Eaton (NYSE:ETN) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

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

Eaton Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of ETN opened at $326.32 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.53. The firm has a market cap of $128.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.06. Eaton has a fifty-two week low of $245.65 and a fifty-two week high of $379.99. The business has a 50-day moving average of $349.23 and a 200 day moving average of $331.07.

Eaton (NYSE:ETN) last issued its earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The industrial products company reported $2.83 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.82 by $0.01. Eaton had a return on equity of 21.97% and a net margin of 15.32%. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.55 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts forecast that Eaton will post 10.79 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on ETN. Sanford C. Bernstein assumed coverage on shares of Eaton in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $382.00 price objective for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on shares of Eaton from $350.00 to $348.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on Eaton from $365.00 to $350.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Evercore ISI lowered Eaton from an “outperform” rating to an “inline” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $333.00 to $389.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. Finally, Melius Research restated a “hold” rating and set a $373.00 price target on shares of Eaton in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Eaton presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $369.30.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Ernest W. Marshall, Jr. sold 1,412 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $378.58, for a total value of $534,554.96. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 31,200 shares in the company, valued at $11,811,696. This trade represents a 4.33 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Gregory R. Page sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $355.98, for a total transaction of $3,559,800.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 43,203 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $15,379,403.94. This represents a 18.80 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 72,981 shares of company stock valued at $26,318,917. 0.53% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Eaton Company Profile

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.