Johnson Controls International (JCI) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$153.73 +2.28 (+1.51%)

Closing price 08/14/2026 03:59 PM Eastern

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$153.58 -0.15 (-0.10%)

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Johnson Controls International - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Hold

Based on 23 Analyst Ratings

Sell
1

Hold
10

Buy
12

Based on 23 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Johnson Controls International in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 23 analysts, 1 has given a sell rating, 10 have given a hold rating, and 12 have given a buy rating for JCI.

Consensus Price Target

$155.50
1.15% Upside

According to the 23 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Johnson Controls International, the average price target is $155.50. The highest price target for JCI is $190.00, while the lowest price target for JCI is $120.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 1.15% from the current price of $153.73.

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

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JCI Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 8/15/25 to 8/15/26	1 Month Ago 7/16/25 to 7/16/26	3 Months Ago 5/17/25 to 5/17/26	1 Year Ago 8/15/24 to 8/15/25
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	12 Buy rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)
Hold	10 Hold rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)
Sell	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$155.50	$152.85	$147.63	$105.76
Forecasted Upside	1.15% Upside	8.15% Upside	3.23% Upside	2.16% Upside
Consensus Rating	Hold	Moderate Buy	Hold	Moderate Buy

JCI Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

JCI Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Johnson Controls International Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Johnson Controls International	Industrials Companies	Broader Market
Consensus Rating Score	2.48	2.29	2.53
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	1.15% Upside	332.37% Upside	11.05% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent JCI News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
8/14/2026	Sanford C. Bernstein 3 of 5 stars	Varun Govindaraj Not Rated	Boost Target	Outperform	$173.00 ➝ $190.00	+25.08%
8/7/2026	Argus 3 of 5 stars	John Eade 1 of 5 stars	Set Target		$175.00	+14.48%
8/6/2026	Zacks Research 5 of 5 stars		Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
7/30/2026	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Amit Mehrotra Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy
7/30/2026	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Andrew Kaplowitz Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral	$155.00 ➝ $157.00	+12.46%
7/30/2026	Royal Bank Of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Deane Dray Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Sector Perform	$154.00 ➝ $161.00	+12.09%
6/9/2026	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy (B)
6/9/2026	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Christopher Snyder Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$140.00 ➝ $175.00	+21.52%
6/3/2026	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$171.00	+20.37%
6/2/2026	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Market Perform
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6/2/2026	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$169.00 ➝ $178.00	+27.15%
5/7/2026	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Julian Mitchell Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Equal Weight	$136.00 ➝ $144.00	+0.44%
5/7/2026	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target		$127.00 ➝ $136.00	-2.99%
5/7/2026	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target		$158.00 ➝ $162.00	+15.56%
5/7/2026	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Joe O'Dea Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$145.00 ➝ $160.00	+16.27%
5/7/2026	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Brett Linzey Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral	$130.00 ➝ $140.00	-2.35%
4/27/2026	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral	$132.00 ➝ $148.00	+3.10%
4/15/2026	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Hold	$125.00 ➝ $135.00	-3.81%
4/14/2026	BNP Paribas Exane Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Andrew Buscaglia Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Underperform	$120.00	-15.96%
4/13/2026	Evercore Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Hold	$155.00	+9.01%
2/9/2026	Rothschild & Co Redburn Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$137.00 ➝ $150.00	+4.88%
1/7/2026	Melius Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Scott Davis Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$148.00	+29.89%
10/2/2025	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$124.00 ➝ $125.00	+15.00%
5/8/2025	Vertical Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Jeffrey Sprague Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$105.00	+15.75%
9/27/2024	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$80.00 ➝ $95.00	+22.99%

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Should I Buy Johnson Controls International Stock? JCI Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Thursday, August 13, 2026. Please send any questions or comments about these Johnson Controls International pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Johnson Controls International
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Johnson Controls International plc:

The company recently reported earnings per share (EPS) of $1.42, exceeding analysts' expectations, which indicates strong financial performance and potential for growth.
Johnson Controls International plc has shown a revenue increase of 9.3% compared to the same quarter last year, suggesting robust demand for its products and services.
The current stock price is around $50, reflecting a stable investment opportunity in a diversified technology and multi-industrial company.
With a net margin of 14.45% and a return on equity of 19.50%, the company demonstrates effective management and profitability, which are attractive traits for investors.
The firm has a consistent dividend payout, with an annualized dividend of $1.60 and a payout ratio of 28.62%, providing a reliable income stream for shareholders.

Johnson Controls International
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in Johnson Controls International plc for these reasons:

Despite recent growth, the company operates in a competitive market, which may pressure margins and limit future profitability.
The dividend yield of 1.1% is relatively low compared to other investment opportunities, which may not attract income-focused investors.
Analysts project earnings per share of 4.9 for the current year, which may indicate slower growth compared to previous periods.
Market volatility can impact stock performance, and any economic downturn could adversely affect the company's revenue and earnings.
As a global company, Johnson Controls International plc is exposed to international risks, including currency fluctuations and geopolitical tensions, which could affect its operations and financial results.

JCI Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 23 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Johnson Controls International is $155.50, with a high forecast of $190.00 and a low forecast of $120.00.

23 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Johnson Controls International in the last year. There is currently 1 sell rating, 10 hold ratings and 12 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" JCI shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in JCI, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.

According to analysts, Johnson Controls International's stock has a predicted upside of 1.15% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Johnson Controls International's stock had 2 upgrades and 1 downgrade by analysts.

Johnson Controls International has been rated by research analysts at Argus, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Oppenheimer, Royal Bank Of Canada, Sanford C. Bernstein, The Goldman Sachs Group, UBS Group, Weiss Ratings, Wolfe Research, and Zacks Research in the past 90 days.

Analysts like Johnson Controls International more than other "industrials" companies. The consensus rating score for Johnson Controls International is 2.48 while the average consensus rating score for "industrials" companies is 2.29. Learn more on how JCI compares to other companies.

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Johnson Controls International (JCI) Stock Forecast & Price Target