Rep. David Taylor Purchases Shares of Eaton Corporation, PLC (NYSE:ETN)

Representative David Taylor (R-Ohio) recently bought shares of Eaton Corporation, PLC (NYSE:ETN). In a filing disclosed on December 19th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Eaton stock on December 10th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “DAVID TAYLOR TRUST > SARDINIA READY MIX 401(K) – DAVE” account.

Representative David Taylor also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Home Depot (NYSE:HD) on 12/10/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) on 12/10/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Visa (NYSE:V) on 12/3/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) on 12/3/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Visa (NYSE:V) on 11/12/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of RPM International (NYSE:RPM) on 11/11/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Home Depot (NYSE:HD) on 11/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) on 11/3/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Installed Building Products (NYSE:IBP) on 11/3/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Progressive (NYSE:PGR) on 11/3/2025.

Eaton Stock Performance

NYSE:ETN opened at $320.61 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 1.28 and a quick ratio of 0.79. The firm has a market cap of $124.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.30 and a beta of 1.17. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $354.48 and its 200 day moving average price is $357.75. Eaton Corporation, PLC has a 1-year low of $231.85 and a 1-year high of $399.56.

Eaton (NYSE:ETN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 4th. The industrial products company reported $3.07 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.06 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $6.99 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.09 billion. Eaton had a net margin of 14.74% and a return on equity of 24.36%. Eaton has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 3.230-3.430 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 11.970-12.170 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Eaton Corporation, PLC will post 12.02 EPS for the current year.

Eaton Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 21st. Investors of record on Thursday, November 6th were issued a dividend of $1.04 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 6th. This represents a $4.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Eaton’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 41.60%.

Institutional Trading of Eaton

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of ETN. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its position in shares of Eaton by 85.4% in the first quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,629,464 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $986,966,000 after buying an additional 1,672,175 shares in the last quarter. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp boosted its position in shares of Eaton by 2,414.8% in the 1st quarter. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp now owns 430,061 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $116,903,000 after buying an additional 412,960 shares in the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its stake in Eaton by 12.2% in the 1st quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 3,659,851 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $994,857,000 after acquiring an additional 397,114 shares during the last quarter. Amundi raised its position in Eaton by 8.0% during the first quarter. Amundi now owns 2,805,613 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $735,250,000 after acquiring an additional 208,676 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Temasek Holdings Private Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Eaton by 112.5% in the first quarter. Temasek Holdings Private Ltd now owns 340,376 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $92,524,000 after purchasing an additional 180,233 shares in the last quarter. 82.97% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. Daiwa Capital Markets started coverage on shares of Eaton in a research report on Thursday, September 11th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $390.00 price objective for the company. Mizuho raised their price target on Eaton from $385.00 to $425.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. KeyCorp lifted their price target on Eaton from $410.00 to $420.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Wolfe Research upgraded Eaton from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $413.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. Finally, Melius Research raised Eaton from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the company from $412.00 to $495.00 in a report on Monday, September 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Eaton currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $394.62.

Insider Buying and Selling at Eaton

In other Eaton news, Director Gerald Johnson acquired 200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 18th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $339.89 per share, with a total value of $67,978.00. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 400 shares in the company, valued at approximately $135,956. This trade represents a 100.00% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Over the last three months, insiders have purchased 500 shares of company stock worth $174,389. Company insiders own 0.30% of the company’s stock.

About Representative Taylor

David Taylor (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Ohio’s 2nd Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2025. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Taylor (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Ohio’s 2nd Congressional District. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

David Taylor graduated from Amelia High School. Taylor earned degrees from Miami University (Ohio) and the University of Dayton School of Law. Taylor’s career experience includes working as an attorney and as a businessman at Sardinia Ready Mix, Inc.

About Eaton

Eaton (NYSE: ETN) is a diversified power management company that designs, manufactures and distributes products and systems to manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power. The company’s offerings are used to improve energy efficiency, reliability and safety across a wide range of applications, with core capabilities in electrical distribution and control, industrial hydraulics and aerospace systems.

Its product portfolio includes switchgear, circuit breakers, transformers, power distribution units, uninterruptible power supplies and surge protection devices for electrical infrastructure, along with hydraulic pumps, valves and filtration systems for industrial and mobile equipment.