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 given a dividend of $0.92 per share on Monday, September 10th. This represents a $3.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.19%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 10th. View Rockwell Automation's Dividend History.

Rockwell Automation announced that its board has authorized a stock buyback program on Wednesday, January 24th 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 reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally a sign that the company's board 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 for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates 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 company's revenue for the quarter was up 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.55 earnings per share. View Rockwell Automation's Earnings History.

Rockwell Automation is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July, 24th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Rockwell Automation.

Rockwell Automation updated 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 EPS 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 analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Rockwell Automation's shares. Their predictions range from $173.00 to $210.00. On average, they expect Rockwell Automation's share price to reach $188.1667 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Rockwell Automation.

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Media coverage about ROK stock has trended somewhat negative on Thursday, Accern reports. Accern identifies negative and positive news coverage by monitoring more than 20 million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Rockwell Automation earned a media sentiment score of 0.00 on Accern's scale. They also gave news stories about the industrial products company an impact score of 45.49 out of 100, meaning that recent news 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 a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (7.87%), UBS Group AG (4.08%), Alecta Pensionsforsakring Omsesidigt (1.89%), Northern Trust Corp (1.27%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (1.18%) and Franklin Resources Inc. (1.12%). 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 Lord Abbett & CO. LLC, Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc., Millennium Management LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Reynders McVeigh Capital Management LLC, State of Tennessee Treasury Department, Wells Fargo & Company MN and Northern Trust Corp. 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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including American Century Companies Inc., Summit Trail Advisors LLC, UBS Group AG, Westfield Capital Management Co. LP, Eaton Vance Management, State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, Neuberger Berman Group LLC and Legal & General Group Plc. 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 $168.14.

Rockwell Automation has a market capitalization of $21.38 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]