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 declared 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 annualized dividend 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 has authorized a share buyback program on Wednesday, January 24th 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback $1,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 25th. The industrial products company reported $1.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' 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 business's quarterly revenue was up 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm 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 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 analysts have issued 1 year target prices for Rockwell Automation's shares. Their forecasts range from $156.00 to $210.00. On average, they expect Rockwell Automation's share price to reach $185.0833 in the next year. 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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Press coverage about ROK stock has been trending somewhat positive on Monday, Accern Sentiment reports. Accern ranks the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than 20 million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Rockwell Automation earned a news sentiment score of 0.24 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the industrial products company an impact score of 47.57 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term.

Rockwell Automation's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders 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 purchased 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]