Johnson Controls International (NYSE:JCI) Announces Earnings Results

Johnson Controls International (NYSE:JCI) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The company reported $0.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.59 by $0.05, Zacks reports. Johnson Controls International had a net margin of 6.49% and a return on equity of 14.51%. Johnson Controls International updated its Q2 2025 guidance to 0.770-0.790 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance to 3.500-3.600 EPS.

Johnson Controls International Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE JCI traded up $9.20 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $86.49. The company had a trading volume of 5,039,231 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,110,074. Johnson Controls International has a 12 month low of $52.79 and a 12 month high of $88.90. The stock has a market cap of $57.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.10, a PEG ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 0.94 and a quick ratio of 0.79. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $80.72 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $76.69.

Johnson Controls International Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 23rd were given a dividend of $0.37 per share. This represents a $1.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.71%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 23rd. Johnson Controls International’s payout ratio is 58.27%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO George Oliver sold 110,616 shares of Johnson Controls International stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $84.60, for a total transaction of $9,358,113.60. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 1,244,617 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $105,294,598.20. The trade was a 8.16 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Marlon Sullivan sold 7,230 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.35, for a total value of $602,620.50. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 32,246 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,687,704.10. This represents a 18.31 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 649,208 shares of company stock valued at $54,081,073 over the last three months. Company insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have commented on JCI shares. Melius Research reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $95.00 price objective on shares of Johnson Controls International in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Barclays increased their price target on Johnson Controls International from $75.00 to $83.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price objective on Johnson Controls International from $81.00 to $86.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on shares of Johnson Controls International from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, UBS Group started coverage on shares of Johnson Controls International in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $90.00 price target for the company. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Johnson Controls International currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $87.20.

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.