Johnson Controls International (NYSE:JCI) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Johnson Controls International (NYSE:JCI - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 3.600-3.600 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 3.560. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Johnson Controls International also updated its Q3 2025 guidance to 0.970-1.000 EPS.

Johnson Controls International Stock Performance

JCI stock traded up $0.72 during trading on Friday, hitting $91.96. 3,018,776 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,387,858. Johnson Controls International has a 1 year low of $64.31 and a 1 year high of $92.41. The company has a market cap of $60.71 billion, a PE ratio of 35.10, a P/E/G ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.28. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $80.63 and its 200 day simple moving average is $81.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 1.02 and a quick ratio of 0.86.

Johnson Controls International (NYSE:JCI - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $0.82 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.77 by $0.05. Johnson Controls International had a net margin of 6.83% and a return on equity of 15.11%. The firm had revenue of $5.68 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.64 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.78 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up 1.4% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts expect that Johnson Controls International will post 3.64 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Johnson Controls International Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 24th were given a $0.37 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 24th. This represents a $1.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.61%. Johnson Controls International's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 56.49%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently weighed in on JCI. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on Johnson Controls International from $100.00 to $81.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. Vertical Research raised shares of Johnson Controls International from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $105.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Thursday. Barclays cut their target price on shares of Johnson Controls International from $88.00 to $85.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 10th. UBS Group upgraded Johnson Controls International from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their target price for the company from $90.00 to $103.00 in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Finally, Oppenheimer raised their price objective on Johnson Controls International from $90.00 to $96.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $92.94.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Marc Vandiepenbeeck sold 28,289 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.92, for a total transaction of $2,572,035.88. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 147,673 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,426,429.16. This represents a 16.08 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO George Oliver sold 205,168 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $89.07, for a total transaction of $18,274,313.76. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 1,260,527 shares in the company, valued at approximately $112,275,139.89. This trade represents a 14.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 728,458 shares of company stock valued at $62,293,059 over the last quarter. 0.54% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Johnson Controls International

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in Johnson Controls International stock. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new stake in Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE:JCI - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 2,809 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $222,000. 90.05% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.