Eaton (NYSE:ETN) Issues Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Eaton (NYSE:ETN) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Friday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 2.650-2.750 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS 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 Performance

ETN traded down $3.79 during trading on Friday, reaching $323.31. 1,761,200 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,404,594. Eaton has a 52 week low of $245.65 and a 52 week high of $379.99. The stock has a market cap of $127.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.39, a PEG ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.06. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $350.25 and a 200 day moving average of $331.09. The company has a current ratio of 1.53, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45.

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, sell-side analysts forecast that Eaton will post 10.79 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently weighed in on ETN shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on Eaton from $350.00 to $348.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on Eaton from $374.00 to $392.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 3rd. UBS Group started coverage on Eaton in a report on Wednesday, November 13th. They set a “buy” rating and a $431.00 target price for the company. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on Eaton from $400.00 to $440.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on Eaton from $365.00 to $350.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. 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.com, Eaton currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $369.30.

Insider Buying and Selling at Eaton

In related news, Director Gregory R. Page sold 10,000 shares of Eaton stock in a transaction on 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 directly owns 43,203 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $15,379,403.94. The trade was a 18.80 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider Craig Arnold sold 61,569 shares of Eaton stock in a transaction on 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 directly owns 506,360 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $182,780,769.20. This trade represents a 10.84 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 72,981 shares of company stock worth $26,318,917. 0.53% of the stock is currently 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.