Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich Has $304,000 Holdings in Johnson Controls International plc $JCI

Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich trimmed its position in shares of Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE:JCI) by 42.6% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 2,882 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,140 shares during the quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich’s holdings in Johnson Controls International were worth $304,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Gilbert & Cook Inc. grew its position in Johnson Controls International by 1.5% in the second quarter. Gilbert & Cook Inc. now owns 6,769 shares of the company’s stock worth $715,000 after acquiring an additional 97 shares in the last quarter. Nwam LLC lifted its stake in shares of Johnson Controls International by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. Nwam LLC now owns 9,141 shares of the company’s stock valued at $951,000 after purchasing an additional 97 shares during the last quarter. Grove Bank & Trust lifted its stake in shares of Johnson Controls International by 3.5% in the 2nd quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 3,117 shares of the company’s stock valued at $329,000 after purchasing an additional 106 shares during the last quarter. Keudell Morrison Wealth Management boosted its holdings in Johnson Controls International by 4.1% in the second quarter. Keudell Morrison Wealth Management now owns 2,697 shares of the company’s stock worth $285,000 after purchasing an additional 107 shares in the last quarter. Finally, REAP Financial Group LLC increased its position in Johnson Controls International by 18.1% during the second quarter. REAP Financial Group LLC now owns 739 shares of the company’s stock worth $78,000 after buying an additional 113 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.05% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Johnson Controls International

In other news, VP Daniel C. Mcconeghy sold 5,917 shares of Johnson Controls International stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the vice president owned 25,005 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,643,778.65. This trade represents a 19.14% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, VP Lei Zhang Schlitz sold 10,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $122.03, for a total value of $1,281,315.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 115,220 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $14,060,296.60. The trade was a 8.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 17,839 shares of company stock worth $2,056,315 over the last three months. Company insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

Johnson Controls International Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of Johnson Controls International stock opened at $113.50 on Monday. Johnson Controls International plc has a 1 year low of $68.03 and a 1 year high of $123.78. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $111.81 and its 200-day simple moving average is $106.86. The company has a market cap of $69.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.68, 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 issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $1.26 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.20 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $6.44 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.31 billion. Johnson Controls International had a net margin of 9.53% and a return on equity of 14.71%. The business’s revenue was up 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm 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. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Johnson Controls International plc will post 3.64 EPS for the current year.

Johnson Controls International Increases Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have weighed in on JCI. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Johnson Controls International from $130.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Zacks Research raised Johnson Controls International to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, August 11th. Wolfe Research upped their target price on Johnson Controls International from $135.00 to $138.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on Johnson Controls International from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 21st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on shares of Johnson Controls International from $124.00 to $142.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Ten 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 stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $121.00.

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.