Johnson Controls Inc (NYSE:JCI) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The company reported $0.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $0.82, MarketBeat.com reports. The firm earned $8.90 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.27 billion.

Shares of Johnson Controls (NYSE:JCI) opened at 35.13 on Thursday. Johnson Controls has a 52 week low of $33.62 and a 52 week high of $54.52. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.75 billion and a PE ratio of 14.84. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $37.74 and its 200 day moving average is $42.32.

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 4th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.29 per share. This represents a $1.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.30%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 9th.

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. William Blair reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Johnson Controls in a research note on Monday, November 23rd. Susquehanna lifted their price objective on shares of Johnson Controls from $46.00 to $49.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 24th. Robert W. Baird decreased their price objective on shares of Johnson Controls from $61.00 to $58.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, November 24th. Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of Johnson Controls from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, November 20th. Finally, RBC Capital cut their target price on shares of Johnson Controls from $53.00 to $51.00 in a research report on Friday, October 30th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. The stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $51.50.

In other news, VP Simon Davis sold 1,300 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $45.92, for a total transaction of $59,696.00. Following the sale, the vice president now owns 33,047 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,517,518.24. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, VP Brian J. Cadwallader sold 28,628 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $44.82, for a total transaction of $1,283,106.96. Following the sale, the vice president now directly owns 16,270 shares in the company, valued at approximately $729,221.40. The disclosure for this sale can be found here.

Johnson Controls, Inc. is a technology company. The Company provides products, services and solutions to optimize energy and operational efficiencies of buildings; lead-acid automotive batteries and advanced batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles, and seating and interior systems for automobiles. The Company operates in two segments: Building Efficiency and Power Solutions. The Building Efficiency segment offers designing, producing, marketing and installing integrated heating, ventilating and air conditioning (NYSE:JCI) systems, building management systems, controls, security and mechanical equipment. The Power Solutions segment offers lead-acid automotive batteries for passenger cars, light trucks and utility vehicles. The Company serves both automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and the general vehicle battery aftermarket. The Company also supplies advanced battery technologies to power start-stop, hybrid and electric vehicles.

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