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As a NYSE listed company, ROK falls under the Industrials sector while operating within the Specialty Industrial Machinery industry segment. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $280.97 and fluctuated between $281.66 as its day high and $278.77 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Rockwell Automation Inc is $32.20B. A total of 0.79 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 994.52K shares.
Insider Activity
Aside from predicting where a stock will go, investors also consider insider trades as an indicator of the stock’s future direction. During the recent three months, ROK has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 16 BUYs and 37 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 49,329 shares during that period but sold 45,973.
In the most recent transaction, GENEREUX SCOTT sold 500 shares of ROK for 280.52 per share on Feb 15. After the transaction, the Sr.VP, Chief Revenue Officer now owns 4,383 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 14, Buttermore Robert L. sold 201 shares at 277.50 per share. ROK shares that SVP,Chief Supply Chain Officer owns now total 2,311.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Moret Blake D. acquired of 3,500 shares on Feb 12 at a per-share price of $283.64. This resulted in the President and CEO holding 77,215 shares of ROK after the transaction. In another insider transaction, GENEREUX SCOTT sold 955 shares at $262.83 per share on Feb 02. Company shares held by the Sr.VP, Chief Revenue Officer now total 4,883.
Dividend
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Rockwell Automation Inc pays an annual dividend of $4.86, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.73%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 26.72. ROK’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2/16/2024 when it declared a $1.25 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/11/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/11/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 11/10/2023. The ROK stock dividend was $1.25 per share in cash.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for ROK in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $292.48 with high estimates of $353.00 and low estimates of $220.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, ROK has a high of $348.52 and a low of $252.11.
As of this writing, ROK has an earnings estimate of $2.24 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 16 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.44 per share and a lower estimate of $2.09. The company reported an EPS of $3.64 in the last quarter, which was 5.50% higher than expectations of $3.45.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. ROK’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $662.20M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $4.38B in debt and $2.99B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $31.48, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $2.69B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for ROK is Buy with a score of 3.22.
