ROK vs. ETN, EMR, ROP, AME, AYI, GNRC, ENPH, BDC, FELE, and ENS
Should you be buying Rockwell Automation stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Rockwell Automation include Eaton (ETN), Emerson Electric (EMR), Roper Technologies (ROP), AMETEK (AME), Acuity Brands (AYI), Generac (GNRC), Enphase Energy (ENPH), Belden (BDC), Franklin Electric (FELE), and EnerSys (ENS). These companies are all part of the "electrical components & equipment" industry.
Rockwell Automation vs.
Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) and Eaton (NYSE:ETN) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and risk.
Eaton has higher revenue and earnings than Rockwell Automation. Eaton is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rockwell Automation, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Rockwell Automation pays an annual dividend of $5.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Eaton pays an annual dividend of $4.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Rockwell Automation pays out 66.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Eaton pays out 42.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Rockwell Automation has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Rockwell Automation is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
In the previous week, Eaton had 11 more articles in the media than Rockwell Automation. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Eaton and 36 mentions for Rockwell Automation. Eaton's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Rockwell Automation's score of 1.26 indicating that Eaton is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
75.8% of Rockwell Automation shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of Eaton shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Rockwell Automation shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Eaton shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Rockwell Automation has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eaton has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Eaton has a net margin of 15.25% compared to Rockwell Automation's net margin of 11.38%. Rockwell Automation's return on equity of 30.17% beat Eaton's return on equity.
Rockwell Automation currently has a consensus target price of $310.37, suggesting a potential upside of 0.85%. Eaton has a consensus target price of $367.83, suggesting a potential upside of 12.16%. Given Eaton's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Eaton is more favorable than Rockwell Automation.
Eaton received 299 more outperform votes than Rockwell Automation when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.36% of users gave Eaton an outperform vote while only 55.00% of users gave Rockwell Automation an outperform vote.
Summary
Eaton beats Rockwell Automation on 15 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:ROK) was last updated on 5/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
