Q1 EPS Estimate for Rockwell Automation Reduced by Analyst

Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE:ROK) – Analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2028 earnings per share estimates for Rockwell Automation in a research note issued on Thursday, February 19th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $3.46 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $3.50. Zacks Research has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Rockwell Automation’s current full-year earnings is $9.35 per share.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded Rockwell Automation from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their target price for the company from $329.00 to $448.00 in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Rockwell Automation from $439.00 to $466.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, December 8th. Rothschild & Co Redburn raised their price objective on Rockwell Automation from $335.00 to $365.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Oppenheimer cut shares of Rockwell Automation from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Rockwell Automation from $400.00 to $404.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $418.33.

Rockwell Automation Stock Performance

Shares of ROK stock opened at $398.63 on Monday. Rockwell Automation has a 52 week low of $215.00 and a 52 week high of $438.72. The company has a market cap of $44.79 billion, a PE ratio of 45.61, a P/E/G ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 1.52. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $406.80 and its 200-day simple moving average is $376.28.

Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) last released its quarterly earnings data 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. The business had revenue of $2.11 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.08 billion. Rockwell Automation had a return on equity of 34.92% and a net margin of 11.56%.The company’s revenue was up 11.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.83 EPS. Rockwell Automation has set its FY 2026 guidance at 11.400-12.200 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Manchester Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Rockwell Automation by 97.5% during the 4th quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 79 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 39 shares in the last quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. increased its position in Rockwell Automation by 468.8% during the third quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 91 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. First Horizon Corp bought a new position in Rockwell Automation during the fourth quarter valued at about $32,000. Rexford Capital Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Rockwell Automation in the second quarter worth about $33,000. Finally, BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Rockwell Automation during the 4th quarter worth about $33,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 75.75% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Rockwell Automation

In other news, SVP Rebecca W. House sold 1,698 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $402.06, for a total value of $682,697.88. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 12,200 shares in the company, valued at $4,905,132. This represents a 12.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Tessa M. Myers sold 1,020 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $402.07, for a total value of $410,111.40. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 6,021 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,420,863.47. This represents a 14.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 25,531 shares of company stock worth $10,259,637 in the last three months. Insiders own 0.76% of the company’s stock.

Rockwell Automation Announces Dividend

The business 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 23rd. Rockwell Automation’s payout ratio is presently 63.16%.

More Rockwell Automation News

Here are the key news stories impacting Rockwell Automation this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised Rockwell’s FY2027 EPS view to $13.36 (from $12.71) and nudged FY2026 to $11.81, signaling stronger longer‑term earnings expectations that can support valuation expansion and justify the stock’s premium multiple.
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks increased several quarterly estimates for 2026–2027 (notably Q2 2026 to $2.83 and multiple Q2–Q4 2027 quarterly estimates), reinforcing a view of improving cadence into FY2027 and reducing near‑term forecast dispersion.
• Positive Sentiment: Customer win / product validation — Rockwell announced DLG Group’s deployment of its Computerized Maintenance Management System, citing a targeted ~10% reduction in downtime; tangible customer deployments like this support recurring software/services revenue and cross‑sell potential. Rockwell Automation Announces DLG Group’s Computerized Maintenance Management System Deployment to Drive 10% Downtime Reduction
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks retains a “Hold” rating on ROK — while estimates were moved around, the unchanged rating suggests analysts see upside balanced by valuation and execution risks in the near term.
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor commentary on valuation: a recent Yahoo Finance piece reviews whether ROK’s multi‑year gains leave less upside, useful for sentiment but not new company data. Is It Too Late To Consider Rockwell Automation (ROK) After Strong Multi‑Year Gains?
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks trimmed Q4 2026 EPS materially (from $3.46 to $3.23) — a meaningful near‑term downgrade that could pressure next quarter sentiment and short‑term investor expectations.
• Negative Sentiment: Smaller cuts to Q1 2027 and Q3 2026 estimates indicate mixed near‑term momentum — while FY outlook was lifted, quarter‑to‑quarter revisions are uneven and introduce some execution risk for upcoming reports.

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.