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. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 12th will be given a dividend of $0.97 per share on Monday, December 10th. This represents a $3.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.32%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 8th. This is a positive change from Rockwell Automation's previous quarterly dividend of $0.92. View Rockwell Automation's Dividend History.

Rockwell Automation declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase plan 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 plans are generally a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November, 7th. The industrial products company reported $2.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $2.02 by $0.09. The industrial products company had revenue of $1.73 billion for 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 company's quarterly revenue was up 3.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $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 updated its FY19 earnings guidance on Wednesday, November, 7th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $8.85-9.25 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS 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 brokerages have issued 1 year target prices for Rockwell Automation's stock. 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 7.3% 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 extremely negative recently, according to InfoTrie. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded 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 -4.0 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 news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days.

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Rockwell Automation's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors 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 $166.95.

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]