22,271 Shares in Rockwell Automation, Inc. $ROK Acquired by Silvant Capital Management LLC

Silvant Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE:ROK) in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor purchased 22,271 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,026,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Ceredex Value Advisors LLC bought a new position in Rockwell Automation in the 2nd quarter worth about $12,920,000. Mystic Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Rockwell Automation in the 2nd quarter worth $1,175,000. Oxford Financial Group LTD. LLC bought a new stake in Rockwell Automation in the second quarter worth about $971,000. Portfolio Design Labs LLC acquired a new stake in Rockwell Automation during the second quarter valued at approximately $590,000. Finally, Advisors Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Rockwell Automation during the 2nd quarter worth $1,254,000. 75.75% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Rockwell Automation

In other news, SVP Matthew W. Fordenwalt sold 377 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $460.51, for a total transaction of $173,612.27. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 4,437 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,043,282.87. This trade represents a 7.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 0.76% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently weighed in on ROK. Robert W. Baird set a $514.00 target price on shares of Rockwell Automation in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Barclays increased their price objective on Rockwell Automation from $400.00 to $480.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Rockwell Automation from $404.00 to $417.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Sanford C. Bernstein increased their price objective on Rockwell Automation from $501.00 to $514.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, August 14th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on Rockwell Automation from $448.00 to $487.00 in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and twelve have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $468.67.

Rockwell Automation Stock Down 0.3%

ROK opened at $431.97 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 1.08 and a quick ratio of 0.74. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $462.41 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $426.92. Rockwell Automation, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $332.71 and a fifty-two week high of $497.36. The company has a market capitalization of $47.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.48, a P/E/G ratio of 2.53 and a beta of 1.54.

Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $3.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.38 by $0.11. Rockwell Automation had a net margin of 13.39% and a return on equity of 39.83%. The firm had revenue of $2.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.24 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.82 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Rockwell Automation has set its FY 2026 guidance at 13.000-13.300 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Rockwell Automation, Inc. will post 13.22 EPS for the current year.

Rockwell Automation declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback program on Tuesday, June 9th that authorizes the company to repurchase $1.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the industrial products company to repurchase up to 2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are usually an indication that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Rockwell Automation Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Investors of record on Monday, August 17th will be given a dividend of $1.38 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 17th. This represents a $5.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Rockwell Automation’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 51.73%.

Trending Headlines about Rockwell Automation

Here are the key news stories impacting Rockwell Automation this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks raises most earnings forecasts: Zacks Research increased its FY2026 EPS estimate to $13.15 from $12.86, FY2027 to $14.22 from $13.90, and FY2028 to $16.69 from $16.23. The firm also raised estimates for several individual quarters, including Q4 2026, Q2–Q4 2027 and Q1–Q3 2028. These revisions suggest improving expectations for Rockwell Automation’s industrial automation demand and earnings growth. Zacks Research estimates for Rockwell Automation
• Neutral Sentiment: Thailand customer and industry event: Rockwell Automation brought manufacturing leaders together at ROKLive Bangkok 2026 to discuss smart manufacturing, automation and digital transformation. The event reinforces the company’s regional customer engagement and growth strategy, but it does not include a new contract, financial target or other immediate earnings catalyst. Rockwell Automation ROKLive Bangkok 2026
• Negative Sentiment: Near-term estimate trimmed and rating remains cautious: Zacks lowered its Q1 2027 EPS forecast slightly to $2.97 from $2.99 and maintained a “Hold” rating. With Rockwell Automation trading at a relatively elevated earnings multiple, investors may require stronger revisions or a rating upgrade before pushing the shares higher. Rockwell Automation analyst estimates and rating

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.