Rockwell Automation, Inc. $ROK Shares Acquired by GHP Investment Advisors Inc.

GHP Investment Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE:ROK) by 4.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 55,988 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,202 shares during the quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Rockwell Automation were worth $19,570,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ROK. Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. grew its stake in shares of Rockwell Automation by 1.9% in the third quarter. Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. now owns 42,802 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $14,961,000 after acquiring an additional 800 shares in the last quarter. UniSuper Management Pty Ltd boosted its holdings in Rockwell Automation by 0.9% in the third quarter. UniSuper Management Pty Ltd now owns 167,535 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $58,559,000 after purchasing an additional 1,489 shares during the period. Teacher Retirement System of Texas boosted its holdings in Rockwell Automation by 134.2% in the third quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 86,399 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $30,199,000 after purchasing an additional 49,510 shares during the period. iA Global Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in Rockwell Automation during the 3rd quarter worth $1,566,000. Finally, Quadrant Private Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Rockwell Automation by 5.4% during the 3rd quarter. Quadrant Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 786 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $275,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the period. 75.75% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP Cyril Perducat sold 804 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $402.05, for a total transaction of $323,248.20. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 5,858 shares in the company, valued at $2,355,208.90. This represents a 12.07% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Matheus De A. G. Viera Bulho sold 476 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $402.02, for a total transaction of $191,361.52. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 2,401 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $965,250.02. The trade was a 16.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 88,053 shares of company stock valued at $34,718,919 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.76% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ROK has been the subject of several recent research reports. TD Cowen lifted their price objective on Rockwell Automation from $275.00 to $330.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Rockwell Automation from $400.00 to $404.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, January 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Rockwell Automation from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $329.00 to $448.00 in a report on Tuesday, December 16th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Rockwell Automation from $435.00 to $440.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Finally, Evercore ISI assumed coverage on shares of Rockwell Automation in a research report on Monday, December 15th. They set an “in-line” rating and a $440.00 price objective for the company. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and nine have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $406.69.

Rockwell Automation Trading Down 1.8%

Shares of Rockwell Automation stock opened at $417.75 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $399.62 and a 200-day simple moving average of $367.51. The stock has a market cap of $46.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 54.54, a PEG ratio of 2.98 and a beta of 1.52. Rockwell Automation, Inc. has a 12-month low of $215.00 and a 12-month high of $429.58.

Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 6th. The industrial products company reported $3.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.94 by $0.40. Rockwell Automation had a net margin of 10.42% and a return on equity of 32.69%. The company had revenue of $4.63 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.19 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.47 earnings per share. Rockwell Automation’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.8% on a year-over-year basis. Rockwell Automation has set its FY 2026 guidance at 11.200-12.200 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Rockwell Automation, Inc. will post 9.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Rockwell Automation Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 17th were paid a $1.38 dividend. This is an increase from Rockwell Automation’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.31. This represents a $5.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 17th. Rockwell Automation’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 72.06%.

Rockwell Automation 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.