Cyril Perducat Sells 162 Shares of Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) Stock

Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE:ROK) SVP Cyril Perducat sold 162 shares of Rockwell Automation stock in a transaction on Monday, December 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $400.97, for a total transaction of $64,957.14. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 4,489 shares in the company, valued at $1,799,954.33. This represents a 3.48% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Cyril Perducat also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, December 10th, Cyril Perducat sold 804 shares of Rockwell Automation stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $402.05, for a total transaction of $323,248.20.
• On Friday, December 5th, Cyril Perducat sold 139 shares of Rockwell Automation stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $402.91, for a total transaction of $56,004.49.

Rockwell Automation Price Performance

Shares of ROK stock traded up $9.48 on Wednesday, reaching $410.09. 932,398 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,009,787. The company has a market cap of $46.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 53.54, a P/E/G ratio of 2.69 and a beta of 1.50. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $370.46 and a 200 day moving average price of $349.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a current ratio of 1.14. Rockwell Automation, Inc. has a 1 year low of $215.00 and a 1 year high of $413.04.

Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The industrial products company reported $3.34 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.94 by $0.40. Rockwell Automation had a net margin of 10.42% and a return on equity of 32.69%. The firm had revenue of $4.63 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.19 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.47 EPS. Rockwell Automation’s quarterly revenue was up 13.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Rockwell Automation has set its FY 2026 guidance at 11.200-12.200 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Rockwell Automation, Inc. will post 9.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Rockwell Automation Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Investors of record on Monday, November 17th will be given a dividend of $1.38 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 17th. This is a positive change from Rockwell Automation’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.31. This represents a $5.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Rockwell Automation’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 72.06%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have weighed in on ROK. TD Cowen raised their price objective on Rockwell Automation from $275.00 to $330.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Bank of America raised their price target on shares of Rockwell Automation from $410.00 to $430.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating and set a $391.00 price target on shares of Rockwell Automation in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Rockwell Automation from $417.00 to $435.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Rockwell Automation in a report on Monday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Rockwell Automation has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $388.13.

Institutional Trading of Rockwell Automation

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Rockwell Automation in the second quarter valued at approximately $368,575,000. Holocene Advisors LP raised its position in Rockwell Automation by 128.9% in the second quarter. Holocene Advisors LP now owns 866,992 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $287,989,000 after purchasing an additional 488,262 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in shares of Rockwell Automation by 122.3% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 819,708 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $286,522,000 after purchasing an additional 451,038 shares during the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. lifted its stake in shares of Rockwell Automation by 720.8% in the 2nd quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 399,309 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $132,638,000 after purchasing an additional 350,662 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board grew its holdings in shares of Rockwell Automation by 7,730.3% during the 2nd quarter. Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board now owns 354,792 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $117,851,000 after purchasing an additional 350,261 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 75.75% of the company’s stock.

About Rockwell Automation

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.