Report
Barbara Noverini
EUR 101.80 For Business Accounts Only

Wide-moat Rockwell is well-equipped to gain share as automation evolves toward hybrid solutions.

Shares of wide-moat Emerson rallied on Tuesday as management officially abandoned its $225 per share bid to acquire Rockwell Automation. Emerson’s rich offer and aggressive pursuit of Rockwell fueled much speculation that the company’s growth prospects were slim without the deal; however, CEO David Farr wasted no time reassuring investors that Emerson’s prospects were bright. He cited robust recovery in Automation Solutions orders and reminiscing about the company’s decades-long ascent toward ma...
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.

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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.

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Barbara Noverini

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