3.64 earnings per share for the current year.

Johnson Controls International Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 16th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 22nd were 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 was Monday, December 22nd. Johnson Controls International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 31.43%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on JCI shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased 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 report on Wednesday, October 15th. Wolfe Research upped their price objective on shares of Johnson Controls International from $138.00 to $139.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on shares of Johnson Controls International from $116.00 to $135.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their target price on Johnson Controls International from $124.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 2nd. Finally, Citigroup upped their price target on Johnson Controls International from $112.00 to $119.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $126.11.

Johnson Controls International Profile

Johnson Controls International plc is a global diversified technology and multi‑industrial company that develops products, services and solutions for buildings and energy storage. The company’s core focus is on improving building efficiency, safety and sustainability through a combination of HVAC equipment, building controls and automation, fire and security systems, and related services. Johnson Controls traces its roots to 1885, when inventor Warren S. Johnson developed an electric room thermostat; over its long history the company has expanded from controls into a broad set of building‑related technologies and, through corporate transactions, into a global provider of integrated building solutions.

Johnson Controls’ product and service portfolio includes heating, ventilation and air‑conditioning equipment, chillers, air handlers and related mechanical systems, together with building automation and control platforms that monitor and manage energy use, indoor environmental quality and security.