Uncommon Cents Investing LLC Has $1.23 Million Holdings in Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE:JCI)

Uncommon Cents Investing LLC decreased its stake in Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE:JCI) by 3.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 21,303 shares of the company’s stock after selling 780 shares during the quarter. Uncommon Cents Investing LLC’s holdings in Johnson Controls International were worth $1,228,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Advisory Resource Group increased its holdings in shares of Johnson Controls International by 1.7% in the first quarter. Advisory Resource Group now owns 9,910 shares of the company’s stock valued at $597,000 after purchasing an additional 162 shares in the last quarter. Optimum Investment Advisors boosted its position in Johnson Controls International by 17.5% in the 4th quarter. Optimum Investment Advisors now owns 1,175 shares of the company’s stock valued at $68,000 after buying an additional 175 shares during the last quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Johnson Controls International by 3.9% in the 3rd quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 4,767 shares of the company’s stock valued at $254,000 after buying an additional 179 shares during the period. Penserra Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Johnson Controls International by 6.0% during the first quarter. Penserra Capital Management LLC now owns 3,381 shares of the company’s stock worth $221,000 after acquiring an additional 192 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cottage Street Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Johnson Controls International by 4.9% during the third quarter. Cottage Street Advisors LLC now owns 4,189 shares of the company’s stock valued at $223,000 after acquiring an additional 196 shares during the period. 90.05% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

JCI has been the subject of a number of research reports. Mizuho lowered Johnson Controls International from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $62.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Friday, February 23rd. Vertical Research downgraded shares of Johnson Controls International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $55.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Wednesday, December 13th. TheStreet raised shares of Johnson Controls International from a “c+” rating to a “b-” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 26th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a $60.00 target price (down previously from $65.00) on shares of Johnson Controls International in a report on Wednesday, January 31st. Finally, Melius Research reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Johnson Controls International in a research note on Tuesday, January 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $62.58.

Johnson Controls International Stock Up 0.7 %

NYSE:JCI opened at $65.32 on Friday. Johnson Controls International plc has a 1 year low of $47.90 and a 1 year high of $70.43. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $58.49 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $55.33. The stock has a market cap of $44.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.28, a PEG ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a current ratio of 0.97, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45.

Johnson Controls International (NYSE:JCI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 30th. The company reported $0.51 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.51. Johnson Controls International had a return on equity of 13.08% and a net margin of 7.85%. The business had revenue of $6.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.94 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.67 EPS. Johnson Controls International’s revenue for the quarter was up .4% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts expect that Johnson Controls International plc will post 3.62 earnings per share for the current year.

Johnson Controls International Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 19th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 25th will be given a dividend of $0.37 per share. This represents a $1.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.27%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 22nd. Johnson Controls International’s dividend payout ratio is 48.21%.

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.