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Rockwell Automation (ROK) Competitors

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$289.79 +3.79 (+1.33%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:40 PM ET)

ROK vs. EMR, ROP, AME, GNRC, AYI, ENPH, BDC, FELE, ENS, and BRC

Should you be buying Rockwell Automation stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Rockwell Automation include Emerson Electric (EMR), Roper Technologies (ROP), AMETEK (AME), Generac (GNRC), Acuity Brands (AYI), Enphase Energy (ENPH), Belden (BDC), Franklin Electric (FELE), EnerSys (ENS), and Brady (BRC). These companies are all part of the "electrical components & equipment" industry.

Rockwell Automation vs.

Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) and Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Rockwell Automation currently has a consensus target price of $301.17, indicating a potential upside of 3.93%. Emerson Electric has a consensus target price of $134.58, indicating a potential upside of 8.45%. Given Emerson Electric's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Emerson Electric is more favorable than Rockwell Automation.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Rockwell Automation
2 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.39
Emerson Electric
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.63

Rockwell Automation has a net margin of 11.53% compared to Emerson Electric's net margin of 11.25%. Rockwell Automation's return on equity of 30.42% beat Emerson Electric's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Rockwell Automation11.53% 30.42% 9.90%
Emerson Electric 11.25%11.73%6.90%

Emerson Electric has higher revenue and earnings than Rockwell Automation. Rockwell Automation is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Emerson Electric, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Rockwell Automation$8.26B3.96$952.50M$8.2835.00
Emerson Electric$17.49B4.04$1.97B$3.4236.28

Rockwell Automation has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Emerson Electric has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Emerson Electric received 96 more outperform votes than Rockwell Automation when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.29% of users gave Emerson Electric an outperform vote while only 55.21% of users gave Rockwell Automation an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Rockwell AutomationOutperform Votes
625
55.21%
Underperform Votes
507
44.79%
Emerson ElectricOutperform Votes
721
58.29%
Underperform Votes
516
41.71%

Rockwell Automation pays an annual dividend of $5.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Emerson Electric pays an annual dividend of $2.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Rockwell Automation pays out 63.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Emerson Electric pays out 61.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Rockwell Automation has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Emerson Electric has increased its dividend for 68 consecutive years.

75.8% of Rockwell Automation shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.3% of Emerson Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Rockwell Automation shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Emerson Electric shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Emerson Electric had 1 more articles in the media than Rockwell Automation. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Emerson Electric and 4 mentions for Rockwell Automation. Rockwell Automation's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Emerson Electric's score of 0.67 indicating that Rockwell Automation is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Rockwell Automation
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Emerson Electric
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Emerson Electric beats Rockwell Automation on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ROK vs. The Competition

MetricRockwell AutomationMeasuring & controlling devices IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$32.72B$18.87B$25.52B$19.18B
Dividend Yield1.82%3.21%2.77%3.58%
P/E Ratio35.0019.16245.3441.22
Price / Sales3.969.503,289.5417.58
Price / Cash23.5116.1035.4521.28
Price / Book8.953.048.015.32
Net Income$952.50M$504.25M$675.54M$989.67M
7 Day Performance-2.49%-3.90%0.67%-3.45%
1 Month Performance4.19%-3.78%6.94%-3.73%
1 Year Performance-5.53%-3.61%22.97%12.06%

Rockwell Automation Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ROK
Rockwell Automation
4.9034 of 5 stars
$289.79
+1.3%
$301.17
+3.9%
-4.5%$32.72B$8.26B35.0027,000Positive News
High Trading Volume
EMR
Emerson Electric
4.4489 of 5 stars
$130.10
-0.1%
$134.58
+3.4%
+31.1%$74.10B$17.49B38.0773,000
ROP
Roper Technologies
4.1145 of 5 stars
$543.11
-0.1%
$615.20
+13.3%
-1.8%$58.24B$6.18B39.7716,800Positive News
AME
AMETEK
4.8146 of 5 stars
$190.08
+1.4%
$202.50
+6.5%
+13.3%$43.97B$6.91B32.6421,500Positive News
GNRC
Generac
4.6751 of 5 stars
$166.89
-0.2%
$175.30
+5.0%
+22.9%$9.93B$4.12B34.638,600Positive News
AYI
Acuity Brands
3.9397 of 5 stars
$319.37
+0.5%
$324.00
+1.4%
+49.3%$9.86B$3.84B23.6413,200Positive News
ENPH
Enphase Energy
4.648 of 5 stars
$71.60
-3.0%
$101.13
+41.2%
-44.2%$9.67B$1.25B167.823,157Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
BDC
Belden
4.5018 of 5 stars
$123.42
+2.0%
$122.75
-0.5%
+50.7%$4.98B$2.35B28.148,000Short Interest ↓
Positive News
FELE
Franklin Electric
4.4835 of 5 stars
$105.27
+0.2%
$101.67
-3.4%
+3.1%$4.81B$2.01B26.706,400Positive News
ENS
EnerSys
4.7996 of 5 stars
$93.38
+0.1%
$118.00
+26.4%
-6.8%$3.72B$3.51B13.2110,797Analyst Revision
BRC
Brady
1.8396 of 5 stars
$76.50
+1.2%
$65.00
-15.0%
+26.8%$3.65B$1.39B18.575,700

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This page (NYSE:ROK) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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