Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Stephens Analyst Says

Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) had its price objective upped by Stephens from $425.00 to $475.00 in a research report issued on Friday,MarketScreener reports. The brokerage currently has an “overweight” rating on the industrial products company’s stock. Stephens’ price target suggests a potential upside of 13.70% from the stock’s previous close.

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on ROK. TD Cowen increased their price objective on Rockwell Automation from $275.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Rockwell Automation from $439.00 to $466.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, December 8th. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Rockwell Automation from $435.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on shares of Rockwell Automation from $392.00 to $402.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 21st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Rockwell Automation from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $329.00 to $448.00 in a report on Tuesday, December 16th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $410.12.

Rockwell Automation Stock Performance

Rockwell Automation stock traded down $7.57 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $417.75. The company had a trading volume of 726,164 shares, compared to its average volume of 581,817. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $399.62 and a 200 day moving average of $367.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 1.14 and a quick ratio of 0.77. The firm has a market cap of $46.90 billion, a PE ratio of 54.54, a PEG ratio of 2.98 and a beta of 1.52. Rockwell Automation has a one year low of $215.00 and a one year high of $429.58.

Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The industrial products company reported $3.34 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.94 by $0.40. The company had revenue of $4.63 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.19 billion. Rockwell Automation had a return on equity of 32.69% and a net margin of 10.42%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.47 earnings per share. Rockwell Automation has set its FY 2026 guidance at 11.200-12.200 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Rockwell Automation will post 9.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Rockwell Automation

In other Rockwell Automation news, VP Scott Genereux sold 1,387 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $402.03, for a total value of $557,615.61. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 4,514 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,814,763.42. This represents a 23.50% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Tessa M. Myers sold 1,020 shares of Rockwell Automation stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $402.07, for a total value of $410,111.40. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 6,021 shares in the company, valued at $2,420,863.47. The trade was a 14.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 88,053 shares of company stock valued at $34,718,919. 0.76% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Capital Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Rockwell Automation by 5.7% in the 2nd quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,192 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $728,000 after purchasing an additional 119 shares during the period. Patton Fund Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Rockwell Automation during the second quarter worth approximately $294,000. Brighton Jones LLC bought a new stake in Rockwell Automation in the fourth quarter worth approximately $281,000. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in Rockwell Automation in the third quarter valued at approximately $777,000. Finally, Schroder Investment Management Group boosted its holdings in shares of Rockwell Automation by 796.0% during the 2nd quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 97,367 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $32,342,000 after buying an additional 86,500 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 75.75% of the company’s stock.

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.