The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Rockwell Automation Inc shares valued at $1,409,194 were purchased by Lakkundi Veena M on Mar 25 ’25. At $271.78 per share, Lakkundi Veena M acquired 5,185 shares.
Also, Woods Isaac sold 876 shares, netting a total of over 248,810 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $284.03 each, the insider now holds 1,057 shares.
Before that, Myers Tessa M. had sold 1,231 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $351,364, the SVP, Intelligent Devices traded Rockwell Automation Inc shares for $285.43 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,231 shares, worth approximately $0.98 million.
As published in a research note from Stephens on January 16, 2025, Rockwell Automation Inc [ROK] has been rated up from an Equal-weight to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $350 from $275. Analysts at Jefferies upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. As of December 11, 2024, HSBC Securities has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for ROK. Earlier on December 09, 2024, KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Overweight” for ROK stock which previously was a “a Sector weight”.
Analyzing ROK Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.56%. Over the course of the year, Rockwell Automation Inc shares have dropped approximately -5.78%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $308.70 on 02/10/25 and a 52-week low of $252.74 on 03/21/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $279.20, while a 200-day SMA reached $274.14.
Support And Resistance Levels for Rockwell Automation Inc (ROK)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 266.39, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 263.49. In the upper region, resistance lies at 273.34. The next price resistance is at 277.39. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 48.07 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at 5.98, which suggests the price will increase in the coming days. Percent R is at 32.45%, indicating low price movement. Stochastics %K at holding indicates that the stock is to be held.
