The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with strong ethical credentials. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 20% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 37%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 28%. The street (25 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $462.
Rockwell Automation ROK
Clears both ethical standards
An entry written while the outcome is still unknown. It will be scored by what the market does next, and it will never be edited to look cleverer than it was.
In plain words · Rockwell Automation, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides industrial automation and digital transformation solutions in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America.
read at $466.00
Rockwell Automation holds its Markup at $466.00.
- PHPhase · the trend structure carries the Markup label
- INInsiders · no filings inside 60 days, left as found
- POPositioning · no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
- OPOptions · no verdict drawn today, left as found
- SCScreen · passes the values gate
- edge confirmed
- edge broken
- edge forming
Each arm is one independent read. Conviction is not a single call, it is how many edges converge.
The investor read · the season, not the day
| Phase | Markup |
| Quantitative state | The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 14 days |
| Price | $466.00 |
| Valuation | 48.49 trailing · 31.86 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | PASS · score 82.0 |
| Beta | 1.54 |
The opportunity · what the numbers say it is worth
Our framework reads OVERVALUED — it trades above our $390.28 fair value estimate, moderate competitive moat, 11.90% revenue growth.
Price history & projections · where it has been, where the models see it going
The valuation journey · where the price sits against fair value and the Street
Green marks levels above today's price, red below; the shaded band is the gap between the price and our fair value.
Reading the gap · Both our model and the Street see limited upside at this price.
| Revenue growth | 11.90% |
| Profit margin | 12.36% |
| Debt to equity | 113.37 |
| Analyst consensus | Buy · 24 covering |
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; target range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The values screen, explained · five checks, plain English
This company clears both standards. There are two widely recognised ways to check whether a company is suitable for a Muslim investor. Here is how it did on each:
Used by most halal investing apps ✓ PASSES
The one Titan applies ✓ PASSES
What these two standards are, and how they differ →
- Business activity Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines — no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending. Pass
- Debt load Interest-bearing debt is just 32.5% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling — it does not run on borrowed money. Pass
- Interest-bearing cash Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 0.0% of assets, under the one-third limit. Pass
- Receivables Money owed to the company is 21.4% of assets, under the 49% limit. Pass
- Revenue purity Only 0.2% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources — under the 5% line. Pass
Every security is read against two recognised standards: our stricter asset-based screen (ratios measured against total assets) and the more widely used market-value standard (measured against market capitalisation). Where they agree we say so plainly; where they part ways — almost always on the debt check — we show both readings and mark it, because that disagreement is the finding, not a fault. We report the score; you and your scholar make the call.
The business, in plain words · what the numbers mean
Factory Brains Priced Like Growth Darlings
Picture a Midwest assembly line where every robot and sensor talks back in real time. Rockwell sits at the centre of that conversation, selling the controls and software that keep plants running. Revenue is growing 12 percent and returns on equity hit 27 percent, yet the shares trade at 31.6 times forward earnings with a negative 16 percent margin of safety.
We pass. The market already prices in flawless execution and ignores the fact that a moderate moat in automation still faces global rivals and cyclical order swings. Paying 461 dollars when our work values the business closer to 390 dollars leaves no room for disappointment.
Analysts may cluster around a 487 dollar target, but history shows industrial multiples compress fast when capital spending slows. Currency moves and supply chain kinks add further volatility that the current valuation does not reflect. Analysis, not advice.
| Forward P/E | 31.9x expensive even after accounting for its growth |
| Trailing P/E | 48.5x expensive — the price assumes strong growth ahead |
| Revenue growth | 11.9% steady growth |
| Profit margin | 12.4% thin but positive margins |
| Return on equity | 27.2% an exceptional return on shareholder capital |
| Debt to equity | 1.13 a meaningful debt load worth watching |
| Current ratio | 1.09 adequate liquidity, worth monitoring |
| Beta | 1.54 much more volatile than the market |
| Market cap | $51.9B |
| Employees | 26,000 |
The risks · The things to watch: it already moves more than the market on an average day.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
Latest news · what the market is reading on ROK
- › What You Need To Know Ahead of Rockwell Automation's Earnings Release Barchart · 16d ago
- › Earn 8.6% On EMR Stock By Selling Upside You Might Not Miss Trefis · 17d ago
- › American CEOs Were Terrified Of China’s Dark Factories. Now The Race Is On To Build One In The U.S. 24/7 Wall St. · 18d ago
- › Prepare for the Next Wave of Factory Automation With These 3 Standout Names MarketBeat · 19d ago
- › Rockwell Automation (ROK) Wins Hadaf Foods Deal, Is The Stock Fully Valued? Simply Wall St. · 19d ago
Headlines from third-party outlets, linked for reference — not our reporting, not advice.
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Where & how to trade · wherever in the world you are
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The trader read · the latest dated commentary
The dated journal · newest first, never edited
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with strong ethical credentials. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns.
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Ethical screening: PASS with strong ethical credentials. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
The insider ledger · Form 4 filings, as filed
| Date | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-20 | MILLER JOHN M | Officer | 1,054 | $449,025 | |
| 2026-05-20 | MILLER JOHN M | Officer | 700 | $95,480 | |
| 2026-05-08 | RIESTERER TERRY LEE | Officer | 3,824 | $960,190 | |
| 2026-05-07 | RIESTERER TERRY LEE | Officer | 4,024 | $1,818,722 | |
| 2026-05-05 | GENEREUX SCOTT A | Officer | 550 | $246,252 | |
| 2026-05-05 | FORDENWALT MATTHEW W | Officer | 600 | $269,748 | |
| 2026-05-05 | NARDECCHIA CHRISTOPHER | Chief Technology Officer | 2,538 | $1,133,050 | |
| 2026-05-05 | NARDECCHIA CHRISTOPHER | Chief Technology Officer | 2,538 | $890,229 | |
| 2026-05-05 | FORDENWALT MATTHEW W | Officer | 600 | $148,062 | |
| 2026-04-16 | ZAPICO NIMCRUT DAVID A. | Director | 229 | · |
Public filings, recorded as found. The full tape lives at Insider Intelligence.
The political ledger · congressional disclosures
| Date | Politician | Party | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May2026 | Ro Khanna | Democrat | buy | 1K–15K |
| 2026-04-15 | Richard Blumenthal | Democrat | Purchase | 1K–15K |
| 2026-04-13 | Ro Khanna | Democrat | Purchase | 1K–15K |
| 15 Apr2026 | Richard Blumenthal | Democrat | buy | 1K–15K |
| 15 Apr2026 | Richard Blumenthal | Democrat | buy | 1K–15K |
What holding actually paid · price plus dividends
| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $455.26 | -3.3% | $1.38 | $970 | -3.0% |
| 2 months | $394.78 | +11.5% | $1.38 | $1,119 | +11.9% |
| 3 months | $357.10 | +23.3% | $1.38 | $1,237 | +23.7% |
| 6 months | $410.35 | +7.3% | $2.76 | $1,080 | +8.0% |
| 1 year | $320.68 | +37.3% | $5.45 | $1,390 | +39.0% |
| 2 years | $247.14 | +78.1% | $10.63 | $1,824 | +82.4% |
| 3 years | $290.57 | +51.5% | $15.56 | $1,569 | +56.9% |
| 5 years | $261.28 | +68.5% | $24.65 | $1,779 | +77.9% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.