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 announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, June 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.92 per share on Monday, September 10th. This represents a $3.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.87%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 10th. View Rockwell Automation's Dividend History.

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

Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July, 25th. The industrial products company reported $2.16 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $2.04 by $0.12. The industrial products company had revenue of $1.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.70 billion. Rockwell Automation had a net margin of 5.97% and a return on equity of 48.24%. Rockwell Automation's quarterly revenue was up 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.76 EPS. View Rockwell Automation's Earnings History.

Rockwell Automation is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November, 14th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Rockwell Automation.

Rockwell Automation updated its FY18 earnings guidance on Wednesday, July, 25th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $7.90-8.10 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $7.88. The company issued revenue guidance of approx $6.70 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $6.70 billion.

14 analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Rockwell Automation's shares. Their predictions range from $156.00 to $209.00. On average, they expect Rockwell Automation's share price to reach $182.9167 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 6.9%. 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 2 sell ratings, 10 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Rockwell Automation.

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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. (7.57%), Northern Trust Corp (1.29%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (1.11%), Bank of America Corp DE (0.99%), Swedbank (0.89%) and Schroder Investment Management Group (0.84%). 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., Putnam Investments LLC, Korea Investment CORP, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Janus Henderson Group PLC, OppenheimerFunds Inc., Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V.. 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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, Cambiar Investors LLC, Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, Schroder Investment Management Group, Schroder Investment Management Group, King Luther Capital Management Corp and Investec Asset Management LTD. 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 $196.47.

Rockwell Automation has a market capitalization of $24.26 billion and generates $6.31 billion in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $825.70 million in net income (profit) each year or $6.76 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]