SG Americas Securities LLC Purchases 82,727 Shares of Rockwell Automation, Inc. $ROK

SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its position in Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE:ROK) by 911.0% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 91,808 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 82,727 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in Rockwell Automation were worth $35,720,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in Rockwell Automation by 7.1% during the 3rd quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 440 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $154,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Equitable Trust Co. grew its position in shares of Rockwell Automation by 1.1% in the third quarter. Equitable Trust Co. now owns 2,598 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $908,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG increased its stake in shares of Rockwell Automation by 2.2% in the third quarter. J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG now owns 1,384 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $484,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the period. Fragasso Financial Advisors Inc increased its stake in shares of Rockwell Automation by 3.6% in the third quarter. Fragasso Financial Advisors Inc now owns 902 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $315,000 after purchasing an additional 31 shares during the period. Finally, Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC lifted its position in shares of Rockwell Automation by 3.3% during the 3rd quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 1,015 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $355,000 after purchasing an additional 32 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 75.75% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ROK has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Rockwell Automation from $380.00 to $410.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Stephens upped their price target on Rockwell Automation from $425.00 to $475.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on Rockwell Automation from $450.00 to $470.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective 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. Finally, Oppenheimer lowered shares of Rockwell Automation from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and eleven have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Rockwell Automation presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $418.33.

Rockwell Automation Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of ROK opened at $360.95 on Thursday. Rockwell Automation, Inc. has a 12-month low of $215.00 and a 12-month high of $438.72. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68. The firm has a market capitalization of $40.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.30, a P/E/G ratio of 2.58 and a beta of 1.53. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $395.50 and its 200 day moving average price is $381.50.

Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The industrial products company reported $2.75 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.46 by $0.29. Rockwell Automation had a return on equity of 34.92% and a net margin of 11.56%.The company 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. The company’s quarterly 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, research analysts predict that Rockwell Automation, Inc. will post 9.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Rockwell Automation Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Investors of record on Monday, February 23rd were given a $1.38 dividend. This represents a $5.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 23rd. Rockwell Automation’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 63.16%.

Insider Activity

In other Rockwell Automation news, SVP Rebecca W. House sold 12,100 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $404.27, for a total value of $4,891,667.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 12,200 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,932,094. The trade was a 49.79% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Christopher Nardecchia sold 14,465 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $410.01, for a total transaction of $5,930,794.65. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 14,232 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,835,262.32. This represents a 50.41% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 49,228 shares of company stock valued at $19,992,391. 0.76% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.