Rothschild & Co Redburn Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) Stock

Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) had its price objective boosted by investment analysts at Rothschild & Co Redburn from $335.00 to $365.00 in a report released on Wednesday,MarketScreener reports. The firm currently has a “neutral” rating on the industrial products company’s stock. Rothschild & Co Redburn’s target price indicates a potential downside of 12.63% from the company’s current price.

A number of other analysts also recently weighed in on ROK. Bank of America increased their price target on shares of Rockwell Automation from $410.00 to $430.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Zacks Research downgraded Rockwell Automation from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Argus upgraded Rockwell Automation to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Rockwell Automation from $380.00 to $410.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. Finally, Stephens lifted their price objective on Rockwell Automation from $425.00 to $475.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $410.12.

Rockwell Automation Stock Performance

NYSE:ROK traded down $7.57 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $417.75. 726,164 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 581,817. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $399.62 and a two-hundred day moving average of $367.51. The firm has a market capitalization of $46.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 54.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.98 and a beta of 1.52. Rockwell Automation has a 12 month low of $215.00 and a 12 month high of $429.58.

Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The industrial products company reported $3.34 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.94 by $0.40. The company had revenue of $4.63 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.19 billion. Rockwell Automation had a return on equity of 32.69% and a net margin of 10.42%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 13.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.47 earnings per share. Rockwell Automation has set its FY 2026 guidance at 11.200-12.200 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Rockwell Automation will post 9.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP Cyril Perducat sold 804 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $402.05, for a total transaction of $323,248.20. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 5,858 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,355,208.90. This trade represents a 12.07% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Matheus De A. G. Viera Bulho sold 476 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $402.02, for a total value of $191,361.52. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 2,401 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $965,250.02. The trade was a 16.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 88,053 shares of company stock worth $34,718,919 over the last 90 days. 0.76% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. boosted its position in shares of Rockwell Automation by 468.8% during the third quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 91 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 75 shares during the period. Rexford Capital Inc. acquired a new stake in Rockwell Automation during the second quarter worth approximately $33,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC increased its position in Rockwell Automation by 109.5% during the 4th quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 88 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 46 shares during the period. Ameriflex Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Rockwell Automation by 100.0% in the third quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 100 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. lifted its position in Rockwell Automation by 48.7% during the second quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 116 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 75.75% of the company’s stock.

Rockwell Automation Company Profile

Rockwell Automation is a global industrial automation and digital transformation company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm designs, manufactures and supports control systems, industrial control hardware and software, and related services that help manufacturers and industrial operators automate processes, improve productivity and enable data-driven decision making. Rockwell traces its heritage to the Allen-Bradley and Rockwell automation businesses and positions itself as a provider of integrated automation solutions across discrete and process industries.

The company’s product portfolio includes programmable logic controllers (PLCs), human-machine interfaces (HMIs), variable frequency drives, sensors, safety components and other industrial control hardware, often marketed under the Allen-Bradley brand.