Zacks Research Issues Positive Outlook for ROK Earnings

Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE:ROK) – Analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for Rockwell Automation in a research note issued on Monday, March 24th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $2.14 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $2.13. The consensus estimate for Rockwell Automation’s current full-year earnings is $9.35 per share.

ROK has been the topic of several other research reports. Citigroup increased their target price on shares of Rockwell Automation from $345.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 11th. HSBC raised Rockwell Automation from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $355.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. Loop Capital increased their target price on Rockwell Automation from $260.00 to $280.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Rockwell Automation from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $290.00 to $350.00 in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on Rockwell Automation from $335.00 to $345.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 12th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $307.42.

Rockwell Automation Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of ROK stock opened at $268.50 on Thursday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $279.51 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $278.65. Rockwell Automation has a 12-month low of $242.81 and a 12-month high of $308.70. The company has a quick ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72. The firm has a market cap of $30.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.53 and a beta of 1.39.

Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 10th. The industrial products company reported $1.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.61 by $0.22. Rockwell Automation had a net margin of 11.38% and a return on equity of 30.17%.

Rockwell Automation Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 10th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th were paid a $1.31 dividend. This represents a $5.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.95%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. Rockwell Automation’s payout ratio is currently 65.26%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Rockwell Automation news, VP Isaac Woods sold 895 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $274.72, for a total value of $245,874.40. Following the sale, the vice president now owns 1,198 shares in the company, valued at approximately $329,114.56. This represents a 42.76 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, VP Scott Genereux sold 500 shares of Rockwell Automation stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $290.14, for a total transaction of $145,070.00. Following the transaction, the vice president now owns 1,905 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $552,716.70. The trade was a 20.79 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 4,352 shares of company stock worth $1,246,298 over the last three months. Company insiders own 0.68% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Fire Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Rockwell Automation in the 4th quarter worth about $792,000. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Rockwell Automation by 10.8% during the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 20,047 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $5,729,000 after purchasing an additional 1,955 shares in the last quarter. Mattson Financial Services LLC boosted its position in shares of Rockwell Automation by 5,000.0% during the fourth quarter. Mattson Financial Services LLC now owns 1,224 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $329,000 after buying an additional 1,200 shares during the last quarter. Alpha Wealth Funds LLC bought a new stake in Rockwell Automation in the 4th quarter worth about $387,000. Finally, Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new position in Rockwell Automation during the 4th quarter valued at about $36,219,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 75.75% of the company’s stock.

Rockwell Automation Company Profile

Rockwell Automation, Inc provides industrial automation and digital transformation solutions in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. The company operates through three segments, Intelligent Devices, Software & Control, and Lifecycle Services. Its solutions include hardware and software products and services.