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Industrials automation company Rockwell (NYSE:ROK) will be reporting earnings tomorrow before market open. Here’s what investors should know.
Rockwell Automation missed analysts’ revenue expectations by 0.6% last quarter, reporting revenues of $1.88 billion, down 8.3% year on year. It was a strong quarter for the company, with an impressive beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Rockwell Automation’s revenue to decline 6.9% year on year to $1.98 billion, in line with the 6.6% decrease it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $2.11 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Rockwell Automation has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates five times over the last two years.
Looking at Rockwell Automation’s peers in the electrical equipment segment, some have already reported their Q1 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Vontier’s revenues decreased 1.9% year on year, beating analysts’ expectations by 2.8%, and AMETEK reported flat revenue, falling short of estimates by 0.7%. Vontier traded up 4.7% following the results while AMETEK’s stock price was unchanged.
Read our full analysis of Vontier’s results here and AMETEK’s results here.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the electrical equipment segment, with share prices up 12.3% on average over the last month. Rockwell Automation is up 11.5% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $278.97 (compared to the current share price of $253.84).
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