On August 4, Eaton Corp PLC rose 3.28% in pre-market trading, trading at approximately $451.0/share, with turnover of $1.4 million.
On the news front, multiple investment banks upgraded their outlook on the stock following strong Q2 results. Evercore ISI upgraded Eaton from In Line to Outperform, raising its price target from $453 to $502. RBC Capital Markets also lifted its target from $484 to $512, maintaining an Outperform rating and raising its full-year adjusted EPS estimate to $13.45.
The upgrades follow Eaton's Q2 earnings beat, with adjusted EPS of $3.15 versus the $3.07 consensus estimate, and revenue of $8.53 billion versus $8.16 billion expected. The company simultaneously raised its full-year EPS guidance to $13.40-$13.60, above the prior $13.05-$13.50 range. RBC highlighted data-center sales surging 65% in Q2, a $15 billion North American electrical segment backlog, and 85% growth in data-center orders as key catalysts for sustained growth.
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