Rockwell Automation, Inc. (ROK) Stock Analysis

Q: What is the ROK stock price target?

Entry $374.05, take-profit $412.61 (+7.3% upside). Target $412.61 (+1.7%), stop $355.32 (−14.1%), Setup A.R:R 1.5:1.

Q: What are the risks of investing in ROK?

Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Target reached (-6.4% upside); Earnings in 3 days - binary event risk.

Q: Is ROK overvalued or undervalued?

Rockwell Automation, Inc. trades at a P/E of 46.7 (forward 29.8). TrendMatrix value score: 3.7/10. Overall verdict: Buy (Wait for Entry).

Q: What do analysts say about ROK?

34 analysts cover ROK with a consensus score of 3.7/5. Average price target: $422.

Range Bound setup

Buy WaitVALUE-TRAP 1/5Moderate ConfidenceUpdated 2026-05-01

Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery

Earnings in 3 days (2026-05-05). Expect elevated volatility around the report — consider waiting for post-earnings price action before new entries.

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

$405.54+7.3% A.UpsideScore 5.2/10#27 of 48 Specialty Industrial Machinery

Entry $374.05(Ma50 Sticky)Stop $355.32Target $412.61(resistance)A.R:R -0.6:1Setup A.R:R 1.5:1

Analyst target$421.57+4.0%25 analysts

$412.61our TP

$405.54price

$421.57mean

$248

$495

Wait for pullback to $374.05. Weak momentum — blocks BUY_NOW at $405.54. Engine's entry $374.05 (Ma50 Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risk: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining. Chart setup: RSI 48 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Earnings in 3 days. Wait until post-earnings. Score 5.2/10, 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 3d<=7d. Suitability: aggressive.

Thesis

Rewards

No bull case signals

Risks

Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining

Key Metrics

P/E (TTM)46.7

P/E (Fwd)29.8

Mkt Cap$46.0B

EV/EBITDA26.5

Profit Mgn11.6%

ROE23.7%

Rev Growth11.9%

Beta1.54

Dividend1.35%

Rating analysts34

Quality Signals

Piotroski F7/9

Options Flow

P/C0.42bullish

IV58%elevated

Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)

MEDIUMCustomerdistributors in North America
10-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 suppliers
10-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 5.02LOW
Board 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 5.02LOW
Shareholders 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

Overall = weighted sum of the 10 dimension scores. Fundamentals (Value/Quality/Growth) carry 45%; market signals (Momentum/Sentiment/Insider/Peer) carry 40%; structure (Technical/Risk/Catalyst) carries 15%.

DimensionScoreWeightContribution

Value3.715%0.56

Quality6.315%0.94

Growth7.815%1.17

Momentum3.110%0.31

Sentiment6.110%0.61

Insider Activity3.810%0.38

Peer Rank3.810%0.38

Technical Setup5.05%0.25

Risk Profile6.55%0.33

Catalyst5.45%0.27

Overall (Σ contributions)5.20

Small float-rounding may cause last-digit differences between this sum and the displayed Overall.

Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static

Macd

0.0

Volume

0.0

Obv

1.0

Rsi

5.5

Ma Position

9.0

Volume distribution (falling OBV)Above 200-day MA

Priced at a premium — multiples above sector norms. Needs delivery on growth + margins to justify.static

Ev Ebitda

0.0

2.7

Forward Pe

4.0

Analyst Target

4.0

Peg Ratio

4.3

6.6

Forward P/E: 29.8xPEG: 2.24

Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static

Value Rank

1.9

Growth Rank

6.4

Quality Rank

6.7

Superior ROE vs peers

GatesMomentum 3.1<4.5A.R:R -0.6=NEGATIVEEARNINGS PROXIMITY 3d<=7dInsider activity: OKNo SEC red flagsNEWS EVENTS NONE RECENTSEMI CYCLE PEAK CLEARRange BoundSuitability: Aggressive

RSI

48 · Neutral

↑ 20D MA↑ 50D MA↑ 200D MAGOLDEN CROSSSupport $361.59Resistance $421.03

Price Targets

$355

$374

$413

A.Upside+1.7%

A.R:R-0.6:1

Setup A.R:R (at entry)1.5:1

Position Sizing

ConvictionNone

Suggested %0.5%

Max %1%

RegimeSteady

Risk Alerts

! Target reached (-6.4% upside)

! Earnings in 3 days - binary event risk

! Momentum score 3.1/10 — below 4.5 minimum

Earnings

3/4 beats

Next Earnings2026-05-05 (3d)

Verdict History

reverse chrono — latest first

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Verdicts are recorded on every nightly pipeline run. Rows capture transitions (verdict flips, score deltas ≥0.3, entry/TP/SL changes). Rows with a ▶ can be expanded to see the change reason. Aggregate cohort performance is tracked in the recommendation ledger.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is ROK stock a buy right now?

Wait for pullback to $374.05. Weak momentum — blocks BUY_NOW at $405.54. Engine's entry $374.05 (Ma50 Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risk: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining. Chart setup: RSI 48 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Earnings in 3 days. Wait until post-earnings. Target $412.61 (+1.7%), stop $355.32 (−14.1%), Setup A.R:R 1.5:1. Score 5.2/10, moderate confidence.

What is the ROK stock price target?

Take-profit target: $412.61 (+7.3% upside). Target $412.61 (+1.7%), stop $355.32 (−14.1%), Setup A.R:R 1.5:1. Stop-loss: $355.32.

What are the risks of investing in ROK?

Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining.

Is ROK overvalued or undervalued?

Rockwell Automation, Inc. trades at a P/E of 46.7 (forward 29.8). TrendMatrix value score: 3.7/10. Verdict: Buy (Wait for Entry).

What do analysts say about ROK?

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...