Don't Judge Johnson Controls International on Technicals Alone - Check Its Fundamentals!

By Tamara Parker • Monday, November 13 15:44 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Industrials company Johnson Controls International has moved -0.7% so far today on a volume of 2,106,973, compared to its average of 4,307,481. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 0.0%.

Johnson Controls International trades -27.52% away from its average analyst target price of $70.21 per share. The 19 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $58.0 to $78.0, and on average have given Johnson Controls International a rating of buy.

Anyone interested in buying JCI should be aware of the facts below:

Johnson Controls International's current price is 19.3% above its Graham number of $42.67, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Johnson Controls International has moved -21.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 12.0%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 2.98, Johnson Controls International has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.1 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
JCI has a forward P/E ratio of 12.8 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $3.97 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 0.9 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Johnson Controls International is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 2.12 compared to its sector average of 3.78
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.
Based in Cork, the company has 100,000 full time employees and a market cap of $34.62 Billion. Johnson Controls International currently returns an annual dividend yield of 2.8%.

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