Johnson Controls International (JCI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The company designs, sells, installs, and services heating, ventilating, air conditioning, controls, building management, refrigeration, integrated electronic security, integrated fire detection and suppression systems, and fire protection and security products for commercial, industrial, retail, small business, institutional, and governmental customers. It also provides energy efficiency solutions and technical services, including inspection, scheduled maintenance, and repair and replacement of mechanical and control systems, as well as data-driven smart building solutions to non-residential building and industrial applications. In addition, the company offers control software and software services for residential and commercial applications. Johnson Controls International plc was incorporated in 1885 and is headquartered in Cork, Ireland.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $75.73 to $77.26
• 50-Day Range: $67.85 to $77.70
• 52-Week Range: $47.90 to $78.23
• Volume: 3.88 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.97 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $51.34 billion
• P/E Ratio: 32.16
• Dividend Yield: 1.93%
• Price Target: $73.43
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Johnson Controls International Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Johnson Controls International scored higher than 81% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 38th out of 100 stocks in the construction sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Johnson Controls International has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.31, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 11 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Johnson Controls International has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -3.53%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Johnson Controls International are expected to decrease by -3.53% in the coming year, from $3.68 to $3.55 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Johnson Controls International is 32.19, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 129.41.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Johnson Controls International is 32.19, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Construction sector average P/E ratio of about 24.03.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Johnson Controls International has a PEG Ratio of 2.19. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Johnson Controls International has a P/B Ratio of 2.96. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.58% of the float of Johnson Controls International has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Johnson Controls International has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Johnson Controls International has recently increased by 6.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Johnson Controls International pays a meaningful dividend of 1.93%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Johnson Controls International does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Johnson Controls International is 61.92%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Johnson Controls International will have a dividend payout ratio of 41.69% next year. This indicates that Johnson Controls International will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.50

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.58% of the float of Johnson Controls International has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Johnson Controls International has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Johnson Controls International has recently increased by 6.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.64

News Sentiment

Johnson Controls International has a news sentiment score of 0.64. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.51 average news sentiment score of Construction companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 17 news articles for Johnson Controls International this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 8 people have searched for JCI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -47% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 6 people have added Johnson Controls International to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Johnson Controls International insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $16,999,239.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.69% of the stock of Johnson Controls International is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

90.05% of the stock of Johnson Controls International is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

JCI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have JCI shares performed this year?

Johnson Controls International's stock was trading at $57.64 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, JCI shares have increased by 33.5% and is now trading at $76.94.
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How were Johnson Controls International's earnings last quarter?

Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE:JCI) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 31st. The company reported $1.14 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.08 by $0.06. The firm's revenue was up 1.4% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Johnson Controls International have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of Johnson Controls International: FogHorn, Esotec, Silent-Aire Manufacturing Incorporated, Qolsys Inc, Synchrony, Brookfield Business Partners L.P., LUX, and more.

Who are Johnson Controls International's major shareholders?

Johnson Controls International's top institutional shareholders include Raymond James & Associates (0.71%), Vontobel Holding Ltd. (0.12%), DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale (0.06%) and Perpetual Ltd (0.04%). Insiders that own company stock include George Oliver, Nathan D Manning, Olivier Leonetti, Marc Vandiepenbeeck, John Donofrio, Juergen Tinggren, Daniel C Mcconeghy, Michael J Ellis, Visal Leng, Robert M Vanhimbergen and Jeffrey M Williams.
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How do I buy shares of Johnson Controls International?

Shares of JCI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Johnson Controls International own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Johnson Controls International investors own include BlackRock (BLK), Broadcom (AVGO), ServiceNow (NOW), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), The Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Illinois Tool Works (ITW) and Chevron (CVX).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/31/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 10/18 Dividend: 9/25/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/18/2024
• Today: 10/24/2024
• Next Earnings (Confirmed): 11/06/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Construction
• Industry: Refrigeration & heating equipment
• Sub-Industry: Machinery
• Current Symbol: NYSE:JCI
• CUSIP: 47836610
• CIK: 833444
• Web: www.johnsoncontrols.com
• Phone: 353214235000
• Fax: 41-52-633-0299
• Employees: 100,000
• Year Founded: 1885

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $73.43
• High Stock Price Target: $95.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $55.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -3.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.31
• Research Coverage: 16 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $2.39
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 31.81
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.66
• P/E Growth: 2.19
• Net Income: $1.85 billion
• Net Margins: 6.02%
• Pretax Margin: 6.85%
• Return on Equity: 13.64%
• Return on Assets: 5.48%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.46
• Current Ratio: 0.96
• Quick Ratio: 0.73

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $26.79 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.90
• Cash Flow: $4.74 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.03
• Book Value: $26.01 per share
• Price / Book: 2.92

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 668,010,000
• Free Float: 663,405,000
• Market Cap: $50.78 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.29