Eaton (NYSE:ETN) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Eaton (NYSE:ETN) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Friday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 11.800-12.200 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 12.000. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Eaton also updated its Q1 2025 guidance to 2.650-2.750 EPS.

Eaton Stock Performance

NYSE:ETN opened at $327.08 on Friday. Eaton has a 1-year low of $245.65 and a 1-year high of $379.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 1.53 and a quick ratio of 1.00. The business has a 50 day moving average of $351.13 and a 200 day moving average of $331.12. The company has a market capitalization of $129.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.80, a PEG ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.06.

Eaton (NYSE:ETN) last issued its earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The industrial products company reported $2.83 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.82 by $0.01. Eaton had a net margin of 15.32% and a return on equity of 21.97%. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Eaton will post 10.79 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on ETN. UBS Group initiated coverage on Eaton in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. They set a “buy” rating and a $431.00 price objective for the company. Mizuho boosted their price objective on shares of Eaton from $365.00 to $385.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Citigroup dropped their target price on shares of Eaton from $440.00 to $410.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 13th. Bank of America upped their price target on Eaton from $350.00 to $410.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. Finally, Barclays raised their price target on Eaton from $320.00 to $353.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Eaton presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $369.30.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Craig Arnold sold 61,569 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $360.97, for a total transaction of $22,224,561.93. Following the sale, the insider now owns 506,360 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $182,780,769.20. This represents a 10.84 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, insider Ernest W. Marshall, Jr. sold 1,412 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $378.58, for a total transaction of $534,554.96. Following the sale, the insider now owns 31,200 shares in the company, valued at $11,811,696. This represents a 4.33 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 72,981 shares of company stock worth $26,318,917 over the last quarter. 0.53% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About Eaton

Eaton Corporation plc operates as a power management company worldwide. The company’s Electrical Americas and Electrical Global segment provides electrical components, industrial components, power distribution and assemblies, residential products, single and three phase power quality and connectivity products, wiring devices, circuit protection products, utility power distribution products, power reliability equipment, and services, as well as hazardous duty electrical equipment, emergency lighting, fire detection, explosion-proof instrumentation, and structural support systems.