Eaton (NYSE:ETN) Updates Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

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

Eaton Stock Down 0.2 %

NYSE:ETN opened at $326.32 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $349.23 and its two-hundred day moving average is $331.07. Eaton has a 52 week low of $245.65 and a 52 week high of $379.99. The stock has a market capitalization of $128.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45.

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%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.55 earnings per share. Research analysts anticipate that Eaton will post 10.79 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on Eaton from $400.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Eaton from $320.00 to $353.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Mizuho boosted their target price on shares of Eaton from $365.00 to $385.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on Eaton from $350.00 to $348.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. Finally, UBS Group assumed coverage on shares of Eaton in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $431.00 target price on the stock. Six 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.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $369.30.

Insider Activity at Eaton

In related news, insider Ernest W. Marshall, Jr. sold 1,412 shares of Eaton stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 directly owns 31,200 shares in the company, valued at $11,811,696. This trade represents a 4.33 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Gregory R. Page sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $355.98, for a total value of $3,559,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 43,203 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $15,379,403.94. The trade was a 18.80 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 72,981 shares of company stock valued at $26,318,917. 0.53% of the stock is owned by 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.