Nykredit A S Purchases Shares of 49,690 Rockwell Automation, Inc. $ROK

Key Points

• Nykredit A/S bought 49,690 shares of Rockwell Automation during the second quarter, valued at approximately $24.6 million. Institutional investors collectively own 75.75% of the company.
• Rockwell Automation exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting $3.49 in adjusted EPS and $2.31 billion in revenue, with revenue up 7.9% year over year. The company guided for fiscal 2026 EPS of $13.00–$13.30.
• The company authorized a $1 billion share-repurchase plan, while analysts maintain a consensus “Hold” rating and an average price target of $469.14.

Nykredit A S purchased a new position in shares of Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE:ROK - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 49,690 shares of the industrial products company's stock, valued at approximately $24,601,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Virtus Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in Rockwell Automation during the second quarter worth about $25,000. MV Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in Rockwell Automation in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Manchester Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Rockwell Automation by 97.5% in the fourth quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 79 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 39 shares during the period. Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Rockwell Automation in the 1st quarter worth approximately $31,000. Finally, BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc. purchased a new stake in Rockwell Automation in the 4th quarter worth approximately $33,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 75.75% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Rockwell Automation

In related news, VP Isaac Woods sold 154 shares of Rockwell Automation stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $432.62, for a total value of $66,623.48. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 1,858 shares in the company, valued at approximately $803,807.96. The trade was a 7.65% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, Director Patricia Watson sold 1,100 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $431.43, for a total value of $474,573.00. Following the sale, the director owned 6,385 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,754,680.55. This trade represents a 14.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 2,711 shares of company stock worth $1,164,880 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.76% of the company's stock.

Rockwell Automation Trading Up 1.2%

Shares of NYSE:ROK opened at $415.15 on Friday. The business's 50 day moving average price is $443.05 and its 200-day moving average price is $429.81. Rockwell Automation, Inc. has a 1 year low of $332.71 and a 1 year high of $497.36. The firm has a market capitalization of $46.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 1.08 and a quick ratio of 0.74.

Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $3.49 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.38 by $0.11. Rockwell Automation had a net margin of 13.39% and a return on equity of 39.83%. The company had revenue of $2.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.24 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.82 EPS. The firm's revenue was up 7.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Rockwell Automation has set its FY 2026 guidance at 13.000-13.300 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Rockwell Automation, Inc. will post 13.24 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Rockwell Automation declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase plan on Tuesday, June 9th that permits the company to repurchase $1.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the industrial products company to reacquire up to 2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are often a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently weighed in on ROK. Zacks Research lowered shares of Rockwell Automation from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of Rockwell Automation from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, September 2nd. Robert W. Baird set a $514.00 price target on shares of Rockwell Automation in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their price objective on shares of Rockwell Automation from $501.00 to $514.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a report on Friday, August 14th. Finally, DA Davidson decreased their price objective on shares of Rockwell Automation from $500.00 to $490.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 21st. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and twelve have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $469.14.

Rockwell Automation Profile

Rockwell Automation, Inc NYSE: ROK is a global provider of industrial automation and digital transformation technologies. The company helps manufacturers and other industrial organizations improve productivity, safety, quality and operational efficiency by connecting control systems, equipment, software and data across production environments.

Its portfolio includes programmable logic controllers, industrial computers, sensors, motor control and drives, motion-control systems, safety equipment, human-machine interfaces and industrial networking technologies.

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