Federated Hermes Inc. Increases Stock Holdings in Rollins, Inc. $ROL

Federated Hermes Inc. grew its stake in shares of Rollins, Inc. (NYSE:ROL) by 40.9% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,087,262 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 315,456 shares during the quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. owned approximately 0.22% of Rollins worth $63,866,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new stake in Rollins in the second quarter valued at $30,000. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Rollins during the third quarter worth about $31,000. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. increased its position in shares of Rollins by 58.4% during the second quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 730 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 269 shares in the last quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Rollins in the 2nd quarter valued at about $42,000. Finally, TruNorth Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Rollins in the 3rd quarter valued at about $45,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 51.79% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Rollins

In related news, Chairman John F. Wilson sold 7,538 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.26, for a total value of $476,853.88. Following the sale, the chairman owned 600,049 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $37,959,099.74. This represents a 1.24% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Thomas D. Tesh sold 2,396 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, January 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.06, for a total value of $143,903.76. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 29,231 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,755,613.86. The trade was a 7.58% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 42,887 shares of company stock worth $2,677,891. Company insiders own 4.47% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Rollins in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $70.00 price target on shares of Rollins in a research report on Tuesday, December 23rd. Barclays raised shares of Rollins from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $60.00 to $72.00 in a research report on Friday, December 5th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $66.00 target price on shares of Rollins and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Rollins in a research note on Tuesday, December 2nd. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $67.67.

More Rollins News

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

Rollins Trading Down 1.0%

NYSE ROL opened at $62.85 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32. The stock has a market capitalization of $30.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 58.73 and a beta of 0.79. Rollins, Inc. has a 52-week low of $48.70 and a 52-week high of $63.84. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $60.89 and a 200 day moving average price of $58.48.

Rollins (NYSE:ROL) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The business services provider reported $0.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.32 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $1.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.02 billion. Rollins had a return on equity of 37.60% and a net margin of 14.02%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 12.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.29 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Rollins, Inc. will post 1.09 EPS for the current year.

Rollins Announces Dividend

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

Rollins 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.