Radnor Capital Management LLC Sells 5,698 Shares of Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE:JCI)

Radnor Capital Management LLC reduced its position in shares of Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE:JCI) by 18.9% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 24,375 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,698 shares during the period. Radnor Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Johnson Controls International were worth $1,924,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. grew its position in shares of Johnson Controls International by 861.7% during the 4th quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 1,154 shares of the company’s stock worth $91,000 after buying an additional 1,034 shares in the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC lifted its stake in Johnson Controls International by 101.5% in the fourth quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 26,517 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,093,000 after acquiring an additional 13,360 shares during the period. SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Johnson Controls International by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,925 shares of the company’s stock worth $389,000 after acquiring an additional 154 shares in the last quarter. Accurate Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Johnson Controls International by 18.1% during the 4th quarter. Accurate Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,495 shares of the company’s stock valued at $354,000 after purchasing an additional 690 shares during the period. Finally, Cullen Investment Group LTD. raised its holdings in shares of Johnson Controls International by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Cullen Investment Group LTD. now owns 82,902 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,543,000 after purchasing an additional 2,225 shares in the last quarter. 90.05% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Johnson Controls International Trading Up 1.1 %

NYSE JCI opened at $80.19 on Wednesday. Johnson Controls International plc has a 12-month low of $51.71 and a 12-month high of $87.16. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $82.10 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $75.52. The company has a current ratio of 0.94, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. The stock has a market cap of $53.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.57, a P/E/G ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 1.32.

Johnson Controls International Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 17th. Investors of record on Monday, December 23rd will be paid a $0.37 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 23rd. This represents a $1.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.85%. Johnson Controls International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 58.27%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO George Oliver sold 224,152 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.72, for a total value of $18,541,853.44. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,166,992 shares in the company, valued at $96,533,578.24. This trade represents a 16.11 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Marlon Sullivan sold 7,230 shares of Johnson Controls International stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $83.35, for a total value of $602,620.50. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 32,246 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,687,704.10. This trade represents a 18.31 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 647,973 shares of company stock valued at $53,986,862. 0.69% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Mizuho lifted their price objective on shares of Johnson Controls International from $62.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, October 17th. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price target on Johnson Controls International from $81.00 to $86.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on Johnson Controls International from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. UBS Group started coverage on Johnson Controls International in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $90.00 target price on the stock. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of Johnson Controls International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $82.21.

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.