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

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

Rockwell Automation announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 12th will be paid a dividend of $1.02 per share on Tuesday, December 10th. This represents a $4.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.05%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 8th. This is a boost from Rockwell Automation's previous quarterly dividend of $0.97. View Rockwell Automation's Dividend History.

Rockwell Automation declared that its board has initiated a share buyback program on Thursday, September 6th 2018, which permits the company to buyback $1,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to repurchase up to 4.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) released its earnings results on Tuesday, November, 12th. The industrial products company reported $2.01 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.92 by $0.09. The industrial products company earned $1.73 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.66 billion. Rockwell Automation had a net margin of 10.39% and a return on equity of 99.27%. Rockwell Automation's revenue for the quarter was up .0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.11 earnings per share. View Rockwell Automation's Earnings History.

Rockwell Automation is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, January 29th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Rockwell Automation.

Rockwell Automation will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, January 29th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Rockwell Automation issued an update on its FY 2020 Pre-Market earnings guidance on Monday, November, 25th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $8.70-9.10 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $8.52. The company issued revenue guidance of $$6.829-7.03 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $$6.6 billion.

14 analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Rockwell Automation's shares. Their forecasts range from $150.00 to $217.00. On average, they expect Rockwell Automation's stock price to reach $188.33 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 5.5%. View Analyst Price Targets for Rockwell Automation.

14 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Rockwell Automation in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 11 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Rockwell Automation.

Media coverage about ROK stock has been trending somewhat positive on Wednesday, InfoTrie reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Rockwell Automation earned a coverage optimism score of 1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the industrial products company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Rockwell Automation.

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Rockwell Automation's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Alecta Pensionsforsakring Omsesidigt (2.68%), Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A. (0.19%), Huntington National Bank (0.15%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.14%), Johanson Financial Advisors Inc. (0.13%) and PGGM Investments (0.09%). Company insiders that own Rockwell Automation stock include Blake D Moret, David M Dorgan, Elik I Fooks, Ernest Nicolas, Frank C Kulaszewicz, John M Miller, John P Mcdermott, Keith D Nosbusch, Michael Laszkiewicz, Patrick P Goris, Rebecca W House, Robert B Murphy, Steven W Etzel, Sujeet Chand, Susan Schmitt, Terry L Riesterer and Theodore D Crandall. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Rockwell Automation.

ROK stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Alecta Pensionsforsakring Omsesidigt, Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A., PGGM Investments, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Private Trust Co. NA, Tocqueville Asset Management L.P., Boenning & Scattergood Inc. and IFM Investors Pty Ltd. Company insiders that have sold Rockwell Automation company stock in the last year include Blake D Moret, David M Dorgan, Elik I Fooks, Ernest Nicolas, Frank C Kulaszewicz, John M Miller, Michael Laszkiewicz, Patrick P Goris, Rebecca W House, Robert B Murphy, Steven W Etzel and Terry L Riesterer. View Insider Buying and Selling for Rockwell Automation.

ROK stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Johanson Financial Advisors Inc., Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank , Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, DNB Asset Management AS, Hemenway Trust Co LLC and Sciencast Management LP. 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of ROK stock can currently be purchased for approximately $199.38.

Rockwell Automation has a market capitalization of $23.04 billion and generates $6.69 billion in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $695.80 million in net income (profit) each year or $8.67 on an earnings per share basis. Rockwell Automation employs 23,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Rockwell Automation.

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 +1 414-382-2000 or via email at [email protected]