In the past week, ROK stock has gone down by -0.54%, with a monthly gain of 1.93% and a quarterly plunge of -1.65%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.50%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.88% for Rockwell Automation Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -0.37% for ROK stock, with a simple moving average of -2.72% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Rockwell Automation Inc (NYSE: ROK) Right Now?
Rockwell Automation Inc (NYSE: ROK) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 26.48x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.38. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 15 as “hold,” and 3 as “sell.”
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The public float for ROK is 113.77M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.82% of that float. On July 26, 2024, the average trading volume of ROK was 916.27K shares.
ROK) stock’s latest price update
Rockwell Automation Inc (NYSE: ROK)’s stock price has increased by 3.01 compared to its previous closing price of 263.07. However, the company has seen a -0.54% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. investorplace.com reported 2024-07-25 that Robotics are set to revolutionize industries ranging from transportation to healthcare. And America will be a major growth market.
Analysts’ Opinion of ROK
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ROK stocks, with Redburn Atlantic repeating the rating for ROK by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for ROK in the upcoming period, according to Redburn Atlantic is $256 based on the research report published on July 08, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Berenberg, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ROK reach a price target of $290, previously predicting the price at $330. The rating they have provided for ROK stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on March 06th, 2024.
Daiwa Securities gave a rating of “Buy” to ROK, setting the target price at $310 in the report published on February 01st of the current year.
ROK Trading at 1.85% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ROK to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -20.21% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.88%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.50%, as shares surge +1.50% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +0.77% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ROK fell by -0.54%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -6.65% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $272.22. In addition, Rockwell Automation Inc saw -12.72% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ROK starting from Myers Tessa M., who sale 528 shares at the price of $253.78 back on Jun 11 ’24. After this action, Myers Tessa M. now owns 3,718 shares of Rockwell Automation Inc, valued at $133,996 using the latest closing price.
Nardecchia Christopher, the SVP, Chief Information Officer of Rockwell Automation Inc, sale 495 shares at $256.39 during a trade that took place back on Jun 07 ’24, which means that Nardecchia Christopher is holding 11,084 shares at $126,915 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ROK
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.17 for the present operating margin
- 0.4 for the gross margin
The net margin for Rockwell Automation Inc stands at 0.13. The total capital return value is set at 0.2. Equity return is now at value 35.21, with 10.33 for asset returns.
Based on Rockwell Automation Inc (ROK), the company’s capital structure generated 0.51 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.34. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.06. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 11.15.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.87 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.97. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.84. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.58for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.79. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.11.
Conclusion
To sum up, Rockwell Automation Inc (ROK) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
