Investors Buy High Volume of Johnson Controls International Call Options (NYSE:JCI)

Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE:JCI) saw unusually large options trading on Wednesday. Stock investors bought 19,207 call options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 1,963% compared to the average daily volume of 931 call options.

Insider Buying and Selling at Johnson Controls International

In other news, 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 directly owned 25,005 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,643,778.65. This represents a 19.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, VP Nathan D. Manning sold 1,422 shares of the firm’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 completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 139,459 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,651,562.54. The trade was a 1.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 49,870 shares of company stock worth $5,682,224. 0.54% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Johnson Controls International

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of JCI. Brighton Jones LLC purchased a new stake in Johnson Controls International during the fourth quarter worth about $222,000. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Johnson Controls International by 13.3% in the first quarter. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. now owns 3,661 shares of the company’s stock valued at $293,000 after purchasing an additional 430 shares in the last quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. increased its stake in Johnson Controls International by 15.9% during the 1st quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 24,555 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,967,000 after buying an additional 3,366 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its holdings in Johnson Controls International by 8.9% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 181,165 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,513,000 after buying an additional 14,782 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. boosted its position in Johnson Controls International by 2.0% in the 1st quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 35,538 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,847,000 after buying an additional 698 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.05% of the company’s stock.

Johnson Controls International Trading Up 1.6%

Shares of JCI stock opened at $116.52 on Friday. Johnson Controls International has a 1-year low of $68.03 and a 1-year high of $123.78. The company has a market cap of $71.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.58, a PEG ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 1.36. 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 stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $112.43 and a 200-day simple moving average of $107.31.

Johnson Controls International (NYSE:JCI) last released its quarterly earnings results 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. The firm had revenue of $6.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.31 billion. Johnson Controls International had a net margin of 9.53% and a return on equity of 14.71%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company 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. On average, equities research analysts expect that Johnson Controls International will post 3.64 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Johnson Controls International Increases Dividend

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

JCI has been the topic of a number of research reports. Wolfe Research increased their price objective on shares of Johnson Controls International from $135.00 to $138.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 13th. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Johnson Controls International from $101.00 to $119.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, November 6th. Mizuho lifted their price objective on Johnson Controls International from $105.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. HSBC boosted their price objective on Johnson Controls International from $79.00 to $127.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on Johnson Controls International from $124.00 to $142.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 6th. Ten equities 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, the stock presently 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.