Insider buying last 90 days
$59Kin 1 open-market purchase
| Filed | Insider | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14 | Gerald Johnson Director | Purchase | $59K |
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
NYSE: ETN
Eaton (ETN) Stock Analysis & Forecast
$424.77+15.31 (+3.7%)
Close on Sep 18, 2026. Page updated Sep 19, 9:16 pm ET.
Gekko Brief
AI summaryEaton (ETN) closes at $424.77, up 3.7%, and sits above both its 50-day average of $415.86 and 200-day average of $384.29, with the shorter average above the longer one. The GekkoIndex reads 57.2, placing it in the Neutral zone. Price stands 17.6% above Gekko Fair Value of $361.06.
Shares have advanced on strong investor confidence tied to demand for critical power and electrical infrastructure linked to AI data center buildouts. Management's presentations at Morgan Stanley's Laguna Conference reinforced this theme, citing strong demand for data center power and grid modernization, and Eaton raised its 2026 organic-growth outlook to 12%. Separately, analysts have maintained a consensus "Buy" view, with one average price target cited at $451.63, implying roughly 10% upside from that reference point, while peer GE Vernova also gained after its CEO pointed to a backlog potentially reaching $200 billion by early 2027.
Eaton's next earnings report is scheduled for 3 November 2026, 44 days away, placing it outside a typical 20-trading-day window. Over the last 90 days, smart-money activity includes one open-market insider purchase and three Congressional buys with no sales. Seasonality data show the next 20 trading days have averaged a 1.5% gain over five years, rising in two of those years. The gap to Gekko Fair Value bears watching given its current width relative to trend indicators.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 20, 2026 from the data above.
Price vs fair value
Close $424.77200-day averageGekko Fair Value $361.06
Key stats
- Market cap
- $164.9B
- P/E ratio
- 40.5
- Forward P/E
- 25
- EPS, TTM
- $10.11
- Revenue, TTM
- $30.03B
- Profit margin
- 12.8%
- Dividend yield
- 1.08%
- Beta
- 1.17
- Volume
- 4.58M avg 2.03M
- 1-year return
- +16.9%
- Typical daily move
- ±3.6%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±5.9%
- 50-day average
- $415.86
- 200-day average
- $384.29
- Next earnings
- Nov 3
- Shares outstanding
- 388.3M
Eaton swing-trade checklist
Eaton scores 3 supportive, 2 mixed and 1 headwind across the 6 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive2 mixed1 headwind
- Trendsupportive
Above 50 and 200-day
Close $424.77 is above the 50-day ($415.86) and 200-day ($384.29) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexmixed
57.2, Neutral
Reading 57.2 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valueheadwind
17.6% above
Price is 17.6% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).
See fair value - Smart moneysupportive
Leans bullish
Last 90 days: 1 open-market insider purchase; Congress 3 buys / 0 sales.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 44 days
Next report Nov 3, 2026, 44 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitymixed
+1.5% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +1.5% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
See seasonality
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Eaton stock chart and price history
Eaton closed at $424.77 on Sep 18, 2026, +16.9% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $311.92 to $478.00.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- 0.0%
- 3 months
- +0.7%
- 6 months
- +17.9%
- 1 year
- +16.9%
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About Eaton
Eaton makes equipment and systems that manage the flow of electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power. Its offerings range from circuit protection and wiring devices to fuel, hydraulic and pneumatic systems used in aircraft, as well as components for vehicles that affect fuel use, emissions and safety.
The company operates through segments covering electrical products and services across the Americas and globally, alongside aerospace, vehicle and eMobility businesses. The electrical segments sell components, power distribution equipment, wiring devices and related services, while the aerospace segment supplies fuel, hydraulic and pneumatic systems for commercial and military aircraft. The vehicle segment provides drivetrain and powertrain parts for cars, light trucks and commercial vehicles, and the eMobility segment focuses on electrical and electronic systems for on-road and off-road vehicles.
Eaton was founded in 1911 and is based in Dublin, Ireland. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker ETN.
- Listed
- NYSE
- Sector
- Producer manufacturing
- Industry
- Electrical products
- Website
- eaton.com
Eaton GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Eaton’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 57.2, in the Neutral zone, down 0.2 points over five sessions.
57.2Neutral
Down 0.2 points over five sessions.
Reading for Sep 18, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 17 | +2.3% | +5.4% | ||
| Accumulation | 193 | +1.1% | +1.7% | ||
| Neutral (current zone) | 381 | +0.3% | +1.9% | ||
| Distribution | 64 | −0.2% | +0.7% | ||
| Selling | 7 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average ETN share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Is Eaton stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Eaton trades 17.6% above Gekko Fair Value of $361.06, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Eaton shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$361.06
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 19, 2026
17.6% Overvalued
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Eaton insider and Congress trading
Insiders filed 1 open-market purchase in Eaton worth $59K, and members of Congress disclosed 3 purchases and 0 sales, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
3trades disclosed: 3 purchases and 0 sales.
| Member | Amount | Disclosed |
|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Cisneros House, CA, purchase | $15,001 - $50,000 | Sep 11 traded Aug 27 |
| Ro Khanna House, CA, purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Sep 7 traded Aug 10 |
| Ro Khanna House, CA, purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Aug 12 traded Jul 7 |
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
Buybacks
Eaton has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Dec 31, 2025
- $1.64B
- As a share of market cap
- 0.99%
- Trailing four quarters
- $3.31B
From company filings.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30
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Eaton earnings: next date and track record
Eaton reports on Nov 3, 2026 (44 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Nov 3, 2026
44 days away
- EPS estimate
- $3.53
- Revenue estimate
- $8.48B
8 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±3.6%average move across the report
2 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Jul 31, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Eaton reported record Q2 2026 revenue of $8.5 billion, representing 21% total growth and 14% organic growth, with adjusted EPS of $3.15 beating guidance midpoint by $0.10. Margins reached 23.1%, exceeding guidance high end. Book-to-bill remained strong at 1.2 company-wide, with Americas at 1.3. The company is executing a $1B+ capacity expansion across Electrical Americas, delivering 25% revenue-per-day growth since early 2025.
- Guidance
- Eaton raised full-year 2026 organic growth guidance by 200 basis points to 12% midpoint and increased adjusted EPS guidance by $0.22 to $13.50 midpoint, reflecting confidence from strong first-half execution and robust demand environment.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | $3.15 est $3.08 | $8.53B est $8.16B | +13.3% |
| May 5, 2026 | $2.81 est $2.73 | $7.45B est $7.14B | −0.2% |
| Feb 3, 2026 | $3.33 est $3.31 | $7.06B est $7.09B | +1.5% |
| Nov 4, 2025 | $3.07 est $3.05 | $6.99B est $7.07B | −0.3% |
| Aug 5, 2025 | $2.95 est $2.93 | $7.03B est $6.91B | −6.9% |
| May 2, 2025 | $2.72 est $2.71 | $6.38B est $6.25B | −1.0% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | $2.83 est $2.82 | $6.24B est $6.32B | −3.6% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | $2.84 est $2.81 | $6.35B est $6.37B | −2.3% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Eaton stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Eaton is $479.57, +12.9% from the last close, from 11 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$479.57consensus 12-month target, +12.9% from the last close
Now $424.77Avg $479.57
Low $487High $534
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 11 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | Bernstein | $534 | +25.7% |
| Sep 14 | Bank of America Securities | — | — |
| Sep 7 | UBS | $515 | +21.2% |
| Sep 3 | Bernstein | $534 | +25.7% |
| Aug 28 | Morgan Stanley | $520 | +22.4% |
+1.9%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
+1.5%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±3.6%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Eaton seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 19, Eaton averaged +1.5% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | −1.2% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −1.2% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | −0.1% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +1.5% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +3.8% | 4 of 5 |
For scale, ETN’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 5.9%.
Eaton market cap and key statistics
Eaton’s market cap is $164.9B, with a P/E ratio of 40.5 and revenue of $30.03B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $164.9B
- P/E ratio
- 40.5
- Forward P/E
- 25
- EPS, TTM
- $10.11
- Gekko Fair Value
- $361.06
Trading
- Volume
- 4.58M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 2.03M
- 52-week high
- $478.00
- 52-week low
- $311.92
- Shares outstanding
- 388.3M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $30.03B
- Profit margin
- 12.8%
- Return on equity
- 19.7%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- −15.9%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 1.17
- Typical daily move
- ±3.6%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±5.9%
- Dividend yield
- 1.08%
Eaton stock news this week
Coverage of Eaton this week reads positive: 8 positive, 1 neutral and 3 negative headlines.
- Eaton Corporation PLC Stock (ETN) Moved Up by 3.33% on Sep 18: A Full AnalysisTradingKey, Sep 18
- Eaton stock gains as analysts see further upside from electrification boomAD HOC NEWS, Sep 18
- Eaton Corporation, PLC (ETN) Is a Trending Stock: Facts to Know Before Betting on ItZacks Investment Research, Sep 18
- Eaton Corporation PLC Stock (ETN) Moved Up by 3.33% on Sep 17: Facts Behind the MovementTradingKey, Sep 17
- Eaton Sees Best Years Ahead as Data Center Demand Powers GrowthYahoo Finance, Sep 17
- Eaton (ETN) Advances While Market Declines: Some Information for InvestorsYahoo Finance Singapore, Sep 17
Eaton peers
Eaton’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| GEVGE Vernova | Neutral | 4.9% above |
| LITELumentum | Neutral | 3.5% below |
| AMEAMETEK | Accumulation | 6.6% above |
| ROKRockwell Automation | Accumulation | 8.9% above |
| HUBBHubbell | Accumulation | 13.1% below |
| GNRCGenerac | Neutral | 2.6% above |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Eaton stock FAQ
What is Eaton’s market cap?
Eaton’s market cap is $164.9B at the Sep 18, 2026 close of $424.77, with 388.3M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 40.5.
What is the Eaton stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Eaton is $479.57, +12.9% from the last close. Of the 11 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 10 rate it a buy, 1 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Eaton stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Eaton is overvalued: the Sep 18, 2026 close of $424.77 is 17.6% above Gekko Fair Value of $361.06. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Eaton report earnings next?
Eaton is expected to report on Nov 3, 2026 (44 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $3.53 per share on revenue of $8.48B. Eaton beat the earnings estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports, moving 3.6% on average across the report.
What is Eaton’s 52-week high and low?
Eaton’s 52-week high is $478.00 and its 52-week low is $311.92; it closed at $424.77 on Sep 18, 2026, +16.9% over the past year.
Is Eaton stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (trend, smart money and earnings risk), 2 as mixed (gekkoindex and seasonality) and 1 as a headwind (fair value). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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