What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for ROK FY2027 Earnings?

Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE:ROK) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research raised their FY2027 earnings per share estimates for shares of Rockwell Automation in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 14th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $12.71 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $12.69. Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Rockwell Automation’s current full-year earnings is $9.35 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Rockwell Automation’s Q4 2027 earnings at $3.61 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $3.50 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $15.36 EPS.

ROK has been the subject of a number of other reports. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on Rockwell Automation from $435.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday. The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Rockwell Automation from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $329.00 to $448.00 in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $391.00 target price on shares of Rockwell Automation in a report on Friday, November 7th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Rockwell Automation from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, September 21st. Finally, Evercore ISI assumed coverage on shares of Rockwell Automation in a research report on Monday, December 15th. They issued an “in-line” rating and a $440.00 price objective for the company. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $406.44.

Rockwell Automation Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of ROK opened at $420.77 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 1.14 and a quick ratio of 0.77. Rockwell Automation has a 1-year low of $215.00 and a 1-year high of $425.90. The stock has a market cap of $47.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 54.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.78 and a beta of 1.52. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $395.78 and a 200-day simple moving average of $364.37.

Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 6th. The industrial products company reported $3.34 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.94 by $0.40. The firm had revenue of $4.63 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.19 billion. Rockwell Automation had a net margin of 10.42% and a return on equity of 32.69%. The firm’s revenue was up 13.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.47 EPS. Rockwell Automation has set its FY 2026 guidance at 11.200-12.200 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. DiNuzzo Private Wealth Inc. boosted its position in shares of Rockwell Automation by 44.1% in the fourth quarter. DiNuzzo Private Wealth Inc. now owns 474 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $184,000 after buying an additional 145 shares during the period. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management boosted its holdings in Rockwell Automation by 69.8% in the 4th quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 3,035 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,181,000 after acquiring an additional 1,248 shares during the period. Capital Advisors Inc. OK grew its position in Rockwell Automation by 21.4% in the fourth quarter. Capital Advisors Inc. OK now owns 143,015 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $55,643,000 after acquiring an additional 25,193 shares in the last quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC raised its stake in shares of Rockwell Automation by 109.5% during the fourth quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 88 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares during the period. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its position in shares of Rockwell Automation by 11.3% during the fourth quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 6,008 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,394,000 after purchasing an additional 609 shares in the last quarter. 75.75% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Rockwell Automation

In other Rockwell Automation news, SVP Matheus De A. G. Viera Bulho sold 2,370 shares of Rockwell Automation stock in a transaction on Friday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $403.45, for a total value of $956,176.50. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 1,964 shares in the company, valued at $792,375.80. This trade represents a 54.68% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Tessa M. Myers sold 1,020 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $402.07, for a total value of $410,111.40. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 6,021 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,420,863.47. The trade was a 14.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 88,053 shares of company stock valued at $34,718,919 over the last 90 days. 0.76% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Rockwell Automation Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Investors of record on Monday, November 17th were given a dividend of $1.38 per share. This represents a $5.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. This is a positive change from Rockwell Automation’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.31. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 17th. Rockwell Automation’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 72.06%.

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.