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. Shareholders 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 yield of 2.15%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 10th. View Rockwell Automation's Dividend History.

Rockwell Automation declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback program on Wednesday, January 24th 2018, which permits the company to repurchase $1,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are typically a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 25th. The industrial products company reported $1.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.82 by $0.07. The industrial products company had revenue of $1.65 billion for 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 company's revenue for the quarter was up 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.55 earnings per share. 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 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 brokers have issued 12 month price objectives for Rockwell Automation's stock. Their predictions range from $173.00 to $210.00. On average, they anticipate Rockwell Automation's share price to reach $188.1667 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 10.0% 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 12 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

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Media headlines about ROK stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Rockwell Automation earned a news impact score of 0.10 on Accern's scale. They also gave media headlines about the industrial products company an impact score of 43.26 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term.

Rockwell Automation's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Swedbank (0.89%), Handelsbanken Fonder AB (0.09%), Fisher Asset Management LLC (0.07%), DnB Asset Management AS (0.05%), Lodestar Investment Counsel LLC IL (0.04%) and Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB (0.04%). 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., Fisher Asset Management LLC, Acropolis Investment Management LLC, Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund, Ledyard National Bank and Gateway Investment Advisers 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, Lawrence D Kingsley, 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 bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Handelsbanken Fonder AB, Clinton Group Inc., Washington Trust Bank, Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Swedbank, DnB Asset Management AS and Private Trust Co. NA. 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 $171.07.

Rockwell Automation has a market capitalization of $21.48 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]