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 announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, June 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.97 per share on Tuesday, September 10th. This represents a $3.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.62%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 9th. View Rockwell Automation's Dividend History.

Rockwell Automation declared that its board has approved a share buyback plan on Thursday, September 6th 2018, which authorizes the company to repurchase $1,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to buy up to 4.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are often a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) announced its earnings results on Thursday, July, 25th. The industrial products company reported $2.40 EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $2.29 by $0.11. The industrial products company earned $1.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.72 billion. Rockwell Automation had a return on equity of 78.71% and a net margin of 15.44%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 2.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $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 updated 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 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Rockwell Automation's shares. Their predictions range from $144.00 to $214.00. On average, they anticipate Rockwell Automation's share price to reach $173.7143 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 17.5% 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, 6 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Rockwell Automation.

News stories about ROK stock have trended positive this week, InfoTrie reports. The research firm scores the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Rockwell Automation earned a news sentiment score of 2.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the industrial products company a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. 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, Susan Schmitt and Theodore D Crandall. View Insider Buying and Selling for Rockwell Automation.

ROK stock was purchased 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of ROK stock can currently be purchased for approximately $147.87.

Rockwell Automation has a market capitalization of $17.30 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]