Weekly Research Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Rockwell Automation (ROK)

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) recently:

• 12/22/2025 – Rockwell Automation had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/16/2025 – Rockwell Automation was upgraded by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $448.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $329.00.
• 12/15/2025 – Rockwell Automation had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/15/2025 – Rockwell Automation is now covered by analysts at Evercore ISI. They set an “in-line” rating and a $440.00 price target on the stock.
• 12/15/2025 – Rockwell Automation is now covered by analysts at Evercore ISI. They set a “hold” rating and a $440.00 price target on the stock.
• 12/12/2025 – Rockwell Automation was upgraded by analysts at Zacks Research from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 12/10/2025 – Rockwell Automation had its price target raised by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $450.00 to $470.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 12/8/2025 – Rockwell Automation had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/8/2025 – Rockwell Automation had its price target raised by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $439.00 to $466.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 12/4/2025 – Rockwell Automation had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $417.00 to $435.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 12/2/2025 – Rockwell Automation had its price target raised by analysts at TD Cowen from $275.00 to $330.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 12/1/2025 – Rockwell Automation had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/25/2025 – Rockwell Automation had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/21/2025 – Rockwell Automation had its price target raised by analysts at Robert W. Baird from $392.00 to $402.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 11/20/2025 – Rockwell Automation had its price target raised by analysts at Bank of America Corporation from $410.00 to $430.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 11/19/2025 – Rockwell Automation had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/13/2025 – Rockwell Automation was downgraded by analysts at Weiss Ratings from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating.
• 11/11/2025 – Rockwell Automation had its price target raised by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $357.00 to $400.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 11/10/2025 – Rockwell Automation had its price target raised by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $385.00 to $435.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 11/7/2025 – Rockwell Automation had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc.. They now have a $391.00 price target on the stock.
• 11/7/2025 – Rockwell Automation had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $355.00 to $380.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 11/7/2025 – Rockwell Automation had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $370.00 to $417.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.

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 dividend of $1.38 per share. This represents a $5.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. This is a boost from Rockwell Automation’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.31. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 17th. Rockwell Automation’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 72.06%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, VP Terry L. Riesterer sold 225 shares of Rockwell Automation stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $402.13, for a total transaction of $90,479.25. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 2,034 shares in the company, valued at approximately $817,932.42. The trade was a 9.96% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Matheus De A. G. Viera Bulho sold 476 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $402.02, for a total value of $191,361.52. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 2,401 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $965,250.02. This represents a 16.55% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 87,253 shares of company stock valued at $34,405,319. Insiders own 0.68% 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.