What is KeyCorp’s Estimate for ROK Q1 Earnings?

Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE:ROK) – KeyCorp issued their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Rockwell Automation in a report issued on Monday, December 9th. KeyCorp analyst K. Newman expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $2.09 for the quarter. KeyCorp has a “Overweight” rating and a $345.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Rockwell Automation’s current full-year earnings is $9.39 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Rockwell Automation’s Q2 2026 earnings at $2.62 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.05 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.29 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $11.05 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on Rockwell Automation from $320.00 to $335.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, November 15th. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on shares of Rockwell Automation from $290.00 to $305.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. Mizuho upped their price target on shares of Rockwell Automation from $245.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, October 17th. Barclays raised shares of Rockwell Automation from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $255.00 to $290.00 in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, HSBC upgraded Rockwell Automation from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $355.00 target price for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $298.29.

Rockwell Automation Price Performance

Rockwell Automation stock opened at $297.49 on Tuesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $278.85 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $269.30. The firm has a market cap of $33.59 billion, a PE ratio of 35.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.09 and a beta of 1.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 1.08 and a quick ratio of 0.72. Rockwell Automation has a one year low of $242.81 and a one year high of $312.76.

Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The industrial products company reported $2.47 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.40 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $2.04 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.06 billion. Rockwell Automation had a net margin of 11.53% and a return on equity of 30.42%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 20.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $3.64 earnings per share.

Rockwell Automation declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase program on Thursday, September 5th that permits the company to repurchase $1.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the industrial products company to buy up to 3.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually an indication that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Rockwell Automation Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 10th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 18th were paid a dividend of $1.31 per share. This represents a $5.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.76%. This is a positive change from Rockwell Automation’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.25. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 18th. Rockwell Automation’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 63.29%.

Insider Transactions at Rockwell Automation

In other news, VP Scott Genereux sold 278 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $302.04, for a total transaction of $83,967.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 3,184 shares in the company, valued at $961,695.36. This trade represents a 8.03 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Veena M. Lakkundi sold 579 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $266.86, for a total value of $154,511.94. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 4,576 shares in the company, valued at $1,221,151.36. The trade was a 11.23 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 35,541 shares of company stock worth $10,586,674. Insiders own 0.68% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of ROK. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new stake in shares of Rockwell Automation in the 3rd quarter valued at $26,000. Richardson Financial Services Inc. boosted its position in shares of Rockwell Automation by 100.0% during the 3rd quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 96 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares in the last quarter. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Rockwell Automation during the 3rd quarter worth about $34,000. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL acquired a new stake in shares of Rockwell Automation in the 2nd quarter valued at about $36,000. Finally, Cultivar Capital Inc. bought a new stake in Rockwell Automation in the 2nd quarter valued at about $46,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 75.75% of the company’s stock.

About Rockwell Automation

Rockwell Automation, Inc provides industrial automation and digital transformation solutions in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. The company operates through three segments, Intelligent Devices, Software & Control, and Lifecycle Services. Its solutions include hardware and software products and services.