G&S Capital LLC Purchases Shares of 16,730 Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE:JCI)

G&S Capital LLC acquired a new position in Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE:JCI - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 16,730 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,320,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in JCI. Consolidated Planning Corp raised its position in Johnson Controls International by 3.0% in the fourth quarter. Consolidated Planning Corp now owns 82,031 shares of the company's stock worth $6,475,000 after acquiring an additional 2,411 shares during the period. Avidian Wealth Enterprises LLC grew its position in shares of Johnson Controls International by 4.6% during the 4th quarter. Avidian Wealth Enterprises LLC now owns 3,427 shares of the company's stock valued at $270,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares during the period. Kentucky Trust Co purchased a new stake in shares of Johnson Controls International in the 4th quarter worth $124,000. Certuity LLC bought a new position in Johnson Controls International in the 4th quarter worth $243,000. Finally, Indiana Trust & Investment Management Co lifted its position in Johnson Controls International by 2,055.6% during the fourth quarter. Indiana Trust & Investment Management Co now owns 1,940 shares of the company's stock valued at $153,000 after purchasing an additional 1,850 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.05% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Johnson Controls International

In other news, CEO George Oliver sold 124,497 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $82.67, for a total transaction of $10,292,166.99. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,267,716 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $104,802,081.72. The trade was a 8.94 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, VP Nathan D. Manning sold 1,421 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $76.44, for a total transaction of $108,621.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 148,346 shares in the company, valued at $11,339,568.24. This represents a 0.95 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 1,113,772 shares of company stock worth $95,772,462 over the last 90 days. 0.54% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have commented on JCI. Citigroup reduced their price target on Johnson Controls International from $85.00 to $84.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 13th. UBS Group upgraded Johnson Controls International from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $90.00 to $103.00 in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Johnson Controls International from $92.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price target on shares of Johnson Controls International from $86.00 to $93.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on shares of Johnson Controls International from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $91.13.

Johnson Controls International Price Performance

NYSE JCI traded up $1.28 on Monday, reaching $89.83. The company had a trading volume of 2,800,397 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,100,635. The stock has a market capitalization of $59.30 billion, a PE ratio of 34.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 1.32. Johnson Controls International plc has a 12 month low of $56.28 and a 12 month high of $89.95. The company has a quick ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $81.50 and its 200 day moving average price is $77.79.

Johnson Controls International (NYSE:JCI - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $0.64 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.59 by $0.05. Johnson Controls International had a return on equity of 15.11% and a net margin of 6.83%. As a group, equities analysts predict that Johnson Controls International plc will post 3.52 earnings per share for the current year.

Johnson Controls International Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 17th. Investors of record on Monday, December 23rd were paid a dividend of $0.37 per share. This represents a $1.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.65%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 23rd. Johnson Controls International's payout ratio is 56.49%.

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.