1,215 Shares in Rockwell Automation, Inc. $ROK Bought by Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft

Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft bought a new position in Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE:ROK) during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund bought 1,215 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $470,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. First Horizon Corp purchased a new stake in Rockwell Automation in the 4th quarter worth $32,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC increased its stake in Rockwell Automation by 109.5% in the 4th quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 88 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. increased its stake in Rockwell Automation by 100.0% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 100 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Dynamic Wealth Strategies LLC increased its stake in Rockwell Automation by 80.7% in the 4th quarter. Dynamic Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 103 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Rockwell Automation in the 4th quarter worth $55,000. 75.75% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on ROK shares. Robert W. Baird cut their price target on Rockwell Automation from $435.00 to $410.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 30th. Citigroup increased their price target on Rockwell Automation from $466.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. KeyCorp increased their price target on Rockwell Automation from $470.00 to $510.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Rockwell Automation from $404.00 to $417.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Barclays increased their price target on Rockwell Automation from $400.00 to $480.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Rockwell Automation has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $449.16.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Terry L. Riesterer sold 4,024 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $451.97, for a total transaction of $1,818,727.28. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 134 shares in the company, valued at $60,563.98. This trade represents a 96.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Rebecca W. House sold 12,100 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $404.27, for a total value of $4,891,667.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 12,200 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,932,094. The trade was a 49.79% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 59,087 shares of company stock valued at $24,296,483. 0.76% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Rockwell Automation Trading Down 1.7%

Shares of Rockwell Automation stock opened at $448.86 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $49.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.66, a PEG ratio of 2.92 and a beta of 1.56. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $392.93 and a 200-day moving average price of $395.94. The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72. Rockwell Automation, Inc. has a twelve month low of $298.70 and a twelve month high of $463.48.

Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The industrial products company reported $3.30 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.88 by $0.42. The firm had revenue of $2.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.16 billion. Rockwell Automation had a return on equity of 37.54% and a net margin of 12.36%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 11.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.45 earnings per share. Rockwell Automation has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.500-13.100 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Rockwell Automation, Inc. will post 13.01 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Rockwell Automation Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 18th will be given a dividend of $1.38 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, May 18th. This represents a $5.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Rockwell Automation’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 57.38%.

Rockwell Automation Profile

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.