Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE:JCI - Get Free Report) CFO Marc Vandiepenbeeck sold 186 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, December 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.60, for a total value of $14,619.60. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 91,372 shares in the company, valued at $7,181,839.20. This trade represents a 0.20 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link.
Marc Vandiepenbeeck also recently made the following trade(s):
JCI stock traded up $0.04 on Monday, reaching $80.31. 3,293,958 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,786,926. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 0.94 and a quick ratio of 0.79. Johnson Controls International plc has a 12 month low of $51.71 and a 12 month high of $87.16. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $81.00 and its 200 day moving average price is $74.23. The firm has a market capitalization of $53.18 billion, a PE ratio of 31.62, a PEG ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 1.31.
The firm 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 of this dividend is Monday, December 23rd. This represents a $1.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.84%. Johnson Controls International's payout ratio is currently 58.27%.
A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd boosted its position in Johnson Controls International by 136.8% in the third quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd now owns 91,248 shares of the company's stock valued at $7,082,000 after buying an additional 52,719 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Johnson Controls International by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 13,475,260 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,041,822,000 after purchasing an additional 71,493 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Johnson Controls International in the 3rd quarter valued at $7,692,000. CIBC Asset Management Inc boosted its stake in Johnson Controls International by 6.8% in the third quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 117,328 shares of the company's stock worth $9,106,000 after purchasing an additional 7,433 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nwam LLC bought a new stake in shares of Johnson Controls International during the third quarter worth $701,000. 90.05% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
JCI has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Argus upgraded shares of Johnson Controls International from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $88.00 target price for the company in a research report on Friday. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Johnson Controls International from $80.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, September 27th. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on shares of Johnson Controls International from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Johnson Controls International from $75.00 to $83.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, Mizuho boosted their price target on Johnson Controls International from $62.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, October 17th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $80.93.