Rollins, Inc. (NYSE:ROL) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Rollins, Inc. (NYSE:ROLGet Free Report) have received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the six analysts that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $47.83.

ROL has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company initiated coverage on shares of Rollins in a research report on Monday, August 12th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $54.00 price objective for the company. StockNews.com raised shares of Rollins from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $52.00 price objective on shares of Rollins in a research report on Thursday, July 25th.

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Insider Activity at Rollins

In related news, insider Elizabeth B. Chandler sold 4,685 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.49, for a total value of $236,545.65. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 84,653 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,274,129.97. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In other Rollins news, insider Elizabeth B. Chandler sold 4,686 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $47.82, for a total transaction of $224,084.52. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 95,023 shares in the company, valued at $4,543,999.86. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Elizabeth B. Chandler sold 4,685 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $50.49, for a total transaction of $236,545.65. Following the sale, the insider now owns 84,653 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,274,129.97. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 14,056 shares of company stock worth $698,347. 4.69% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in ROL. Secured Retirement Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Rollins during the fourth quarter worth $531,000. Cim LLC acquired a new position in shares of Rollins during the fourth quarter worth $1,082,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Rollins by 16.4% during the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,074,991 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $46,945,000 after purchasing an additional 151,329 shares in the last quarter. Royal London Asset Management Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Rollins by 12.6% during the fourth quarter. Royal London Asset Management Ltd. now owns 98,359 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $4,295,000 after purchasing an additional 10,984 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position in shares of Rollins by 31.8% during the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 34,783 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,519,000 after purchasing an additional 8,384 shares in the last quarter. 51.79% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Rollins Stock Performance

Shares of ROL opened at $49.66 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. The stock has a market cap of $24.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 55.80 and a beta of 0.70. The company has a 50-day moving average of $49.65 and a two-hundred day moving average of $47.87. Rollins has a 12-month low of $32.19 and a 12-month high of $51.96.

Rollins (NYSE:ROLGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 24th. The business services provider reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.27. The company had revenue of $891.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $895.02 million. Rollins had a net margin of 14.23% and a return on equity of 40.10%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 8.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.23 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts predict that Rollins will post 1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Rollins Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 10th. Investors of record on Monday, August 12th were issued a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 12th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.21%. Rollins’s payout ratio is 67.42%.

Rollins Company Profile

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Rollins, Inc, through its subsidiaries, provides pest and wildlife control services to residential and commercial customers in the United States and internationally. The company offers pest control services to residential properties protecting from common pests, including rodents, insects, and wildlife.

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