Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC Acquires 1,371 Shares of Johnson Controls International plc $JCI

Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC grew its holdings in Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE:JCI) by 36.2% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 5,157 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,371 shares during the period. Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC’s holdings in Johnson Controls International were worth $545,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in JCI. National Pension Service grew its holdings in Johnson Controls International by 26.8% during the 2nd quarter. National Pension Service now owns 2,103,924 shares of the company’s stock worth $222,216,000 after acquiring an additional 445,081 shares during the last quarter. Tiemann Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Johnson Controls International in the second quarter valued at approximately $209,000. CENTRAL TRUST Co raised its position in Johnson Controls International by 219.5% in the 2nd quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 540 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,000 after purchasing an additional 371 shares during the last quarter. Nwam LLC lifted its holdings in Johnson Controls International by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. Nwam LLC now owns 9,141 shares of the company’s stock worth $951,000 after buying an additional 97 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vise Technologies Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Johnson Controls International in the 2nd quarter valued at $4,371,000. 90.05% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

JCI has been the topic of several recent research reports. Argus reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $145.00 price target on shares of Johnson Controls International in a report on Friday, November 7th. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of Johnson Controls International from $112.00 to $119.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, October 9th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Johnson Controls International in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Zacks Research upgraded Johnson Controls International to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, August 11th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Johnson Controls International from $130.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, November 6th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Johnson Controls International has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $120.72.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Johnson Controls International news, VP Daniel C. Mcconeghy sold 5,917 shares of Johnson Controls International stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 3rd. The shares were 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 sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, VP Nathan D. Manning sold 1,422 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.06, for a total transaction of $149,395.32. Following the completion of the transaction, 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 SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have sold 17,839 shares of company stock worth $2,056,315. Company insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

Johnson Controls International Price Performance

Shares of JCI stock opened at $121.86 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. Johnson Controls International plc has a 12-month low of $68.03 and a 12-month high of $123.76. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $110.26 and a 200-day moving average of $105.16. The firm has a market capitalization of $79.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 1.36.

Johnson Controls International (NYSE:JCI) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $1.26 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.20 by $0.06. Johnson Controls International had a return on equity of 14.71% and a net margin of 9.53%.The firm had revenue of $6.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.31 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.28 earnings per share. The company’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. Q1 2026 guidance at 0.830-0.83 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast 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 disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 17th. Investors of record on Monday, September 22nd were given a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 22nd. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. This is a boost from Johnson Controls International’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.37. Johnson Controls International’s payout ratio is presently 31.43%.

Johnson Controls International Profile

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.