Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) VP Sells $313,600.00 in Stock

Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE:ROK) VP Terry Riesterer sold 800 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $392.00, for a total transaction of $313,600.00. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 1,234 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $483,728. This represents a 39.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link.

Rockwell Automation Stock Performance

Shares of ROK opened at $409.40 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $45.96 billion, a PE ratio of 53.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 1.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 1.14 and a quick ratio of 0.77. Rockwell Automation, Inc. has a one year low of $215.00 and a one year high of $415.89. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $390.00 and its 200 day moving average price is $360.94.

Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The industrial products company reported $3.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.94 by $0.40. Rockwell Automation had a return on equity of 32.69% and a net margin of 10.42%.The company had revenue of $4.63 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.19 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.47 earnings per share. The firm’s 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. As a group, analysts expect that Rockwell Automation, Inc. will post 9.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Rockwell Automation Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 17th were given a $1.38 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 17th. This represents a $5.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. This is an increase from Rockwell Automation’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.31. Rockwell Automation’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 72.06%.

Institutional Trading of Rockwell Automation

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Rockwell Automation by 468.8% in the 3rd quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 91 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Rexford Capital Inc. bought a new stake in Rockwell Automation in the second quarter valued at $33,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. raised its stake in Rockwell Automation by 100.0% during the third quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 100 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Rockwell Automation during the second quarter valued at $39,000. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Rockwell Automation by 48.7% in the 2nd quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 116 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 75.75% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ROK has been the topic of a number of research reports. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on shares of Rockwell Automation from $450.00 to $470.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Rockwell Automation from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $329.00 to $448.00 in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating and set a $391.00 price objective on shares of Rockwell Automation in a report on Friday, November 7th. Bank of America upped their price objective on shares of Rockwell Automation from $410.00 to $430.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Rockwell Automation from $357.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $406.13.

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.