Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) Stock Price Target Cut by Stephens

Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) had its target price decreased by Stephens from $550.00 to $500.00 in a report released on Friday, Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has an “overweight” rating on the industrial products company’s stock. Stephens‘s price objective would suggest a potential upside of 32.70% from the company’s current price.

A number of other equities research analysts have also commented on the stock. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Rockwell Automation from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Monday, October 26th. Robert W. Baird set a $514.00 price objective on shares of Rockwell Automation in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Citigroup lowered their target price on shares of Rockwell Automation from $555.00 to $536.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on shares of Rockwell Automation from $510.00 to $485.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, September 30th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Rockwell Automation from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and thirteen have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $469.14.

Rockwell Automation Trading Down 1.1%

Shares of Rockwell Automation stock traded down $4.26 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $376.79. The company had a trading volume of 1,630,018 shares, compared to its average volume of 864,920. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $430.52 and a 200 day moving average price of $427.46. Rockwell Automation has a fifty-two week low of $347.53 and a fifty-two week high of $497.36. The firm has a market cap of $41.84 billion, a PE ratio of 35.25, a P/E/G ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 1.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 1.08 and a quick ratio of 0.74.

Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) last released its earnings results on Thursday, November 5th. The industrial products company reported $3.88 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.69 by $0.19. The business had revenue of $2.33 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.41 billion. Rockwell Automation had a net margin of 13.39% and a return on equity of 39.83%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up .7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $3.34 EPS. Rockwell Automation has set its FY 2027 guidance at 14.500-15.500 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Rockwell Automation will post 13.26 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Rockwell Automation news, Director Patricia Watson sold 1,100 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $431.43, for a total value of $474,573.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 6,385 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,754,680.55. The trade was a 14.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Christian Rothe sold 590 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $434.30, for a total value of $256,237.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 10,429 shares in the company, valued at $4,529,314.70. The trade was a 5.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 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. Insiders sold a total of 2,711 shares of company stock valued at $1,164,880 in the last ninety days. 0.76% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of ROK. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Rockwell Automation in the 2nd quarter valued at about $6,129,376,000. State Street Corp raised its stake in Rockwell Automation by 5.3% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 5,323,990 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,635,801,000 after buying an additional 265,978 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its stake in Rockwell Automation by 6.6% during the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 1,022,866 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $445,284,000 after buying an additional 63,435 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc acquired a new position in Rockwell Automation during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $394,905,000. Finally, Amundi boosted its holdings in Rockwell Automation by 13.5% in the first quarter. Amundi now owns 998,374 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $358,296,000 after acquiring an additional 118,474 shares in the last quarter. 75.75% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Rockwell Automation News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Rockwell Automation this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Fourth-quarter adjusted EPS was $3.88, above the roughly $3.69–$3.72 analyst estimates and up from $3.34 a year earlier. Margin gains and stronger performance in some segments supported profit growth. Rockwell Automation Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates on Margin Gains
• Neutral Sentiment: Fiscal 2027 guidance calls for EPS of $14.50–$15.50 and revenue of $9.4–$9.7 billion—ranges that bracket analyst expectations of about $14.92 and $9.6 billion, respectively. Rockwell Automation Sees Growth in FY27
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue of $2.33 billion missed the $2.41 billion consensus and increased just 0.7% year over year. Coverage also highlighted flat sales despite margin expansion and AI-related segment growth, raising concerns that profit gains may not yet be matched by broad-based demand. Rockwell Automation misses sales expectations

Rockwell Automation Company Profile

Rockwell Automation, Inc (NYSE: ROK) is a global provider of industrial automation and digital transformation technologies. The company helps manufacturers and industrial organizations improve productivity, safety, quality and operational efficiency through connected hardware, software and services.

Its product portfolio includes industrial control systems, programmable logic controllers, motor control and sensing equipment, industrial computers, safety products, networking technologies and power-control solutions.