Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. Sells 10,491 Shares of Rollins, Inc. $ROL

Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. trimmed its position in Rollins, Inc. (NYSE:ROL) by 41.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 14,946 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 10,491 shares during the quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc.’s holdings in Rollins were worth $878,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Rollins in the second quarter worth about $218,593,000. AMF Tjanstepension AB lifted its position in shares of Rollins by 196.2% in the 2nd quarter. AMF Tjanstepension AB now owns 3,542,898 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $199,937,000 after purchasing an additional 2,346,592 shares during the period. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP lifted its position in shares of Rollins by 1,923.1% in the 2nd quarter. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP now owns 1,878,134 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $105,964,000 after purchasing an additional 1,785,300 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Rollins by 41.2% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,657,997 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $319,224,000 after purchasing an additional 1,649,676 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP increased its holdings in Rollins by 78.0% during the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 2,282,659 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $128,788,000 after buying an additional 1,000,185 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 51.79% of the company’s stock.

Rollins Price Performance

Shares of NYSE ROL opened at $62.85 on Thursday. Rollins, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $48.70 and a fifty-two week high of $63.84. The company has a market cap of $30.46 billion, a PE ratio of 58.73 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a current ratio of 0.77. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $60.89 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $58.48.

Rollins (NYSE:ROL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 29th. The business services provider reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.32 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $1.03 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.02 billion. Rollins had a net margin of 14.02% and a return on equity of 37.60%. Rollins’s revenue was up 12.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.29 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Rollins, Inc. will post 1.09 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Rollins Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 25th will be issued a dividend of $0.1825 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 25th. This represents a $0.73 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Rollins’s payout ratio is 68.22%.

Insider Transactions at Rollins

In other news, insider Thomas D. Tesh sold 2,396 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.06, for a total value of $143,903.76. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 29,231 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,755,613.86. This represents a 7.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Chairman John F. Wilson sold 7,538 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.26, for a total value of $476,853.88. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman owned 600,049 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $37,959,099.74. The trade was a 1.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 42,887 shares of company stock worth $2,677,891 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 4.47% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Rollins

Here are the key news stories impacting Rollins this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Recent operating results and fundamentals: Rollins reported an October quarter beat (EPS $0.35 vs. $0.32 consensus) with revenue up ~12% year‑over‑year and strong ROE (~37.6%). The company has low leverage (debt/equity ~0.32) which supports earnings durability. MarketBeat ROL Profile
• Neutral Sentiment: Non‑corporate media items referencing the name “Rollins” (WWE wrestler Seth Rollins) appeared in feeds but are unrelated to Rollins, Inc.’s business or outlook; they are unlikely to move ROL fundamentals. Example links: MSN: Seth Rollins article
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling by multiple senior insiders and founders: several Form 4 filings show significant share sales on Jan 26 by Gary W. Rollins (19,094 shares, ~$1.21M), John F. Wilson (7,538 shares, ~$476.9K), CEO Jerry Jr. Gahlhoff (4,510 shares, ~$285.3K), Elizabeth B. Chandler (2,151 shares, ~$136.1K) and Thomas D. Tesh (887 shares, ~$56.1K). Collectively these sales can add short‑term supply and signal liquidity needs or portfolio rebalancing rather than a change in company fundamentals; nonetheless, the market often reads clustered senior‑level sales as a near‑term negative. SEC filings: Gary Rollins SEC John Wilson SEC Gahlhoff SEC Chandler SEC Tesh SEC

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have weighed in on ROL. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $70.00 target price on shares of Rollins in a research report on Tuesday, December 23rd. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $55.00 price objective on Rollins and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Barclays upgraded shares of Rollins from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $60.00 to $72.00 in a report on Friday, December 5th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Rollins in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $64.00 price objective on shares of Rollins in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $67.67.

Rollins Company Profile

Rollins, Inc (NYSE: ROL) is a provider of pest and termite control services operating through a network of subsidiaries and franchises. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the company offers a broad range of pest management solutions for both residential and commercial customers, positioning itself as a specialist in protecting property and public health from pests and vectors.

Its service offerings include general pest control, termite inspection and treatment, bed bug remediation, mosquito and vector control, wildlife exclusion, and related specialty services.