ABN Amro Investment Solutions Raises Stake in Rockwell Automation, Inc. $ROK

ABN Amro Investment Solutions increased its holdings in Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE:ROK) by 6.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 25,321 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after buying an additional 1,437 shares during the quarter. ABN Amro Investment Solutions’ holdings in Rockwell Automation were worth $8,850,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of ROK. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. increased its stake in shares of Rockwell Automation by 468.8% in the third quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 91 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the period. Rexford Capital Inc. acquired a new stake in Rockwell Automation during the second quarter worth about $33,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Rockwell Automation by 48.7% during 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. Financial Gravity Companies Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Rockwell Automation during the 2nd quarter valued at about $40,000. Finally, Sachetta LLC grew its holdings in Rockwell Automation by 900.0% in the third quarter. Sachetta LLC now owns 120 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares during the period. 75.75% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on ROK shares. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Rockwell Automation from $380.00 to $410.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Rockwell Automation in a report on Monday, December 29th. Argus raised shares of Rockwell Automation to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 16th. KeyCorp reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $470.00 price target on shares of Rockwell Automation in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Rockwell Automation from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and eleven have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Rockwell Automation currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $417.22.

Insider Transactions at Rockwell Automation

In related news, VP Scott Genereux sold 1,387 shares of Rockwell Automation stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $402.03, for a total transaction of $557,615.61. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 4,514 shares in the company, valued at $1,814,763.42. This trade represents a 23.50% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Rebecca W. House sold 1,698 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $402.06, for a total transaction of $682,697.88. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 12,200 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,905,132. The trade was a 12.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 25,531 shares of company stock valued at $10,259,637 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.76% of the company’s stock.

Rockwell Automation Price Performance

Shares of NYSE ROK opened at $394.18 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 0.80. The company has a market cap of $44.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 1.52. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $407.97 and its two-hundred day moving average is $374.34. Rockwell Automation, Inc. has a 1-year low of $215.00 and a 1-year high of $438.72.

Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The industrial products company reported $2.75 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.46 by $0.29. Rockwell Automation had a net margin of 11.56% and a return on equity of 34.92%. The firm had revenue of $2.11 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.08 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.83 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 11.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Rockwell Automation has set its FY 2026 guidance at 11.400-12.200 EPS. Analysts forecast that Rockwell Automation, Inc. will post 9.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Rockwell Automation Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Investors of record on Monday, February 23rd will be issued a $1.38 dividend. This represents a $5.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 23rd. Rockwell Automation’s dividend payout ratio is 63.16%.

Rockwell Automation Company 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.