Johnson Controls International plc (JCI) Shares on the Rise: Short-term Analysis

Johnson Controls International plc [JCI] stock is trading at $81.61, up 0.12%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The JCI shares have gain 6.00% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -9.09%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Johnson Controls International plc [NYSE: JCI] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on February 10, 2025, when UBS upgraded its rating to a Buy and also boosted its price target to $103 from $90. Previously, Melius downgraded its rating to Hold on January 28, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $95. On December 20, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy but maintained its price target of $88 on the stock. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy and raised its price target to $80 on September 10, 2024. Morgan Stanley started tracking with a Overweight rating for this stock on September 06, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $85. In a note dated August 14, 2024, RBC Capital Mkts upgraded an Sector Perform rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $61 to $69.

Johnson Controls International plc [JCI] stock has fluctuated between $59.83 and $91.14 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $88.33 within the next 12 months. Johnson Controls International plc [NYSE: JCI] shares were valued at $81.61 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 8.23% based on the average JCI price forecast.

Analyzing the JCI fundamentals

Johnson Controls International plc [NYSE:JCI] reported sales of 25.60B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -10.96%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.36% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.11%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.09%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.08%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.04, Equity is 0.11 and Total Capital is 0.08. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.63.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 80.67 points at the first support level, and at 79.72 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 82.12, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 82.62.

Ratios To Look Out For

For context, Johnson Controls International plc’s Current Ratio is 0.99. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.84, and the Cash Ratio is 0.11. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.10, the price to book ratio is 3.39 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 31.16.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Oliver George, Director, that happened on Mar 12 ’25 when 0.18 million shares were sold. Director, Oliver George completed a deal on Mar 14 ’25 to sell 15669.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer GEORGE R OLIVER SR. bought 15669.0 shares on Mar 13 ’25.

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