Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC Takes Position in Johnson Controls International plc $JCI

Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC purchased a new stake in Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE:JCI) during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 2,153 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $227,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC bought a new position in shares of Johnson Controls International during the fourth quarter worth $222,000. Allworth Financial LP increased its position in shares of Johnson Controls International by 6.6% in the 1st quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 6,303 shares of the company’s stock valued at $507,000 after buying an additional 390 shares in the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC raised its stake in Johnson Controls International by 69.8% during the 1st quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 113,059 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,057,000 after buying an additional 46,459 shares during the period. Ballentine Partners LLC raised its stake in Johnson Controls International by 14.7% during the 1st quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 10,727 shares of the company’s stock worth $859,000 after buying an additional 1,373 shares during the period. Finally, CWM LLC lifted its holdings in Johnson Controls International by 175.9% during the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 55,804 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,470,000 after acquiring an additional 35,579 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.05% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Johnson Controls International

In other news, 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 in the company, valued at $14,651,562.54. This trade represents a 1.01% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, VP Lei Zhang Schlitz sold 10,500 shares of Johnson Controls International stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the vice president directly owned 115,220 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,060,296.60. This represents a 8.35% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 17,839 shares of company stock worth $2,056,315 in the last three months. Insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on Johnson Controls International from $124.00 to $142.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on Johnson Controls International from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on Johnson Controls International from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Johnson Controls International from $130.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Finally, Citigroup upped their price target 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. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $120.72.

Johnson Controls International Trading Up 0.3%

NYSE:JCI opened at $122.60 on Tuesday. Johnson Controls International plc has a twelve month low of $68.03 and a twelve month high of $123.76. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $109.94 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $104.87. The company has a market cap of $80.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 1.36.

Johnson Controls International (NYSE:JCI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $1.26 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.20 by $0.06. Johnson Controls International had a net margin of 9.53% and a return on equity of 14.71%. The business had revenue of $6.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.31 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.28 earnings per share. The firm’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. As a group, analysts expect that Johnson Controls International plc will post 3.64 EPS for the current fiscal 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 dividend of $0.40 per share. 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. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. 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.