6,002 Shares in Rockwell Automation, Inc. $ROK Acquired by Maxi Investments CY Ltd

Maxi Investments CY Ltd bought a new stake in Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE:ROK) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 6,002 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,335,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. First Horizon Corp bought a new stake in shares of Rockwell Automation during the fourth quarter worth $32,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC raised its position in shares of Rockwell Automation by 109.5% in the 4th quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 88 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 46 shares during the period. Ameriflex Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Rockwell Automation by 100.0% during the third quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 100 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Sachetta LLC lifted its holdings in Rockwell Automation by 900.0% during the third quarter. Sachetta LLC now owns 120 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Rockwell Automation in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $47,000. Institutional investors own 75.75% of the company’s stock.

Key Rockwell Automation News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Beat-and-raise catalyst: Management reported Q2 EPS and revenue above consensus and raised FY?2026 EPS guidance (12.50–13.10), a direct near?term catalyst supporting the rally. Why Rockwell Automation (ROK) Is Up After Raising 2026 Guidance
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades and higher price targets: Multiple firms (Goldman, BNP Paribas, Evercore, HSBC and others) lifted price targets and forecasts after the print, validating the guidance lift and supporting continued buying interest. Analysts Raise Their Forecasts Following Upbeat Q2 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Structural demand tailwinds: Coverage highlights Rockwell as a beneficiary of Industry 4.0 and AI/data?center automation spending, supporting multi?year revenue and margin upside. Rockwell Automation: Benefiting From The AI Data Center Surge
• Positive Sentiment: Dividend and institutional interest: Company declared a quarterly dividend (supports income investors) while several funds have added to positions recently — a vote of confidence from institutions. MarketBeat ROK Coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed analyst positioning: Some shops maintain neutral/equal?weight stances or lower targets despite the beat, creating potential short?term divergence in analyst?led flows. JPMorgan Adjusts Price Target
• Neutral Sentiment: Insider sales under 10b5?1: Several senior executives sold shares via pre?arranged plans; common for planned liquidity but investors often watch cumulative insider activity for signals. Insider Selling: Rockwell Automation VP Sells Shares
• Negative Sentiment: New risk disclosure: Rockwell flagged heightened cyber and third?party data?privacy risks tied to its global IT/cloud reliance — a longer?term operational and compliance risk investors should monitor. New Cyber / Data Privacy Risk Disclosure

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ROK has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Oppenheimer lowered shares of Rockwell Automation from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. HSBC boosted their price objective on shares of Rockwell Automation from $445.00 to $490.00 in a research report on Wednesday. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Rockwell Automation from $400.00 to $480.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Argus raised shares of Rockwell Automation to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of Rockwell Automation from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and eleven have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Rockwell Automation currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $438.70.

Rockwell Automation Stock Down 2.2%

ROK opened at $449.42 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $386.73 and its 200 day simple moving average is $392.01. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72. The stock has a market cap of $50.01 billion, a PE ratio of 46.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 1.56. Rockwell Automation, Inc. has a 1-year low of $285.95 and a 1-year high of $463.48.

Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The industrial products company reported $3.30 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.88 by $0.42. Rockwell Automation had a net margin of 12.36% and a return on equity of 37.54%. The business had revenue of $2.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.16 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.45 EPS. Rockwell Automation’s quarterly revenue was up 11.9% on a year-over-year basis. Rockwell Automation has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.500-13.100 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Rockwell Automation, Inc. will post 12.76 earnings per share for the current year.

Rockwell Automation Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 18th will be issued a dividend of $1.38 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 18th. This represents a $5.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Rockwell Automation’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 63.16%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Rockwell Automation news, SVP Matthew W. Fordenwalt sold 600 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $449.58, for a total transaction of $269,748.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 4,437 shares in the company, valued at $1,994,786.46. This represents a 11.91% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, VP Scott Genereux sold 550 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $447.73, for a total transaction of $246,251.50. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 2,764 shares in the company, valued at $1,237,525.72. This represents a 16.60% 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. Insiders have sold a total of 55,063 shares of company stock valued at $22,477,756 in the last 90 days. 0.76% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.