Report
Keith Schoonmaker, CFA
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Rockwell Automation's Steady Organic Growth Fuels 22% 2Q Adjusted EPS Growth; Plan to Raise our FVE

We expect to raise our $150 fair value estimate for wide-moat Rockwell Automation by 2%-3% following solid fiscal second-quarter results due largely to a moderate increase in our free cash flow forecast. However, we consider shares in this high-quality industrial to be moderately overvalued, particularly given mediocre near-term growth prospects in its important automotive end market. Rockwell shares could offer a more attractive entry point should this weakness accelerate or if the broader mark...
Underlying
Rockwell Automation Inc.

Rockwell Automation is a provider of industrial automation and digital transformation. The company's segments include: Architecture and Software, which contains automation and information platforms, including hardware and software; and Control Products and Solutions, which combines motor control and industrial control products, other solutions and a portfolio of lifecycle services. The company's automation platform products include programmable automation controllers, design, networking products, sensing devices, machine safety devices, motion control products, and independent cart technology products. The company's information platform includes manufacturing execution system software and analytics software.

Provider
Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

Analysts
Keith Schoonmaker, CFA

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