Could this be the case of a blown-up long-term opportunity? Eaton Corporation plc (ETN)

Eaton Corporation plc [ETN] stock prices are down -0.38% to $251.50 at the moment. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The ETN shares have lost -9.11% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -9.41%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Eaton Corporation plc [NYSE: ETN] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on March 12, 2025, when KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded its rating to a Overweight but kept the price target unchanged to $340 for it. Previously, Melius downgraded its rating to Hold on January 28, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $373. Evercore ISI downgraded its rating to a In-line and increased its price target to $389 on November 13, 2024. Bernstein initiated its recommendation with a Outperform and recommended $382 as its price target on November 05, 2024. Citigroup started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on September 16, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $348. In a note dated September 06, 2024, Wolfe Research upgraded an Peer Perform rating on this stock.

The stock price of Eaton Corporation plc [ETN] has been fluctuating between $231.85 and $379.99 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $352 within the next 12 months. Eaton Corporation plc [NYSE: ETN] shares were valued at $251.50 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 39.96% based on the average ETN price forecast.

Analyzing the ETN fundamentals

The Eaton Corporation plc [NYSE:ETN] reported sales of 24.88B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 4.58%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.38% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.19%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.18%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.15%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.1, Equity is 0.2 and Total Capital is 0.15. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.53.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 241.89 points at the first support level, and at 232.29 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 264.51, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 277.53.

Ratios To Look Out For

It’s worth pointing out that Eaton Corporation plc [NYSE:ETN]’s Current Ratio is 1.50. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.96 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.07. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.96, the price to book ratio is 5.34 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 26.47.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Thompson Dorothy C, Director, that happened on Aug 13 ’24 when 285.0 shares were sold. Director, PAGE GREGORY R completed a deal on Dec 13 ’24 to sell 10000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director PAGE GREGORY R bought 10000.0 shares on Dec 13 ’24.

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