Rockwell Automation is a specialty industrial machinery business based in the US. Rockwell Automation shares (ROK) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $269.94 – a decrease of 0.84% over the previous week. Rockwell Automation employs 29,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $8.8 billion.
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| Latest market close | $269.94 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $241.63 - $308.43 |
| 50-day moving average | $264.39 |
| 200-day moving average | $273.77 |
| Wall St. target price | $274.98 |
| PE ratio | 30.9671 |
| Dividend yield | $4.93 (1.83%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $8.81 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of $272.82 from 2024-10-18
| 1 week (2024-10-15) | 0.22% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2024-09-20) | 4.29% |
| 3 months (2024-07-22) | -1.06% |
| 6 months (2024-04-22) | -0.24% |
| 1 year (2023-10-20) | 2.54% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2022-10-20) | 21.14% |
| 3 years (2021-10-22) | 316.3 |
| 5 years (2019-10-22) | 65.56% |
Valuing Rockwell Automation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Rockwell Automation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Rockwell Automation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 31x. In other words, Rockwell Automation shares trade at around 31x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
Rockwell Automation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 3.6457. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Rockwell Automation's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Rockwell Automation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $1.8 billion.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Rockwell Automation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
| Revenue TTM | $8.8 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 18% |
| Gross profit TTM | $3.7 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 8.18% |
| Return on equity TTM | 25.68% |
| Profit margin | 11.56% |
| Book value | $29.31 |
| Market Capitalization | $31 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Rockwell Automation.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
Total ESG risk: 28.2
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Rockwell Automation's overall score of 28.2 (as at 12/31/2018) is pretty good – landing it in it in the 34th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Rockwell Automation is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
Environmental score: 8.28/100
Rockwell Automation's environmental score of 8.28 puts it squarely in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Rockwell Automation is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Social score: 13.08/100
Rockwell Automation's social score of 13.08 puts it squarely in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Rockwell Automation is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
Governance score: 11.84/100
Rockwell Automation's governance score puts it squarely in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Rockwell Automation is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Controversy score: 1/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Rockwell Automation scored a 1 out of 5 for controversy – the highest score possible, reflecting that Rockwell Automation has managed to keep its nose clean.
Rockwell Automation Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
| Total ESG score | 28.2 |
|---|---|
| Total ESG percentile | 33.7 |
| Environmental score | 8.28 |
| Environmental score percentile | 7 |
| Social score | 13.08 |
| Social score percentile | 7 |
| Governance score | 11.84 |
| Governance score percentile | 7 |
| Level of controversy | 1 |
Dividend payout ratio: 45.91% of net profits
Recently Rockwell Automation has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Rockwell Automation shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Rockwell Automation's case, that would currently equate to about $4.93 per share.
While Rockwell Automation's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Rockwell Automation may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.
Rockwell Automation's most recent dividend payout was on 9 September 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 11 August 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").
Rockwell Automation's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 13 April 1987 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Rockwell Automation shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Rockwell Automation shares which in turn could have impacted Rockwell Automation's share price.
Over the last 12 months, Rockwell Automation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $241.6342 up to $308.4261. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Rockwell Automation's is 1.361. This would suggest that Rockwell Automation's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
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. The Intelligent Devices segment offers drives, motion, safety, sensing, industrial components, and configured-to-order products. The Software & Control segment provides control and visualization software and hardware, information software, and network and security infrastructure solutions. The Lifecycle Services segment provides consulting, professional services and solutions, and connected and maintenance services.
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