On August 11, Eaton Corp PLC rose 3.17% in regular trading, trading at $458.71/share, with turnover of $91.03 million. The move was driven by Evercore ISI raising its price target on the stock from $502 to $515 while maintaining an Outperform rating.
According to FactSet, Eaton currently carries an average analyst rating of Overweight with a mean price target of $486.27. Earlier, RBC Capital Markets also raised its price target from $484 to $512, citing sustained data-center growth potential. In Q2, Eaton's data-center sales surged 65%, backed by a $15 billion backlog in its North American electrical segment and 85% growth in data-center orders.
Fundamentally, Eaton reported Q2 adjusted EPS of $3.15, beating the consensus estimate of $3.07, while revenue of $8.53 billion exceeded expectations of $8.16 billion. The company raised its full-year EPS guidance to $13.40-$13.60, above the prior FactSet estimate of $13.35.
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