Credit: Shutterstock photoJohnson Controls International plc ( JCI ) will begin trading ex-dividend on December 15, 2017. A cash dividend payment of $0.26 per share is scheduled to be paid on January 12, 2018. Shareholders who purchased JCI prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 4% increase over prior dividend payment. At the current stock price of $37.66, the dividend yield is 2.76%.
The previous trading day's last sale of JCI was $37.66, representing a -15.75% decrease from the 52 week high of $44.70 and a 9.13% increase over the 52 week low of $34.51.
JCI is a part of the Consumer Services sector, which includes companies such as TAL Education Group ( TAL ) and New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. ( EDU ). JCI's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $2.03. Zacks Investment Research reports JCI's forecasted earnings growth in 2018 as 6.88%, compared to an industry average of 13%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the JCI Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to JCI through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have JCI as a top-10 holding:
- SPDR Series Trust SPDR Homebuilders ETF ( XHB ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is XHB with an increase of 12.71% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of JCI at 3.83%.
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