Morgan Stanley keeps Buy rating for Rockwell Automation stock

Published on 10/22/2026 at 11:03 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

The October 16 report kept USD 520.00 as target. Rockwell Automation stock costs EUR 384.00 on October 22, 2026, at a USD 48.8 billion value.

Analyst view and quarterly figures

Morgan Stanley maintained its Buy rating and set a USD 520.00 target on October 16, 2026.
Rockwell Automation reported USD 2.31 billion in third-quarter fiscal 2026 sales, up 8 percent year over year.
Rockwell Automation stock traded at EUR 384.00 at 11:01 a.m. CEST at Lang & Schwarz on October 22, 2026.

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Rockwell Automation (ISIN US7739031091) was trading at EUR 384.00 at Lang & Schwarz on October 22, 2026, at 11:01 a.m. CEST. A Morgan Stanley report dated October 16 maintained a Buy rating and set a USD 520.00 price target, according to Business Insider.

Target keeps attention on valuation

The Morgan Stanley view gives the stock a fresh analyst reference after Rockwell Automation reported stronger fiscal third-quarter operating figures. The report carried a USD 520.00 target and maintained the Buy rating on October 16, 2026, while the stock also faced a Hold consensus in a separate market review.

MarketBeat reported on October 7, 2026, that 13 analysts held Rockwell Automation at Hold and nine rated it Buy, with an average 12-month target of USD 469.82. The mix shows why the individual Morgan Stanley stance matters, even as the broader view remains divided.

Three quarterly steps in 2026

Ticker Scout records three fiscal 2026 milestones: on February 5, 2026, first-quarter sales reached USD 2.105 billion and adjusted earnings per share were USD 2.75; on May 5, 2026, second-quarter sales reached USD 2.239 billion and adjusted earnings per share were USD 3.30; on August 4, 2026, third-quarter sales reached USD 2.313 billion, up 8 percent, and adjusted earnings per share rose 22 percent to USD 3.49.

What comes next for results?

MarketWatch lists November 4, 2026, as Rockwell Automation's next earnings date. The date gives investors a clear checkpoint for testing whether the fiscal 2026 adjusted earnings guidance of USD 13.00 to USD 13.30 remains supported by the latest operating trend.

Stock price and investor reference

Rockwell Automation's market capitalization was USD 48.8 billion on October 21, 2026, while its 52-week range was USD 347.53 to USD 497.36. Those figures place the industrial automation specialist in a substantial listed-company segment, but the current euro quotation and the analyst targets use different currencies and are not combined into one performance calculation.

Rockwell Automation was trading at EUR 384.00 at Lang & Schwarz on October 22, 2026, at 11:01 a.m. CEST. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Rockwell Automation stock.