RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC Makes New Investment in Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE:JCI)

RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC bought a new position in shares of Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE:JCI) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 1,195 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $93,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of JCI. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Johnson Controls International by 3.2% in the first quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 14,210 shares of the company’s stock worth $928,000 after purchasing an additional 438 shares in the last quarter. LRI Investments LLC bought a new position in Johnson Controls International in the first quarter valued at about $165,000. Swedbank AB bought a new stake in Johnson Controls International during the 1st quarter worth about $13,807,000. Atria Investments Inc raised its stake in shares of Johnson Controls International by 14.2% during the first quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 62,559 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,086,000 after buying an additional 7,762 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PGGM Investments grew its stake in shares of Johnson Controls International by 8.5% during the first quarter. PGGM Investments now owns 52,766 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,447,000 after purchasing an additional 4,124 shares during the period. 90.05% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently issued reports on JCI. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Johnson Controls International from $84.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Barclays increased their target price on shares of Johnson Controls International from $62.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Mizuho boosted their price target 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. Bank of America lifted their target price on Johnson Controls International from $80.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, September 27th. Finally, StockNews.com cut Johnson Controls International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Twelve analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Johnson Controls International currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $77.21.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, COO Nathan D. Manning sold 1,167 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.75, for a total value of $84,899.25. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now owns 143,488 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,438,752. The trade was a 0.81 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO George Oliver sold 10,304 shares of Johnson Controls International stock in a transaction on Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $84.14, for a total transaction of $866,978.56. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,166,992 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $98,190,706.88. This represents a 0.88 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 741,829 shares of company stock valued at $59,952,007 over the last 90 days. 0.69% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Johnson Controls International Stock Down 0.0 %

Shares of JCI opened at $83.71 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $55.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.96, a PEG ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.29. Johnson Controls International plc has a 52 week low of $51.70 and a 52 week high of $87.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a current ratio of 0.94. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $78.78 and a 200-day moving average of $72.82.

Johnson Controls International Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 18th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 25th were paid a dividend of $0.37 per share. This represents a $1.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.77%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 25th. Johnson Controls International’s payout ratio is currently 58.27%.

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.