Rockwell Automation, Inc. (ROK) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup
Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $407.00 — A.R:R is negative (-0.6) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Earnings in 4 days (event risk).
Rockwell Automation provides industrial automation and digital transformation solutions in 100+ countries through three segments: Intelligent Devices, Software & Control, and Lifecycle Services. It serves discrete (automotive, semiconductor), hybrid (food/beverage, life... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $407.00 — A.R:R is negative (-0.6) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Earnings in 4 days (event risk). Chart setup: RSI 57 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 5.1/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 4/7 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio and earnings proximity 4d<=7d. Suitability: aggressive.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- MEDIUMCustomerdistributors in North America10-K Item 1A: 'In North America, a large percentage of our sales are through distributors. In certain other countries, the majority of our sales are also through a limited number of distributors'
- MEDIUMSuppliersingle-source suppliers10-K Item 1A: 'We also maintain several single-source supplier relationships because either alternative sources are not available'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-04-17Item 5.02LOWBoard appointed David A. Zapico as director effective April 16, 2026, term expiring at the 2027 Annual Meeting. Appointed to Compensation and Talent Management and Board Composition Committees.SEC filing →
- 2026-02-17Item 5.02LOWShareholders approved the 2026 Long-Term Incentives Plan at the Feb 10, 2026 annual meeting, authorizing 10.6M shares for equity grants to employees and directors. Routine compensatory arrangement.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers
Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
Priced at a premium — multiples above sector norms. Needs delivery on growth + margins to justify.static
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $407.00 — A.R:R is negative (-0.6) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Earnings in 4 days (event risk). Chart setup: RSI 57 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $387.60. Score 5.1/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $412.61 (+1.3% upside). Prior stop was $387.60. Stop-loss: $387.60.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Earnings in 4 days (event risk); Expensive valuation.
Rockwell Automation, Inc. trades at a P/E of 45.7 (forward 29.1). TrendMatrix value score: 3.8/10. Verdict: Sell.
34 analysts cover ROK with a consensus score of 3.7/5. Average price target: $422.
What does Rockwell Automation, Inc. do?Rockwell Automation provides industrial automation and digital transformation solutions in 100+ countries through three...
Rockwell Automation provides industrial automation and digital transformation solutions in 100+ countries through three segments: Intelligent Devices, Software & Control, and Lifecycle Services. It serves discrete (automotive, semiconductor), hybrid (food/beverage, life sciences), and process (energy, chemicals) end markets globally.