Matheus De Viera Bulho Sells 299 Shares of Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) Stock

Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE:ROK) SVP Matheus De Viera Bulho sold 299 shares of Rockwell Automation stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $359.00, for a total value of $107,341.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 2,984 shares in the company, valued at $1,071,256. This trade represents a 9.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Rockwell Automation Stock Down 0.1%

ROK stock opened at $364.75 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $40.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.73, a P/E/G ratio of 2.61 and a beta of 1.54. 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 stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $387.34 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $382.20. Rockwell Automation, Inc. has a 1-year low of $215.00 and a 1-year high of $438.72.

Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The industrial products company reported $2.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.46 by $0.29. The firm had revenue of $2.11 billion during 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 business’s revenue was up 11.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.83 EPS. Rockwell Automation has set its FY 2026 guidance at 11.400-12.200 EPS. Analysts expect that Rockwell Automation, Inc. will post 9.35 EPS for the current year.

Rockwell Automation Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 23rd were paid a $1.38 dividend. This represents a $5.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 23rd. Rockwell Automation’s payout ratio is presently 63.16%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. MV Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Rockwell Automation in the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Manchester Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Rockwell Automation by 97.5% during the 4th quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 79 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 39 shares in the last quarter. First Horizon Corp bought a new stake in shares of Rockwell Automation during the fourth quarter valued at about $32,000. BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Rockwell Automation in the fourth quarter worth about $33,000. Finally, TD Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Rockwell Automation in the fourth quarter worth about $33,000. 75.75% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on ROK. KeyCorp restated an “overweight” rating and set a $470.00 price target on shares of Rockwell Automation in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Evercore started coverage on Rockwell Automation in a research note on Monday, December 15th. They issued an “in-line” rating and a $440.00 price objective on the stock. Stephens increased their price objective on Rockwell Automation from $425.00 to $475.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Robert W. Baird decreased their target price on Rockwell Automation from $435.00 to $410.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Rockwell Automation from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 25th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and eleven have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Rockwell Automation presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $406.67.

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.