NYSE:ROK - Rockwell Automation Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Rockwell Automation trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "ROK."

Rockwell Automation declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, November 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.97 per share on Monday, December 10th. This represents a $3.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.31%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 8th. This is a boost from Rockwell Automation's previous quarterly dividend of $0.92. View Rockwell Automation's Dividend History.

Rockwell Automation announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback program on Thursday, September 6th 2018, which allows the company to repurchase $1,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to buy up to 4.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, November, 7th. The industrial products company reported $2.11 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $2.02 by $0.09. The industrial products company earned $1.73 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.77 billion. Rockwell Automation had a return on equity of 57.53% and a net margin of 8.03%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.69 earnings per share. View Rockwell Automation's Earnings History.

Rockwell Automation is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, January 23rd 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Rockwell Automation.

Rockwell Automation issued an update on its FY19 earnings guidance on Wednesday, November, 7th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $8.85-9.25 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $9.00. The company issued revenue guidance of $6.85-7.05 billion (+2.7-5.7%), compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $7.04 billion.

15 equities research analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Rockwell Automation's shares. Their forecasts range from $150.00 to $205.00. On average, they expect Rockwell Automation's share price to reach $179.1667 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 6.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Rockwell Automation.

15 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Rockwell Automation in the last year. There are currently 4 sell ratings, 8 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Rockwell Automation.

Press coverage about ROK stock has been trending positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Rockwell Automation earned a media sentiment score of 2.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the industrial products company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future.

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Rockwell Automation's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (7.28%), Alecta Pensionsforsakring Omsesidigt (2.22%), Franklin Resources Inc. (1.50%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (1.19%), Pictet Asset Management Ltd. (1.12%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.90%). Company insiders that own Rockwell Automation stock include Betty C Alewine, Blake D Moret, David M Dorgan, Douglas M Hagerman, Elik I Fooks, Frank C Kulaszewicz, John M Miller, John P Mcdermott, Keith D Nosbusch, Kenneth M Champa, Lawrence D Kingsley, Patrick P Goris, Robert B Murphy, Steven W Etzel, Sujeet Chand, Susan Schmitt, Theodore D Crandall and William T Jr/Wi Mccormick. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Rockwell Automation.

ROK stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Pictet Asset Management Ltd., Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp, Ceredex Value Advisors LLC, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Korea Investment CORP, Swedbank and Artemis Investment Management LLP. Company insiders that have sold Rockwell Automation company stock in the last year include Blake D Moret, David M Dorgan, Elik I Fooks, Frank C Kulaszewicz, John M Miller, John P Mcdermott, Keith D Nosbusch, Patrick P Goris, Robert B Murphy, Steven W Etzel, Sujeet Chand, Susan Schmitt and Theodore D Crandall. View Insider Buying and Selling for Rockwell Automation.

ROK stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Alecta Pensionsforsakring Omsesidigt, Credit Suisse AG, Victory Capital Management Inc., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, First Trust Advisors LP, Franklin Resources Inc., Wells Fargo & Company MN and Scout Investments Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Rockwell Automation.

Shares of ROK 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 ROK stock can currently be purchased for approximately $167.79.

Rockwell Automation has a market capitalization of $20.85 billion and generates $6.67 billion in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $535.50 million in net income (profit) each year or $8.11 on an earnings per share basis. Rockwell Automation employs 22,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for Rockwell Automation is http://www.rockwellautomation.com.

Rockwell Automation's mailing address is 1201 SOUTH SECOND STREET, MILWAUKEE WI, 53204. The industrial products company can be reached via phone at 414-382-2000 or via email at [email protected]