Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for RBC in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
Sep 28 close
This week's coverage of RBC Bearings centers on comparative and overview pieces rather than company-specific news: one article contrasts RBC with Fanuc, another surveys competitors including Applied Industrial Technologies, AMETEK, Caterpillar, Dover and ITT, and others recap stock price, historical returns and analyst targets. A separate filing notes short interest of 545,770 shares, representing 1.76% of public float as of September 15, 2026, a 5.21% increase from the prior period, with a short interest ratio of 2.1 days to cover.
RBC shares closed at $504.20, down 0.4%, sitting below both the 50-day average of $527.77 and the 200-day average of $548.15, with the 50-day also below the 200-day. The stock's 52-week range spans $364.50 to $667.69, and it is off 20.6% over three months while still up 32.9% over the past year. The GekkoIndex reads 58.7, placing RBC in the Neutral zone, down 6.2 over five days. Price sits 5.1% above Gekko Fair Value of $479.74.
The next earnings report is scheduled for 30 October 2026, 31 days out and beyond a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the prior quarter posted adjusted EPS of $3.88 against a $3.42 estimate, with a 1.5% reaction. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the current windows. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged an 11.6% return over 5 years, rising in 3 of them. Analyst consensus from 8 firms carries a $630.67 target, all rated buy.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.
RBC Bearings scores 2 supportive, 1 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
2 supportive1 mixed2 headwinds
Below 50 and 200-day
Close $504.20 is below the 50-day ($527.77) and 200-day ($548.15) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.
See the chart58.7, Neutral
Reading 58.7 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex5.1% above
Price is 5.1% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).
See fair valueNo data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart moneyReports in 31 days
Next report Oct 30, 2026, 31 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings+11.6% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +11.6% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
See seasonalityA description of current data, not a recommendation. How this page works
RBC Bearings closed at $504.20 on Sep 28, 2026, +32.9% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $364.50 to $667.69.
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RBC Bearings’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 58.7, in the Neutral zone, down 6.2 points over five sessions.
Down 6.2 points over five sessions, from the Accumulation zone.
Reading for Sep 28, 2026
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 33 | +0.6% | +8.6% | ||
| Accumulation | 182 | +0.6% | +2.8% | ||
| Neutral (current zone) | 377 | +0.5% | +1.8% | ||
| Distribution | 76 | +0.5% | +0.3% | ||
| Selling | 4 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average RBC share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.1% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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RBC Bearings trades 5.1% above Gekko Fair Value of $479.74, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what RBC Bearings shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$479.74
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 26, 2026
5.1% Overvalued
No open-market insider purchases were filed for RBC Bearings, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for RBC in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
No trades in RBC were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
RBC Bearings has been buying back its own shares.
From company filings.
1of the funds Gekko tracks holds RBC.
RBC Bearings reports on Oct 30, 2026 (31 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports.
Oct 30, 2026
31 days away
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | $3.88 est $3.42 | $519.5M est $508.9M | +1.5% |
| May 15, 2026 | $3.62 est $3.32 | $518.0M est $505.9M | −9.9% |
| Feb 5, 2026 | $3.04 est $2.85 | $461.6M est $460.1M | +5.3% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | $2.88 est $2.73 | $455.3M est $450.3M | +5.4% |
| Aug 1, 2025 | $2.84 est $2.74 | $436.0M est $438.5M | +4.8% |
| May 16, 2025 | $2.83 est $2.71 | $437.7M est $439.5M | +2.7% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | $2.34 est $2.20 | $394.4M est $438.1M | +14.1% |
| Nov 1, 2024 | $1.65 est $1.75 | $397.9M est $392.4M | +1.7% |
“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.
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for RBC Bearings is $630.67, +25.1% from the last close, from 8 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 8 firms.
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | Morgan Stanley | $655 | +29.9% |
| Sep 14 | Guggenheim | $600 | +19.0% |
| Sep 14 | Guggenheim | $600 | +19.0% |
| Aug 26 | Bank of America Securities | $650 | +28.9% |
| Aug 7 | Morgan Stanley | $655 | +29.9% |
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 29, RBC Bearings averaged +11.6% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +8.5% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +7.6% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +10.1% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +11.6% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +18.0% | 4 of 5 |
For scale, RBC’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 5.8%.
RBC Bearings’s market cap is $15.95B, with a P/E ratio of 49.5 and revenue of $1.95B over the last twelve months.
Coverage of RBC Bearings this week reads neutral: 2 positive, 3 neutral and 0 negative headlines.
RBC Bearings’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 |
|---|---|---|
| MLIMueller Industries | Neutral | 0.3% below |
| VMIValmont Industries | Accumulation | 4.1% above |
| USARUSA Rare Earth | Accumulation | 29.7% below |
| ROCKGibraltar Industries | Accumulation | 21.8% below |
| PKOHPark-Ohio | Neutral | 20.3% below |
| IIINInsteel Industries | Accumulation | 24.9% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
RBC Bearings’s market cap is $15.95B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $504.20, with 31.66M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 49.5.
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for RBC Bearings is $630.67, +25.1% from the last close. Of the 8 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 8 rate it a buy, 0 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
On Gekko’s estimate RBC Bearings is overvalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $504.20 is 5.1% above Gekko Fair Value of $479.74. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
RBC Bearings is expected to report on Oct 30, 2026 (31 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $3.55 per share on revenue of $513.7M. RBC Bearings beat the earnings estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports, moving 5.7% on average across the report.
RBC Bearings’s 52-week high is $667.69 and its 52-week low is $364.50; it closed at $504.20 on Sep 28, 2026, +32.9% over the past year.
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