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In the latest session, Rockwell Automation Inc (NYSE: ROK) closed at $280.89 down -1.71% from its previous closing price of $285.79. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.71 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.53 million shares were traded. ROK stock price reached its highest trading level at $288.44 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $279.99.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Rockwell Automation Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 67.37 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 49.68. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.72 and its Current Ratio is at 1.08. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.17 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.83.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Jefferies on December 12, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $350 from $290 previously.
On December 11, 2024, HSBC Securities Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $355.
KeyBanc Capital Markets Upgraded its Sector Weight to Overweight on December 09, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $345.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 10 ’24 when Moret Blake D. sold 1,730 shares for $296.86 per share. The transaction valued at 513,576 led to the insider holds 83,873 shares of the business.
Moret Blake D. sold 1,121 shares of ROK for $338,556 on Dec 09 ’24. The President and CEO now owns 81,754 shares after completing the transaction at $302.01 per share. On Dec 10 ’24, another insider, Myers Tessa M., who serves as the SVP, Intelligent Devices of the company, sold 224 shares for $296.80 each. As a result, the insider received 66,483 and left with 4,881 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ROK now has a Market Capitalization of 31749840896 and an Enterprise Value of 35508682752. As of this moment, Rockwell’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 33.91, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 25.30. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.65. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.84 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 9.08. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.297 whereas that against EBITDA is 22.005.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, ROK has reached a high of $310.00, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $242.81. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.36%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 2.97%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, ROK has traded an average of 840.87K shares per day and 884180 over the past ten days. A total of 113.10M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 112.77M. Insiders hold about 0.23% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 82.55% stake in the company. Shares short for ROK as of 1734048000 were 2740508 with a Short Ratio of 3.26, compared to 1731628800 on 3105806. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2740508 and a Short% of Float of 2.76.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for ROK is 5.06, from 5.0 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.017495364The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.72.
