Vinva Investment Management Ltd Takes Position in Rockwell Automation, Inc. $ROK

Vinva Investment Management Ltd bought a new stake in Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE:ROK) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 1,605 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $530,000.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Capital Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in Rockwell Automation by 5.7% during the second quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,192 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $728,000 after buying an additional 119 shares during the period. Patton Fund Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Rockwell Automation in the 2nd quarter worth about $294,000. Brighton Jones LLC bought a new position in shares of Rockwell Automation in the 4th quarter worth about $281,000. Integrity Alliance LLC. purchased a new position in Rockwell Automation during the 1st quarter valued at about $293,000. Finally, Focus Partners Wealth lifted its position in Rockwell Automation by 20.4% during the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 13,348 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $3,449,000 after acquiring an additional 2,264 shares during the period. 75.75% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Rockwell Automation from $357.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Rockwell Automation from $385.00 to $435.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, November 10th. KeyCorp raised their price objective on Rockwell Automation from $370.00 to $380.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 7th. Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $391.00 price objective on shares of Rockwell Automation in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price on Rockwell Automation from $370.00 to $417.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, November 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $371.44.

Rockwell Automation Price Performance

Shares of ROK opened at $392.42 on Friday. Rockwell Automation, Inc. has a twelve month low of $215.00 and a twelve month high of $398.82. The company has a market capitalization of $44.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 46.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.30 and a beta of 1.45. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $361.57 and a 200 day moving average of $344.51. The company has a quick ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72.

Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) last issued 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 business 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 30.14% and a net margin of 12.03%.The company’s revenue was up 13.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.47 EPS. Rockwell Automation has set its FY 2026 guidance at 11.200-12.200 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Rockwell Automation, Inc. will post 9.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Rockwell Automation Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 17th will be given a $1.38 dividend. This is a positive change from Rockwell Automation’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.31. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 17th. This represents a $5.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. Rockwell Automation’s payout ratio is presently 72.06%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Rockwell Automation

In other Rockwell Automation news, SVP Matheus De A. G. Viera Bulho sold 822 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $365.00, for a total transaction of $300,030.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 983 shares in the company, valued at approximately $358,795. This represents a 45.54% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, VP Isaac Woods sold 250 shares of Rockwell Automation stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $350.00, for a total transaction of $87,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 1,662 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $581,700. This represents a 13.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 87,275 shares of company stock worth $33,125,505. Company insiders own 0.68% of the company’s stock.

Rockwell Automation Profile

Rockwell Automation, Inc provides industrial automation and digital transformation solutions in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. The company operates through three segments, Intelligent Devices, Software & Control, and Lifecycle Services. Its solutions include hardware and software products and services.