Johnson Controls International plc $JCI Shares Bought by Boothbay Fund Management LLC

13 Dec 2025, 06:44 by Scott Moore · The Cerbat Gem

Boothbay Fund Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE:JCI – Free Report) by 2,072.3% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 190,903 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 182,115 shares during the period. Johnson Controls International makes up about 0.4% of Boothbay Fund Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 21st biggest position. Boothbay Fund Management LLC’s holdings in Johnson Controls International were worth $20,163,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Johnson Controls International in the second quarter worth approximately $795,325,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Johnson Controls International by 140.8% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 4,575,414 shares of the company’s stock valued at $483,281,000 after acquiring an additional 2,675,157 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Johnson Controls International by 747.6% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,034,060 shares of the company’s stock valued at $159,186,000 after acquiring an additional 1,794,089 shares during the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC boosted its stake in shares of Johnson Controls International by 232.4% during the second quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 2,124,125 shares of the company’s stock valued at $224,350,000 after acquiring an additional 1,485,007 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Viking Global Investors LP purchased a new stake in Johnson Controls International during the 2nd quarter worth about $153,235,000. 90.05% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently commented on JCI shares. Argus reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $145.00 target price on shares of Johnson Controls International in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Johnson Controls International from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on Johnson Controls International from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Johnson Controls International from $105.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. Finally, Barclays raised their price objective on Johnson Controls International from $101.00 to $119.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and twelve have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $121.32.

Get Our Latest Analysis on Johnson Controls International

Johnson Controls International Stock Down 2.8%

NYSE:JCI opened at $114.79 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66. The firm has a market capitalization of $70.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.55, a PEG ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 1.41. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $114.00 and its 200 day moving average price is $108.69. Johnson Controls International plc has a 1-year low of $68.03 and a 1-year high of $123.78.

Johnson Controls International (NYSE:JCI – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $1.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.20 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $6.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.31 billion. Johnson Controls International had a return on equity of 15.35% and a net margin of 13.95%.The firm’s revenue was up 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.28 EPS. Johnson Controls International has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.550-4.55 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.830-0.83 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Johnson Controls International plc will post 3.64 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Johnson Controls International Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 16th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 22nd will be issued a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 22nd. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. Johnson Controls International’s dividend payout ratio is 31.43%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, VP Lei Zhang Schlitz sold 32,031 shares of Johnson Controls International stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $113.20, for a total transaction of $3,625,909.20. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 66,780 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,559,496. The trade was a 32.42% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 0.54% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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