Eaton (NYSE:ETN) Issues Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Eaton (NYSE:ETN) updated its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Friday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 2.650-2.750 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 2.700. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Eaton also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 11.800-12.200 EPS.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on shares of Eaton from $400.00 to $440.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on shares of Eaton from $350.00 to $348.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of Eaton from $365.00 to $350.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Evercore ISI lowered shares of Eaton from an “outperform” rating to an “inline” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $333.00 to $389.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. Finally, UBS Group initiated coverage on shares of Eaton in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. They set a “buy” rating and a $431.00 target price on the stock. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Eaton currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $369.30.

Eaton Price Performance

Eaton stock traded down $3.79 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $323.31. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,761,200 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,404,594. Eaton has a fifty-two week low of $245.65 and a fifty-two week high of $379.99. 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 stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $350.25 and its 200 day simple moving average is $331.09. The firm has a market capitalization of $127.77 billion, a PE ratio of 34.39, a P/E/G ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.06.

Eaton (NYSE:ETN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The industrial products company reported $2.83 earnings per share (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%. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Eaton will post 10.79 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Eaton

In related news, Director Gregory R. Page sold 10,000 shares of Eaton stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $355.98, for a total transaction of $3,559,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 43,203 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,379,403.94. This trade represents a 18.80 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Craig Arnold sold 61,569 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $360.97, for a total value 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. The trade was a 10.84 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 72,981 shares of company stock valued at $26,318,917 in the last 90 days. 0.53% of the stock is currently 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.