What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for ROK FY2028 Earnings?

Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE:ROK) – Analysts at Zacks Research raised their FY2028 EPS estimates for Rockwell Automation in a note issued to investors on Thursday, April 9th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $15.39 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $15.36. Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Rockwell Automation’s current full-year earnings is $9.35 per share.

Several other research firms also recently commented on ROK. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on shares of Rockwell Automation from $458.00 to $448.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Robert W. Baird lowered their price objective on shares of Rockwell Automation from $435.00 to $410.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn lifted their price objective on shares of Rockwell Automation from $335.00 to $365.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of Rockwell Automation from $450.00 to $400.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 1st. Finally, Mizuho raised their target price on shares of Rockwell Automation from $380.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and eleven have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Rockwell Automation currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $406.67.

Rockwell Automation Trading Up 0.3%

NYSE:ROK opened at $396.08 on Friday. Rockwell Automation has a 12 month low of $222.06 and a 12 month high of $438.72. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $383.64 and a 200-day simple moving average of $383.24. 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 has a market capitalization of $44.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.32, a PEG ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 1.54.

Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The industrial products company reported $2.75 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 business had revenue of $2.11 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.08 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.83 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter 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.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. MV Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Rockwell Automation in the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. Manchester Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Rockwell Automation by 97.5% in the fourth quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 79 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 39 shares during the period. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. raised its position 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. First Horizon Corp acquired a new position in shares of Rockwell Automation in the fourth quarter worth about $32,000. Finally, Rexford Capital Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Rockwell Automation in the second quarter worth about $33,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 75.75% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Rockwell Automation news, VP Scott Genereux sold 17,407 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $404.61, for a total value of $7,043,046.27. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 3,314 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,340,877.54. The trade was a 84.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, VP Isaac Woods sold 1,271 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $405.69, for a total value of $515,631.99. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 1,687 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $684,399.03. The trade was a 42.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 49,977 shares of company stock valued at $20,270,507 in the last three months. 0.76% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Rockwell Automation Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 23rd were issued a $1.38 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 23rd. This represents a $5.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. Rockwell Automation’s payout ratio is presently 63.16%.

About Rockwell Automation

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.