Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates for Rockwell Automation (ROK)

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) in the last few weeks:

• 8/21/2026 – Rockwell Automation had its price target lowered by DA Davidson from $500.00 to $490.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 8/14/2026 – Rockwell Automation had its price target raised by Sanford C. Bernstein from $501.00 to $514.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 8/5/2026 – Rockwell Automation was given a new $485.00 price target by Evercore Inc.
• 8/5/2026 – Rockwell Automation was given a new $514.00 price target by Robert W. Baird.
• 8/5/2026 – Rockwell Automation had its price target lowered by Citigroup Inc. from $555.00 to $536.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – Rockwell Automation was downgraded by Zacks Research from “strong-buy” to “hold”.
• 7/13/2026 – Rockwell Automation had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $500.00 to $555.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/1/2026 – Rockwell Automation was upgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong-buy”.
• 7/1/2026 – Rockwell Automation had its price target raised by Robert W. Baird from $470.00 to $527.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.

Rockwell Automation Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Investors of record on Monday, August 17th will be given a dividend of $1.38 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 17th. This represents a $5.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. Rockwell Automation’s dividend payout ratio is 51.73%.

Insider Transactions at Rockwell Automation

In other news, CFO Christian E. Rothe sold 590 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $434.30, for a total transaction of $256,237.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 10,429 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,529,314.70. This represents a 5.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, SVP Matthew W. Fordenwalt sold 377 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $460.51, for a total transaction of $173,612.27. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 4,437 shares in the company, valued at $2,043,282.87. This trade represents a 7.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last three months, insiders have sold 1,185 shares of company stock worth $529,331. Insiders own 0.76% of the company’s stock.

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.