NYSE:ETN - Eaton Stock Price, Price Target & More

Eaton trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "ETN."

Eaton announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, April 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 4th will be given a dividend of $0.66 per share on Friday, May 18th. This represents a $2.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.38%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 3rd. View Eaton's Dividend History.

Eaton Co. PLC (NYSE:ETN) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May, 1st. The industrial products company reported $1.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.07 by $0.03. The industrial products company earned $5.25 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.11 billion. Eaton had a net margin of 14.59% and a return on equity of 12.77%. The business's revenue was up 8.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.96 EPS. View Eaton's Earnings History.

Eaton is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July, 31st 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Eaton.

Eaton updated its FY18 earnings guidance on Tuesday, May, 1st. The company provided EPS guidance of $5.10-$5.30 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $5.18. Eaton also updated its Q2 guidance to $1.25-$1.35 EPS.

17 brokerages have issued 12 month target prices for Eaton's stock. Their predictions range from $80.00 to $95.00. On average, they expect Eaton's stock price to reach $86.80 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 11.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Eaton.

17 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Eaton in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 4 hold ratings and 12 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

Some companies that are related to Eaton include Curtiss-Wright (CW), Moog Inc Class A (MOG.A), Moog Inc Class B (MOG.B), Actuant (ATU) and Indoor Harvest (INQD).

Media coverage about ETN stock has been trending positive this week, according to Accern. Accern scores the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than twenty million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Eaton earned a news sentiment score of 0.25 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the industrial products company an impact score of 45.70 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days.

Eaton's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.33%), Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY (0.23%), Hamlin Capital Management LLC (0.19%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.14%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.07%) and Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. (0.07%). Company insiders that own Eaton stock include Charles E Golden, Christopher M Connor, Curtis J Hutchins, Deborah L Mccoy, Dorothy C Thompson, Ken D Semelsberger, Mark M Mcguire, Michael J Critelli, Nandakumar Cheruvatath, Revathi Advaithi, Richard H Fearon, Richard M Eubanks, Thomas E Moran, Uday Yadav and William J Vanlandingham II. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Eaton.

ETN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Capital Investment Advisors LLC, Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY, Bank of Montreal Can, Manning & Napier Group LLC, Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, Sippican Capital Advisors, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC and Retirement Systems of Alabama. Company insiders that have sold Eaton company stock in the last year include Charles E Golden, Christopher M Connor, Curtis J Hutchins, Deborah L Mccoy, Ken D Semelsberger, Michael J Critelli, Nandakumar Cheruvatath, Revathi Advaithi, Richard M Eubanks, Uday Yadav and William J Vanlandingham II. View Insider Buying and Selling for Eaton.

ETN stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Hamlin Capital Management LLC, Lodestar Investment Counsel LLC IL, Private Asset Management Inc., Exane Derivatives, Howard Capital Management Inc., State of Alaska Department of Revenue and Denali Advisors LLC. Company insiders that have bought Eaton stock in the last two years include Christopher M Connor and Dorothy C Thompson. View Insider Buying and Selling for Eaton.

Shares of ETN can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of ETN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $78.22.

Eaton has a market capitalization of $34.03 billion and generates $20.40 billion in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $2.99 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.65 on an earnings per share basis. Eaton employs 96,000 workers across the globe.

Eaton's mailing address is EATON HOUSE 30 PEMBROKE ROAD, DUBLIN L2, D04. The industrial products company can be reached via phone at 353-1637-2900.