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 Wednesday, June 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 12th will be given a dividend of $0.97 per share on Tuesday, September 10th. This represents a $3.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.36%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 9th. View Rockwell Automation's Dividend History.

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

Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) released its earnings results on Thursday, July, 25th. The industrial products company reported $2.40 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $2.29 by $0.11. The industrial products company earned $1.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.72 billion. Rockwell Automation had a net margin of 15.44% and a return on equity of 78.71%. The company's revenue was down 2.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.16 EPS. View Rockwell Automation's Earnings History.

Rockwell Automation is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November 6th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Rockwell Automation.

Rockwell Automation issued an update on its FY19 earnings guidance on Thursday, July, 25th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $8.50-8.70 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $8.82. The company issued revenue guidance of down 0.5% yr/yr to ~$6.67 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $6.79 billion.

16 brokers have issued 1 year price objectives for Rockwell Automation's shares. Their forecasts range from $144.00 to $214.00. On average, they expect Rockwell Automation's stock price to reach $173.7143 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 5.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Rockwell Automation.

16 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Rockwell Automation in the last year. There are currently 4 sell ratings, 7 hold ratings and 5 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 negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Rockwell Automation earned a coverage optimism score of -2.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories 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 impact on the stock's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Rockwell Automation.

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Rockwell Automation's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (9.03%), BlackRock Inc. (9.03%), Vanguard Group Inc. (7.59%), Alecta Pensionsforsakring Omsesidigt (2.71%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (1.33%) and Schroder Investment Management Group (1.32%). Company insiders that own Rockwell Automation stock include Blake D Moret, David M Dorgan, Elik I Fooks, Frank C Kulaszewicz, John M Miller, John P Mcdermott, Keith D Nosbusch, Lawrence D Kingsley, Michael Laszkiewicz, Patrick P Goris, Robert B Murphy, Steven W Etzel, Sujeet Chand, Susan Schmitt 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 AXA, Primecap Management Co. CA, Natixis, Natixis, Schroder Investment Management Group, Pictet Asset Management Ltd., BlackRock Inc. and BlackRock Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Rockwell Automation company stock in the last year include Blake D Moret, Elik I Fooks, Frank C Kulaszewicz, John M Miller, Keith D Nosbusch, Michael Laszkiewicz, Patrick P Goris, Robert B Murphy, Steven W Etzel, Sujeet Chand 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 Nuveen Asset Management LLC, TimesSquare Capital Management LLC, DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale, Janus Henderson Group PLC, Janus Henderson Group PLC, Alecta Pensionsforsakring Omsesidigt, Invesco Ltd. and WINTON GROUP 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of ROK stock can currently be purchased for approximately $164.59.

Rockwell Automation has a market capitalization of $19.26 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 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 414-382-2000 or via email at [email protected]