Eaton (ETN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Eaton Corporation plc is a global intelligent power management company that helps businesses, utilities, data centers, manufacturers and other organizations manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power more safely, efficiently and reliably. Its solutions support applications ranging from power distribution and backup systems to industrial automation, building infrastructure and transportation.

The company’s Electrical segment provides products and systems such as circuit breakers, switchgear, power distribution equipment, surge protection, energy management software and data center power solutions. Eaton also serves aerospace and defense markets with hydraulic, fuel, motion control and fluid conveyance systems, while its Vehicle and eMobility businesses develop drivetrains, transmissions, vehicle controls, charging infrastructure and other technologies for commercial and passenger vehicles.

Eaton traces its roots to 1911, when it was founded in the United States. It serves customers across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and other international markets through manufacturing, distribution and sales operations. The company is incorporated in Ireland and maintains major corporate operations in the United States.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $365.00 to $375.67
• 50-Day Range: $366.12 to $457.04
• 52-Week Range: $311.92 to $478.00
• Volume: 2.00 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.37 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $144.20 billion
• P/E Ratio: 37.77
• Dividend Yield: 1.19%
• Price Target: $484.10
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Eaton Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Eaton scored higher than 100% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 22nd out of 651 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Eaton has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.96, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 20 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Eaton has a consensus price target of $484.10, representing about 30.4% upside from its current price of $371.28.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Eaton has been the subject of 16 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 18.54%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Eaton are expected to grow by 18.54% in the coming year, from $13.59 to $16.11 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Eaton is 29.62, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.89.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Eaton is 29.62, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 32.42.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Eaton has a PEG Ratio of 2.12. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Eaton has a P/B Ratio of 7.41. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.94% of the float of Eaton has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Eaton has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.51, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Eaton has recently decreased by 5.88%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Eaton pays a meaningful dividend of 1.20%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Eaton does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Eaton is 44.76%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Eaton will have a dividend payout ratio of 27.31% next year. This indicates that Eaton will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.97

News Sentiment

Eaton has a news sentiment score of 0.97. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.53 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 58 news articles for Eaton this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

47 people have searched for ETN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 21% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

40 people have added Eaton to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Eaton insiders have sold 9,114.74% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $92,162.00 in company stock and sold $8,492,493.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.10% of the stock of Eaton is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

82.97% of the stock of Eaton is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/31/2026
• Record date for 8/28 Dividend: 8/07/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/28 Dividend: 8/07/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/28/2026
• Today: 10/27/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Electrical Equipment
• Sub-Industry: Electrical Components & Equipment
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ETN
• CIK: 1551182
• Web: www.eaton.com
• Phone: (531) 637-2900
• Fax: 216-523-4787
• Employees: 97,000
• Year Founded: 1911

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Eaton: $484.10
• High Price Target: $534.00
• Low Price Target: $392.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +30.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.96
• Research Coverage: 23 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $9.83
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 37.77
• Forward P/E Ratio: 27.32
• P/E Growth: 2.12
• Net Income: $4.09 billion
• Net Margins: 12.75%
• Pretax Margin: 16.05%
• Return on Equity: 24.58%
• Return on Assets: 9.98%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.91
• Current Ratio: 1.24
• Quick Ratio: 0.79

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $27.45 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.25
• Cash Flow: $14.95 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 24.84
• Book Value: $50.13 per share
• Price / Book: 7.41

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 388,400,000
• Free Float: 388,012,000
• Market Cap: $144.20 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.13