Insider Selling: Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) VP Sells 17,407 Shares of Stock

Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE:ROK) VP Scott Genereux sold 17,407 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $404.61, for a total value of $7,043,046.27. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 3,314 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,340,877.54. The trade was a 84.01% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.

Scott Genereux also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, December 8th, Scott Genereux sold 267 shares of Rockwell Automation stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $400.85, for a total transaction of $107,026.95.
• On Wednesday, December 10th, Scott Genereux sold 1,387 shares of Rockwell Automation stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $402.03, for a total transaction of $557,615.61.
• On Friday, December 5th, Scott Genereux sold 282 shares of Rockwell Automation stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $402.86, for a total transaction of $113,606.52.

Rockwell Automation Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:ROK traded down $4.28 during trading on Friday, hitting $407.02. 1,207,283 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,029,420. Rockwell Automation, Inc. has a 1-year low of $215.00 and a 1-year high of $438.72. The company has a market capitalization of $45.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 46.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 1.52. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68. The business’s 50 day moving average is $407.25 and its 200-day moving average is $377.58.

Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The industrial products company reported $2.75 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.46 by $0.29. Rockwell Automation had a return on equity of 34.92% and a net margin of 11.56%.The business had revenue of $2.11 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.08 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.83 EPS. Rockwell Automation’s quarterly revenue was up 11.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Rockwell Automation has set its FY 2026 guidance at 11.400-12.200 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Rockwell Automation, Inc. will post 9.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Rockwell Automation Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Investors of record on Monday, February 23rd will be issued a $1.38 dividend. This represents a $5.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 23rd. Rockwell Automation’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 63.16%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Rockwell Automation

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Rockwell Automation by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 14,206,311 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $5,527,249,000 after buying an additional 114,469 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of Rockwell Automation by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,996,130 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,943,844,000 after acquiring an additional 202,705 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Rockwell Automation by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,924,501 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,133,397,000 after acquiring an additional 17,855 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley grew its holdings in Rockwell Automation by 10.4% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,921,840 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,136,801,000 after purchasing an additional 276,021 shares during the period. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in Rockwell Automation by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,104,985 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $818,986,000 after purchasing an additional 24,719 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 75.75% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ROK has been the subject of several recent research reports. Argus upgraded shares of Rockwell Automation to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 16th. TD Cowen increased their price objective on Rockwell Automation from $330.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Stephens raised their target price on Rockwell Automation from $425.00 to $475.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on Rockwell Automation from $450.00 to $470.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Rockwell Automation from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Rockwell Automation presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $418.33.

About Rockwell Automation

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.