Johnson Controls International plc $JCI Shares Acquired by Golden State Wealth Management LLC

Golden State Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE:JCI) by 97.6% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,654 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 817 shares during the quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Johnson Controls International were worth $175,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in JCI. Truvestments Capital LLC grew its holdings in Johnson Controls International by 425.0% in the 1st quarter. Truvestments Capital LLC now owns 315 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 255 shares in the last quarter. Accent Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Johnson Controls International in the first quarter valued at about $26,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Johnson Controls International by 74.5% in the first quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 363 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 155 shares during the period. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new stake in Johnson Controls International during the second quarter worth about $28,000. Finally, Activest Wealth Management raised its stake in Johnson Controls International by 56.4% during the first quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 369 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 133 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.05% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, VP Daniel C. Mcconeghy sold 5,917 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.73, for a total transaction of $625,604.41. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 25,005 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,643,778.65. The trade was a 19.14% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, VP Nathan D. Manning sold 1,422 shares of the company’s 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 in the company, valued at approximately $14,651,562.54. This trade represents a 1.01% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 17,839 shares of company stock worth $2,056,315 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on JCI shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Johnson Controls International in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Zacks Research raised Johnson Controls International to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, August 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their target price on Johnson Controls International from $124.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Johnson Controls International from $130.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $124.00 price objective on shares of Johnson Controls International in a report on Thursday. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Johnson Controls International currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $120.72.

Johnson Controls International Price Performance

JCI opened at $122.33 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $109.63 and its 200 day moving average price is $104.20. Johnson Controls International plc has a 12-month low of $68.03 and a 12-month high of $123.37. The firm has a market cap of $80.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.30, a PEG ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 1.36. The company has a current ratio of 0.96, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50.

Johnson Controls International (NYSE:JCI) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $1.26 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.20 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $6.44 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.31 billion. Johnson Controls International had a return on equity of 14.71% and a net margin of 9.53%.Johnson Controls International’s revenue was up 3.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $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. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Johnson Controls International plc will post 3.64 earnings per share for the current year.

Johnson Controls International Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 22nd were given a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 22nd. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. This is a boost from Johnson Controls International’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.37. Johnson Controls International’s dividend payout ratio is 47.48%.

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.