GWN Securities Inc. Takes $262,000 Position in Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE:JCI)

GWN Securities Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE:JCI - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 3,212 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $262,000.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in JCI. Compass Financial Services Inc acquired a new position in Johnson Controls International in the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Johnson Controls International in the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. Synergy Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Johnson Controls International in the fourth quarter worth $42,000. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Johnson Controls International by 32.8% during the fourth quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. now owns 543 shares of the company's stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 134 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Gables Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Johnson Controls International by 132.0% during the fourth quarter. Gables Capital Management Inc. now owns 580 shares of the company's stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 330 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.05% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

JCI has been the subject of a number of research reports. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Johnson Controls International from $95.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price target on shares of Johnson Controls International from $86.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Citigroup dropped their price objective on shares of Johnson Controls International from $85.00 to $84.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 13th. UBS Group raised shares of Johnson Controls International from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their target price for the company from $90.00 to $103.00 in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Finally, Argus raised shares of Johnson Controls International from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $88.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Friday, December 20th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $91.27.

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Insider Buying and Selling at Johnson Controls International

In other Johnson Controls International news, Director George Oliver sold 15,669 shares of Johnson Controls International stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.49, for a total value of $1,214,190.81. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 1,003,893 shares of the company's stock, valued at $77,791,668.57. The trade was a 1.54 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, VP Nathan D. Manning sold 1,421 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $76.44, for a total value of $108,621.24. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 148,346 shares of the company's stock, valued at $11,339,568.24. This represents a 0.95 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 905,864 shares of company stock worth $77,824,710 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.54% of the company's stock.

Johnson Controls International Stock Down 0.6 %

Shares of NYSE:JCI traded down $0.51 on Friday, reaching $82.64. The company had a trading volume of 6,990,691 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,182,810. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $54.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.54, a P/E/G ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.32. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $82.62 and a 200 day moving average price of $79.97. Johnson Controls International plc has a twelve month low of $59.83 and a twelve month high of $91.14.

Johnson Controls International (NYSE:JCI - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $0.64 earnings per share (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%. On average, equities analysts expect that Johnson Controls International plc will post 3.64 EPS for the current year.

Johnson Controls International Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 24th will be given a dividend of $0.37 per share. This represents a $1.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.79%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 24th. Johnson Controls International's dividend 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.