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

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

Rockwell Automation vs.

Eaton (NYSE:ETN) and Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk.

83.0% of Eaton shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.8% of Rockwell Automation shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Eaton shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Rockwell Automation shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Eaton presently has a consensus price target of $357.16, indicating a potential upside of 25.58%. Rockwell Automation has a consensus price target of $307.42, indicating a potential upside of 17.90%. Given Eaton's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Eaton is more favorable than Rockwell Automation.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Eaton
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.63
Rockwell Automation
3 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.32

Eaton has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rockwell Automation has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Eaton had 7 more articles in the media than Rockwell Automation. MarketBeat recorded 55 mentions for Eaton and 48 mentions for Rockwell Automation. Eaton's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Rockwell Automation's score of 1.15 indicating that Eaton is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Eaton
46 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Rockwell Automation
32 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Eaton received 291 more outperform votes than Rockwell Automation when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.24% of users gave Eaton an outperform vote while only 55.06% of users gave Rockwell Automation an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
EatonOutperform Votes
922
66.24%
Underperform Votes
470
33.76%
Rockwell AutomationOutperform Votes
631
55.06%
Underperform Votes
515
44.94%

Eaton pays an annual dividend of $4.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Rockwell Automation pays an annual dividend of $5.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Eaton pays out 43.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Rockwell Automation pays out 65.3% 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 raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Rockwell Automation is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Eaton$24.88B4.48$3.79B$9.5029.94
Rockwell Automation$8.09B3.64$952.50M$8.0332.47

Eaton has a net margin of 15.25% compared to Rockwell Automation's net margin of 11.38%. Rockwell Automation's return on equity of 30.17% beat Eaton's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Eaton15.25% 22.62% 11.10%
Rockwell Automation 11.38%30.17%9.75%

Summary

Eaton beats Rockwell Automation on 15 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$29.48B$17.24B$23.09B$19.62B
Dividend Yield1.95%3.23%2.83%3.78%
P/E Ratio32.4716.1642.0133.46
Price / Sales3.649.451,935.2226.71
Price / Cash23.9817.3834.6317.54
Price / Book8.292.636.034.61
Net Income$952.50M$538.63M$735.26M$1.02B
7 Day Performance-2.89%-3.90%-1.43%-0.77%
1 Month Performance-6.27%3.27%49,733.43%-1.26%
1 Year Performance-6.83%-10.09%52,623.39%4.22%

Rockwell Automation Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ROK
Rockwell Automation
4.9038 of 5 stars
$260.75
+0.8%
$307.42
+17.9%
-6.9%$29.48B$8.09B32.4726,000Dividend Announcement
Positive News
ETN
Eaton
4.7255 of 5 stars
$272.27
-0.7%
$357.16
+31.2%
-9.7%$106.88B$24.88B28.7291,900Positive News
Gap Down
ROP
Roper Technologies
2.8729 of 5 stars
$585.39
+0.5%
$629.18
+7.5%
+8.1%$62.89B$7.04B40.8415,800Positive News
EMR
Emerson Electric
4.6772 of 5 stars
$109.30
+0.6%
$135.94
+24.4%
-1.5%$61.71B$17.55B26.1285,500Positive News
AME
AMETEK
4.1247 of 5 stars
$170.88
+0.3%
$204.67
+19.8%
-4.3%$39.47B$6.94B28.8519,600Analyst Upgrade
Positive News
AYI
Acuity Brands
3.7546 of 5 stars
$263.49
+0.6%
$330.60
+25.5%
+1.9%$8.17B$3.86B19.4313,200Dividend Announcement
Short Interest ↑
Analyst Revision
ENPH
Enphase Energy
4.7869 of 5 stars
$61.26
-0.6%
$90.36
+47.5%
-44.9%$8.09B$1.33B82.492,820
GNRC
Generac
4.6879 of 5 stars
$126.29
-0.6%
$174.38
+38.1%
+0.1%$7.54B$4.30B23.429,500Short Interest ↓
Positive News
FELE
Franklin Electric
4.0416 of 5 stars
$94.27
-0.3%
$97.50
+3.4%
-7.4%$4.32B$2.02B24.516,400Positive News
BDC
Belden
4.4885 of 5 stars
$100.45
-0.4%
$130.25
+29.7%
+18.4%$4.05B$2.46B20.927,500
ENS
EnerSys
4.64 of 5 stars
$91.76
-1.4%
$117.50
+28.1%
+2.6%$3.62B$3.55B11.3711,400Short Interest ↓
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