Rockwell Automation Stock in Brief

By Scott Lee • Thursday, October 19 09:51 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Industrials company Rockwell Automation has moved -0.1% so far today on a volume of 29,616, compared to its average of 789,467. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 0.0%.

Rockwell Automation trades -11.83% away from its average analyst target price of $312.33 per share. The 18 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $220.0 to $375.0, and on average have given Rockwell Automation a rating of hold.

If you are considering an investment in ROK, you'll want to know the following:

Rockwell Automation's current price is 303.9% above its Graham number of $68.17, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Rockwell Automation has moved 23.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 19.0%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 12.26, Rockwell Automation has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 22.5 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
ROK has a forward P/E ratio of 20.8 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $13.24 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 1.51 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Rockwell Automation is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 9.46 compared to its sector average of 3.78
Rockwell Automation, Inc. provides industrial automation and digital transformation solutions in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America.
Based in Milwaukee, the company has 26,000 full time employees and a market cap of $31.63 Billion. Rockwell Automation currently returns an annual dividend yield of 1.7%.

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