Positive sentiment towards JCI reflected by a fall of -13.59% in short interest

Anna Perez

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Johnson Controls International plc shares valued at $1,281,315 were sold by Schlitz Lei Zhang on Nov 06 ’25. At $122.03 per share, Schlitz Lei Zhang sold 10,500 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 115,220 shares worth approximately $13.18 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, LEI SCHLITZ purchased 10,500 shares, netting a total of over 1,281,380 in proceeds.

Before that, NATHAN D MANNING had added 99,518 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $12,018,782, the Former officer bought Johnson Controls International plc shares for $120.77 each.

As published in a research note from Jefferies on July 24, 2025, Johnson Controls International plc [JCI] has been rated down from a Buy to a Hold and the price target has been revised to $120. Analysts at Oppenheimer downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”a Perform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid June. As of May 12, 2025, Deutsche Bank has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for JCI. Earlier on May 08, 2025, Vertical Research upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for JCI stock which previously was a “a Hold”.

Analyzing JCI Stock Performance

On last trading session, Johnson Controls International plc [NYSE: JCI] plunged -0.02% to $114.42. The stock’s lowest price that day was $114.11, but it reached a high of $115.42 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -6.72%. Over the course of the year, Johnson Controls International plc shares have jumped approximately 35.57%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $123.78 on 11/12/25 and a 52-week low of $68.03 on 04/07/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Johnson Controls International plc (JCI)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 113.56, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 112.71. In the upper region, resistance lies at 115.82. The next price resistance is at 117.23. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 47.72 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Johnson Controls International plc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Johnson Controls International plc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-10-31 dropping by -2.75 million shares to 20.23 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-30 was 22.98 million shares. A decline of -13.59% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.78 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 5.78.

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In terms of Johnson Controls International plc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 133 in the next 12 months, up nearly 16.22% from the previous closing price of $114.44. Analysts anticipate Johnson Controls International plc stock to reach 142 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 124. In spite of this, 10 analysts ranked Johnson Controls International plc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On February 10, 2025, UBS assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $103.

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