Zacks Research Issues Positive Forecast for Eaton Earnings

Eaton Corporation, PLC (NYSE:ETN) – Analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Eaton in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, September 16th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $3.07 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $3.06. The consensus estimate for Eaton’s current full-year earnings is $12.02 per share.

Eaton (NYSE:ETN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The industrial products company reported $2.95 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.92 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $7.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.93 billion. Eaton had a net margin of 15.11% and a return on equity of 23.91%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 10.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.73 earnings per share. Eaton has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 3.010-3.070 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 11.970-12.170 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently weighed in on ETN. Daiwa America upgraded shares of Eaton to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, September 11th. Rothschild & Co Redburn initiated coverage on shares of Eaton in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $336.00 price objective on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $396.00 target price on shares of Eaton in a report on Monday, July 14th. Daiwa Capital Markets initiated coverage on shares of Eaton in a report on Thursday, September 11th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $390.00 price target on the stock. Finally, KeyCorp increased their price target on Eaton from $355.00 to $410.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $390.68.

Eaton Stock Up 2.3%

Eaton stock opened at $371.62 on Thursday. Eaton has a fifty-two week low of $231.85 and a fifty-two week high of $399.56. The company has a market cap of $144.67 billion, a PE ratio of 37.39, a PEG ratio of 2.60 and a beta of 1.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 1.24. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $363.12 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $326.44.

Eaton Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 22nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 7th were given a dividend of $1.04 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 7th. This represents a $4.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Eaton’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 41.85%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Eaton

In related news, insider Olivier Leonetti sold 16,018 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $358.39, for a total value of $5,740,691.02. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 630 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $225,785.70. This represents a 96.22% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.30% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Eaton

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Capital A Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Eaton during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. IMA Advisory Services Inc. acquired a new position in Eaton during the first quarter worth $25,000. Vermillion Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new position in Eaton during the fourth quarter valued at $33,000. WFA of San Diego LLC acquired a new stake in Eaton in the 2nd quarter worth about $36,000. Finally, Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV boosted its stake in shares of Eaton by 102.0% in the first quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 101 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 51 shares during the last quarter. 82.97% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Eaton

Eaton Corporation plc operates as a power management company worldwide. The company’s Electrical Americas and Electrical Global segment provides electrical components, industrial components, power distribution and assemblies, residential products, single and three phase power quality and connectivity products, wiring devices, circuit protection products, utility power distribution products, power reliability equipment, and services, as well as hazardous duty electrical equipment, emergency lighting, fire detection, explosion-proof instrumentation, and structural support systems.