Bowman & Co S.C. Purchases 312 Shares of Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE:JCI)

Bowman & Co S.C. raised its position in shares of Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE:JCI) by 1.7% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 18,305 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 312 shares during the period. Bowman & Co S.C.’s holdings in Johnson Controls International were worth $1,444,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Fortitude Family Office LLC grew its holdings in Johnson Controls International by 195.8% during the third quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 420 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 278 shares during the period. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Johnson Controls International by 977.3% in the third quarter. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC now owns 474 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 430 shares during the period. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Johnson Controls International by 32.8% in the fourth quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. now owns 543 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 134 shares during the period. Western Pacific Wealth Management LP bought a new position in shares of Johnson Controls International in the third quarter worth $44,000. Finally, Friedenthal Financial bought a new position in shares of Johnson Controls International in the fourth quarter worth $49,000. 90.05% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Johnson Controls International

In other Johnson Controls International news, EVP Marlon Sullivan sold 7,230 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $83.35, for a total transaction of $602,620.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 32,246 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,687,704.10. This represents a 18.31 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO George Oliver sold 110,616 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $84.60, for a total value of $9,358,113.60. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,244,617 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $105,294,598.20. The trade was a 8.16 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 647,973 shares of company stock worth $53,986,862. Company insiders own 0.69% of the company’s stock.

Johnson Controls International Trading Up 1.1 %

NYSE JCI opened at $81.34 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $53.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.02, a PEG ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 1.32. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $81.96 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $75.69. The company has a quick ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. Johnson Controls International plc has a twelve month low of $52.02 and a twelve month high of $87.16.

Johnson Controls International Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 23rd were issued a $0.37 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 23rd. This represents a $1.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.82%. Johnson Controls International’s dividend payout ratio is currently 58.27%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Oppenheimer raised their price target on Johnson Controls International from $86.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on Johnson Controls International from $88.00 to $87.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price target on Johnson Controls International from $81.00 to $86.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on Johnson Controls International from $95.00 to $92.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, Argus raised Johnson Controls International from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $88.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Friday, December 20th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $82.53.

Johnson Controls International Company 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.