NYSE:ROK - Rockwell Automation Stock Price, Price Target & More

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. Investors of record on Monday, August 13th will be given a dividend of $0.92 per share on Monday, September 10th. This represents a $3.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.15%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 10th. View Rockwell Automation's Dividend History.

Rockwell Automation announced that its board has initiated a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, January 24th 2018, which allows the company to buyback $1,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) released its earnings results on Wednesday, April, 25th. The industrial products company reported $1.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.82 by $0.07. The industrial products company earned $1.65 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.66 billion. Rockwell Automation had a return on equity of 42.38% and a net margin of 6.34%. The firm's revenue was up 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.55 EPS. View Rockwell Automation's Earnings History.

Rockwell Automation is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July, 25th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Rockwell Automation.

Rockwell Automation issued an update on its FY18 earnings guidance on Wednesday, April, 25th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $7.70-8.00 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $7.81. The company issued revenue guidance of $6.59-6.78 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $6.72 billion.

14 brokerages have issued twelve-month price objectives for Rockwell Automation's stock. Their predictions range from $156.00 to $210.00. On average, they expect Rockwell Automation's share price to reach $185.0833 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 8.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings 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."

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Headlines about ROK stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment. The research firm scores the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Rockwell Automation earned a news sentiment score of 0.04 on Accern's scale. They also gave news stories about the industrial products company an impact score of 45.72 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

Rockwell Automation's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Swedbank (0.89%), Cambiar Investors LLC (0.17%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.14%), Huntington National Bank (0.13%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.12%) and Handelsbanken Fonder AB (0.09%). 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 NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V., Sit Investment Associates Inc., Scout Investments Inc., Fred Alger Management Inc., Bank of Montreal Can, Hartford Investment Management Co., Fisher Asset Management LLC and Acropolis Investment Management LLC. 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 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 Cambiar Investors LLC, Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC, Davis R M Inc., Handelsbanken Fonder AB, Clinton Group Inc., Nippon Life Global Investors Americas Inc., Huntington National Bank and Washington Trust Bank. 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 $171.30.

Rockwell Automation has a market capitalization of $21.51 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.

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]