Analysts Set Rollins, Inc. (NYSE:ROL) Price Target at $47.00

Rollins, Inc. (NYSE:ROL) has been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the five research firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and three have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $46.60.

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on ROL. StockNews.com downgraded Rollins from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 2nd. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $49.00 price target on shares of Rollins in a research note on Monday, April 15th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their price target on Rollins from $42.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, April 26th.

Insider Activity at Rollins

In other news, CFO Kenneth D. Krause sold 3,331 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $47.50, for a total value of $158,222.50. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 90,747 shares in the company, valued at $4,310,482.50. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. In other news, CFO Kenneth D. Krause sold 3,331 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $47.50, for a total value of $158,222.50. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 90,747 shares in the company, valued at $4,310,482.50. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Jerry Jr. Gahlhoff sold 12,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $47.20, for a total value of $566,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 288,671 shares in the company, valued at $13,625,271.20. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 20,331 shares of company stock worth $949,623. Corporate insiders own 4.69% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Rollins

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its holdings in shares of Rollins by 7.4% in the fourth quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 268,067 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $11,706,000 after purchasing an additional 18,510 shares during the last quarter. Caprock Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Rollins in the fourth quarter worth about $1,617,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of Rollins by 9.4% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,865,122 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $81,452,000 after purchasing an additional 160,373 shares during the last quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Rollins by 17.7% in the fourth quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 171,348 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $7,498,000 after purchasing an additional 25,709 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Crown Oak Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Rollins in the fourth quarter worth about $9,547,000. 51.79% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Rollins Stock Performance

ROL stock opened at $49.92 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $24.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 56.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.85 and a beta of 0.70. Rollins has a 1 year low of $32.19 and a 1 year high of $50.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 0.72 and a quick ratio of 0.66. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $47.50 and its 200-day moving average price is $45.26.

Rollins (NYSE:ROL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 24th. The business services provider reported $0.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.20. The firm had revenue of $748.35 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $739.12 million. Rollins had a return on equity of 37.73% and a net margin of 13.94%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.18 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Rollins will post 1 earnings per share for the current year.

Rollins Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 10th. Investors of record on Friday, May 10th were given a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 9th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.20%. Rollins’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 67.42%.

Rollins Company Profile

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.