Recent Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Rockwell Automation (ROK)

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK):

• 6/16/2026 – Rockwell Automation is now covered by DA Davidson. They set a “neutral” rating and a $500.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/15/2026 – Rockwell Automation is now covered by DA Davidson. They set a “neutral” rating and a $500.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/9/2026 – Rockwell Automation is now covered by Sanford C. Bernstein. They set a “market perform” rating and a $501.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/9/2026 – Rockwell Automation was upgraded by Sanford C. Bernstein from “market perform” to “hold”.
• 5/13/2026 – Rockwell Automation had its price target raised by TD Cowen from $350.00 to $400.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 5/6/2026 – Rockwell Automation was given a new $445.00 price target by Mizuho.
• 5/6/2026 – Rockwell Automation had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $466.00 to $500.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 5/6/2026 – Rockwell Automation had its price target raised by KeyCorp from $470.00 to $510.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 5/6/2026 – Rockwell Automation had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Morgan Stanley. They now have a $525.00 price target on the stock.
• 5/6/2026 – Rockwell Automation had its price target raised by Barclays PLC from $400.00 to $480.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 5/6/2026 – Rockwell Automation had its price target raised by HSBC Holdings plc from $445.00 to $490.00.
• 5/6/2026 – Rockwell Automation had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $360.00 to $440.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 5/6/2026 – Rockwell Automation had its price target raised by Rothschild & Co Redburn from $365.00 to $378.00.
• 5/6/2026 – Rockwell Automation had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $404.00 to $417.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 5/6/2026 – Rockwell Automation had its price target raised by BNP Paribas Exane from $495.00 to $515.00.
• 5/6/2026 – Rockwell Automation had its price target raised by Evercore Inc from $440.00 to $480.00.
• 5/6/2026 – Rockwell Automation had its price target raised by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $448.00 to $487.00.
• 5/2/2026 – Rockwell Automation was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.

Rockwell Automation Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 17th will be paid a $1.38 dividend. This represents a $5.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 17th. Rockwell Automation’s dividend payout ratio is 57.38%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, VP Terry L. Riesterer sold 4,024 shares of Rockwell Automation 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 transaction, the vice president directly owned 134 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $60,563.98. The trade was a 96.78% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Matthew W. Fordenwalt sold 1,200 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $400.00, for a total transaction of $480,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 4,437 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,774,800. This represents a 21.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 12,308 shares of company stock worth $5,339,812 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.76% of the company’s stock.

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.