ROK short interest surges, indicating growing pessimism among investors

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Rockwell Automation Inc shares valued at $735,166 were sold by Riesterer Terry L. on Jul 15 ’25. At $350.08 per share, Riesterer Terry L. sold 2,100 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 1,033 shares worth approximately $0.36 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Riesterer Terry L. sold 269 shares, netting a total of over 95,564 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $355.26 each, the insider now holds 1,613 shares.

Before that, Riesterer Terry L. had added 269 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $95,564, the Officer bought Rockwell Automation Inc shares for $355.26 each.

As published in a research note from Wells Fargo on August 08, 2025, Rockwell Automation Inc [ROK] has been rated down from an Overweight to an Equal weight and the price target has been revised to $345. Analysts at BofA Securities upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid July. As of May 30, 2025, Barclays has increased its “an Equal weight” rating to a “an Overweight” for ROK. Earlier on May 09, 2025, TD Cowen upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Hold” for ROK stock which previously was a “a Sell”.

Analyzing ROK Stock Performance

On last trading session, Rockwell Automation Inc [NYSE: ROK] rose 2.73% to $349.01. The stock’s lowest price that day was $342.346, but it reached a high of $349.205 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 6.19%. Over the course of the year, Rockwell Automation Inc shares have jumped approximately 35.20%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $360.92 on 07/24/25 and a 52-week low of $215.00 on 04/09/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Rockwell Automation Inc (ROK)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 343.75, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 338.49. In the upper region, resistance lies at 351.74. The next price resistance is at 354.46. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 55.76 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Rockwell Automation Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Rockwell Automation Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-31 jumping by 0.19 million shares to 2.0 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-30 was 1.81 million shares. A jump of 9.55% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.43 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.43.

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In terms of Rockwell Automation Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 345 in the next 12 months, up nearly 1.55% from the previous closing price of $339.75. Analysts anticipate Rockwell Automation Inc stock to reach 380 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 280. In spite of this, 13 analysts ranked Rockwell Automation Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On May 08, 2025, JP Morgan assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $271.

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