Insider Selling: Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) SVP Sells 1,200 Shares of Stock

Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE:ROK) SVP Matthew Fordenwalt sold 1,200 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $404.21, for a total transaction of $485,052.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 4,437 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,793,479.77. This trade represents a 21.29% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link.

Rockwell Automation Price Performance

NYSE ROK traded down $4.28 during trading on Friday, reaching $407.02. 1,207,283 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,029,420. Rockwell Automation, Inc. has a 1-year low of $215.00 and a 1-year high of $438.72. The company has a market cap of $45.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.57, a P/E/G ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 1.52. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $407.25 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $377.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 1.16.

Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The industrial products company reported $2.75 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.46 by $0.29. Rockwell Automation had a return on equity of 34.92% and a net margin of 11.56%.The business had revenue of $2.11 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.08 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.83 EPS. Rockwell Automation’s revenue was up 11.9% on a year-over-year basis. Rockwell Automation has set its FY 2026 guidance at 11.400-12.200 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Rockwell Automation, Inc. will post 9.35 EPS for the current year.

Rockwell Automation Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Investors of record on Monday, February 23rd will be given a dividend of $1.38 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 23rd. This represents a $5.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Rockwell Automation’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 63.16%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Rockwell Automation

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. MV Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in Rockwell Automation in the fourth quarter valued at about $28,000. Manchester Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Rockwell Automation by 97.5% during the fourth quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 79 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 39 shares during the last quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. raised its stake in shares of Rockwell Automation by 468.8% during the third quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 91 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. First Horizon Corp acquired a new position in Rockwell Automation in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, Rexford Capital Inc. bought a new position in Rockwell Automation in the second quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Institutional investors own 75.75% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have weighed in on ROK shares. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on shares of Rockwell Automation from $450.00 to $470.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Argus raised Rockwell Automation to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. Oppenheimer cut Rockwell Automation from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. KeyCorp reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $470.00 price objective on shares of Rockwell Automation in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn increased their target price on Rockwell Automation from $335.00 to $365.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $418.33.

Rockwell Automation Company Profile

Rockwell Automation is a global industrial automation and digital transformation company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm designs, manufactures and supports control systems, industrial control hardware and software, and related services that help manufacturers and industrial operators automate processes, improve productivity and enable data-driven decision making. Rockwell traces its heritage to the Allen-Bradley and Rockwell automation businesses and positions itself as a provider of integrated automation solutions across discrete and process industries.

The company’s product portfolio includes programmable logic controllers (PLCs), human-machine interfaces (HMIs), variable frequency drives, sensors, safety components and other industrial control hardware, often marketed under the Allen-Bradley brand.