Zacks Research Brokers Increase Earnings Estimates for Eaton

Eaton Co. plc (NYSE:ETN) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Eaton in a research note issued on Thursday, February 13th. Zacks Research analyst J. Saha now anticipates that the industrial products company will earn $3.14 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $3.11. The consensus estimate for Eaton’s current full-year earnings is $12.04 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Eaton’s Q3 2026 earnings at $3.55 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.52 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $14.68 EPS.

Eaton (NYSE:ETN) last released 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 22.62% and a net margin of 15.25%. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $2.55 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on shares of Eaton from $400.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. Sanford C. Bernstein began coverage on Eaton in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $382.00 price target for the company. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on Eaton from $350.00 to $335.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Melius Research reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $373.00 target price on shares of Eaton in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Finally, Barclays raised their price target on shares of Eaton from $320.00 to $353.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $369.20.

Eaton Stock Up 1.3 %

NYSE:ETN opened at $313.04 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $336.11 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $331.97. The firm has a market cap of $123.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.95, a P/E/G ratio of 2.37 and a beta of 1.05. Eaton has a fifty-two week low of $255.65 and a fifty-two week high of $379.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a current ratio of 1.50.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Eaton

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Pacific Point Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Eaton in the fourth quarter worth $518,000. GTS Securities LLC raised its position in shares of Eaton by 319.1% during the 4th quarter. GTS Securities LLC now owns 2,213 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $734,000 after buying an additional 1,685 shares in the last quarter. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Eaton in the 4th quarter valued at about $566,000. Breed s Hill Capital LLC grew its position in Eaton by 122.7% in the fourth quarter. Breed s Hill Capital LLC now owns 1,880 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $624,000 after acquiring an additional 1,036 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vise Technologies Inc. increased its stake in Eaton by 125.0% during the fourth quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 6,714 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,228,000 after acquiring an additional 3,730 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.97% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Eaton

In other Eaton news, insider Ernest W. Marshall, Jr. sold 1,412 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $378.58, for a total value of $534,554.96. Following the sale, the insider now owns 31,200 shares in the company, valued at $11,811,696. The trade was a 4.33 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Gregory R. Page sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s 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 transaction, the director now 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. 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.