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Rockwell Automation (ROK) Competitors

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$280.08 +1.94 (+0.70%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

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

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), Franklin Electric (FELE), Belden (BDC), EnerSys (ENS), and Powell Industries (POWL). 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 superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk and media sentiment.

Rockwell Automation has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Emerson Electric has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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 received 96 more outperform votes than Rockwell Automation when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.21% of users gave Emerson Electric an outperform vote while only 55.06% of users gave Rockwell Automation an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Rockwell AutomationOutperform Votes
620
55.06%
Underperform Votes
506
44.94%
Emerson ElectricOutperform Votes
716
58.21%
Underperform Votes
514
41.79%

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$8.26B3.83$952.50M$8.2833.83
Emerson Electric$17.49B4.21$1.97B$3.4237.75

In the previous week, Rockwell Automation and Rockwell Automation both had 29 articles in the media. Emerson Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Rockwell Automation's score of 1.02 indicating that Emerson Electric is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Rockwell Automation pays an annual dividend of $5.00 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 1.6%. Rockwell Automation pays out 60.4% 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. Rockwell Automation is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Rockwell Automation currently has a consensus price target of $286.13, indicating a potential upside of 2.16%. Emerson Electric has a consensus price target of $130.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.70%. Given Rockwell Automation's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Rockwell Automation is more favorable than Emerson Electric.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Rockwell Automation
3 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.20
Emerson Electric
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.61

Summary

Rockwell Automation and Emerson Electric tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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ROK vs. The Competition

MetricRockwell AutomationMeasuring & controlling devices IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$31.62B$18.42B$23.83B$19.89B
Dividend Yield1.75%2.86%2.78%3.54%
P/E Ratio33.8316.33259.8042.58
Price / Sales3.8310.193,279.8218.13
Price / Cash22.6315.3732.7417.85
Price / Book8.652.997.395.59
Net Income$952.50M$505.59M$662.56M$985.39M
7 Day Performance-2.26%3.85%-0.46%-0.19%
1 Month Performance2.66%4.92%0.45%0.14%
1 Year Performance3.30%7.59%17.41%23.70%

Rockwell Automation Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ROK
Rockwell Automation
4.9367 of 5 stars
$280.08
+0.7%
$286.13
+2.2%
+3.3%$31.40B$8.26B33.8327,000Ex-Dividend
Insider Trade
Positive News
EMR
Emerson Electric
4.6546 of 5 stars
$129.10
-0.4%
$130.00
+0.7%
+45.4%$73.61B$17.49B37.7573,000Positive News
ROP
Roper Technologies
3.8191 of 5 stars
$549.45
+0.3%
$620.80
+13.0%
+4.7%$58.76B$6.18B30.6516,800Positive News
AME
AMETEK
4.4143 of 5 stars
$193.33
-0.1%
$197.86
+2.3%
+24.9%$44.72B$6.60B33.6821,500Analyst Revision
Positive News
GNRC
Generac
4.283 of 5 stars
$180.19
+0.1%
$174.05
-3.4%
+58.1%$10.72B$4.02B37.388,600Analyst Forecast
Positive News
AYI
Acuity Brands
3.8207 of 5 stars
$315.62
-0.4%
$324.00
+2.7%
+74.5%$9.74B$3.84B23.4813,200Positive News
ENPH
Enphase Energy
4.5942 of 5 stars
$63.38
+3.3%
$102.09
+61.1%
-35.7%$8.29B$1.25B144.053,157Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
FELE
Franklin Electric
4.2593 of 5 stars
$104.83
-0.5%
$101.67
-3.0%
+17.4%$4.81B$2.01B26.546,400Positive News
BDC
Belden
4.3174 of 5 stars
$118.67
0.0%
$122.75
+3.4%
+71.0%$4.79B$2.35B27.608,000Positive News
ENS
EnerSys
4.7921 of 5 stars
$94.26
+0.2%
$118.00
+25.2%
+5.4%$3.75B$3.51B13.3510,797
POWL
Powell Industries
2.0029 of 5 stars
$261.82
-16.1%
N/A+209.1%$3.75B$1.01B21.302,725News Coverage
Gap Down
High Trading Volume

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This page (NYSE:ROK) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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