Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROKGet Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Monday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 8.600-9.800 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 9.260. The company issued revenue guidance of $8.1 billion-$8.1 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $8.1 billion.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have issued reports on the stock. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Rockwell Automation from $320.00 to $335.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, November 15th. Barclays reduced their price target on Rockwell Automation from $290.00 to $285.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Citigroup lifted their price objective on Rockwell Automation from $313.00 to $345.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on Rockwell Automation from $245.00 to $240.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Rockwell Automation from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $290.00 to $350.00 in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $304.16.

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Rockwell Automation Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:ROK opened at $268.27 on Monday. Rockwell Automation has a one year low of $242.81 and a one year high of $304.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 1.08 and a quick ratio of 0.72. The company has a market cap of $30.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.40, a PEG ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 1.35. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $285.72 and a 200 day simple moving average of $274.97.

Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROKGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 10th. The industrial products company reported $1.83 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.61 by $0.22. Rockwell Automation had a return on equity of 30.42% and a net margin of 11.53%. Research analysts predict that Rockwell Automation will post 9.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Rockwell Automation Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 10th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be paid a $1.31 dividend. This represents a $5.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.95%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 18th. Rockwell Automation’s dividend payout ratio is currently 63.29%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Rockwell Automation news, VP Isaac Woods sold 895 shares of Rockwell Automation stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $274.72, for a total transaction of $245,874.40. Following the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 1,198 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $329,114.56. The trade was a 42.76 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, VP John M. Miller sold 467 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $284.07, for a total value of $132,660.69. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 4,800 shares in the company, valued at $1,363,536. This trade represents a 8.87 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 35,857 shares of company stock worth $10,678,037 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.68% of the company’s stock.

Rockwell Automation Company Profile

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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.

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