Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE:JCI) Shares Purchased by Landscape Capital Management L.L.C.

Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. lifted its stake in Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE:JCI) by 89.5% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 19,969 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,429 shares during the period. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C.’s holdings in Johnson Controls International were worth $1,550,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of JCI. Fortitude Family Office LLC lifted its stake in shares of Johnson Controls International by 195.8% during the third quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 420 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 278 shares during the period. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC lifted its position in Johnson Controls International by 977.3% during the 3rd quarter. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC now owns 474 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 430 shares during the period. Continuum Advisory LLC grew its stake in Johnson Controls International by 65.2% during the 2nd quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 527 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 208 shares during the last quarter. Western Pacific Wealth Management LP acquired a new position in shares of Johnson Controls International in the third quarter valued at about $44,000. Finally, Friedenthal Financial purchased a new position in shares of Johnson Controls International in the second quarter worth about $47,000. 90.05% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Johnson Controls International news, COO Nathan D. Manning sold 1,167 shares of Johnson Controls International stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.75, for a total transaction of $84,899.25. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now owns 143,488 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,438,752. The trade was a 0.81 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO George Oliver sold 224,152 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $82.72, for a total transaction of $18,541,853.44. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 1,166,992 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $96,533,578.24. This trade represents a 16.11 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 561,095 shares of company stock worth $44,820,037. Corporate insiders own 0.69% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on JCI shares. Barclays increased their price target 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. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Johnson Controls International from $84.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Morgan Stanley assumed coverage on shares of Johnson Controls International in a report on Friday, September 6th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $85.00 price target on the stock. Oppenheimer lifted their price objective on Johnson Controls International from $86.00 to $87.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Bank of America upped their target price on Johnson Controls International from $80.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, September 27th. Twelve investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $77.21.

Johnson Controls International Stock Performance

NYSE:JCI opened at $84.24 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $77.91 and a two-hundred day moving average of $72.24. Johnson Controls International plc has a fifty-two week low of $51.70 and a fifty-two week high of $87.16. The stock has a market capitalization of $56.27 billion, a PE ratio of 33.16, a P/E/G ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a current ratio of 0.94.

Johnson Controls International Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 18th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 25th were issued a $0.37 dividend. This represents a $1.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.76%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 25th. Johnson Controls International’s payout ratio is 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.