As of Wednesday close, Rollins Inc.’s (NYSE:ROL) stock was up $0.45, moving up 1.10 percent to $41.38. The average number of shares traded per day over the past five days has been 1,209,980 shares. 3 times new highs have been achieved over the past 5 days, with a $0.62 gain in that time frame. In the last twenty days, the average volume was 1,513,970, while in the previous 50 days, it was 1,423,502.
Since last month, ROL stock retreated -6.97%. Shares of the company fell to $40.01 on 08/07/23, the lowest level in the past month. A 52-week high of $45.04 was reached on 07/25/23 after having rallying from a 52-week low of $33.38. Since the beginning of this year, ROL’s stock price has risen by 13.25% or $4.84, and marked a new high 25 times. However, the stock has declined by -8.13% since its 52-week high.
ROL stock investors should be aware that Rollins Inc. (ROL) stock had its last reported insider trading activity 66 days ago on Jun 12. Krause Kenneth D., the EXEC. VP, CFO AND TREASURER of the company, disposed of 12,000 shares for $40.78 on Jun 12. It resulted in a $489,360 divestment by the insider. Rollins Timothy Curtis sold 17,982 shares at an average price of $41.42 on May 17. The insider now owns 138,964 shares following the transaction. On Apr 28, VICE CHAIRMAN Wilson John F sold 40,499 shares at $42.45 apiece. The transaction was valued at $1,719,183.
Valuation Metrics
Right now, Rollins Inc. (ROL) has a P/E ratio of about 51.73. The stock’s beta is 0.65. Besides these, the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 7.06, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 15.21, and the price-to-cash flow ratio of 43.11 may also be considered.
The latest dividend of $0.13 per share was paid out, remained unchanged from last year’s $0.13. On Tuesday October 25 2022, a $0.03 dividend increase was announced.
Financial Health
In the three months ended June 29, Rollins Inc.’s quick ratio stood at 0.70, while its current ratio was 0.80, showing that the company is not able to pay off its debt. According to company report, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio for the quarter ending June 29 was 0.25, and the total debt-to-equity ratio was 0.25. On the profitability front, the trailing twelve-month gross margin is 51.70% percent. In the year ended June 29, EBITDA margin amounted to 21.69%, whereas operating margins totaled 18.70%. Based on annual data, ROL earned $1.39 billion in gross profit and brought in $2.7 billion in revenue.
A company’s management is another factor that investors consider when determining the profitability of an investment. In the past year, return on investment (ROI) was 27.50%. Return on equity (ROE) for the past 12 months was 31.00%.
In Rollins Inc.’s quarter-end financial report for June 29, it reported total debt of $337.51 million. According to the earnings report, the company had a higher net income in the recent quarter than it did in the previous quarter. ROL’s revenue rose 13.0% to $658.02 million during the quarter, while net income inched up to $820.75 million. While analysts expected Rollins Inc. to report $0.23 quarterly earnings, the actual figure was $0.23 per share. During the quarter, the company generated $181.23 million in EBITDA. The liabilities of Rollins Inc. were 1.26 billion at the end of its most recent quarter ended June 29, and its total debt was $624.63 million. The value of shareholders’ equity is $492.82 million.
Technical Picture
This quick technical analysis looks at Rollins Inc.’s (ROL) price momentum. With a historical volatility rate of 11.55%, the RSI 9-day stood at 49.18% on 16 August.
With respect to its five-day moving average, the current Rollins Inc. price is up by +1.52% percent or $0.62. At present, ROL shares trade -6.72% below its 20-day simple moving average and +14.40% percent above its 100-day simple moving average. However, the stock is currently trading approximately +0.51% above its SMA50 and +0.88% above its SMA200.
Stochastic coefficient K was 46.18% and Stochastic coefficient D was 30.20%, while ATR was 0.66. Given the Stochastic reading of 88.96% for the 14-day period, the RSI (14) reading has been calculated as 46.65%. As of today, the MACD Oscillator reading stands at 0.41, while the 14-day reading stands at 0.41.
Analyst Ratings
BofA Securities launched its rating on Rollins Inc. (NYSE: ROL) to a Buy in a note to investors on July 05, 2023. Rollins Inc. (ROL) has been rated Overweight by analysts. According to 1 brokerage firm, ROL is a sell, and 5 firms recommend it is a Hold. There are 0 analysts who say the stock is underweight. A total of 0 analysts rate Rollins Inc. stock as buy, with 4 recommending it as overweight.
With a median target price of $45.00, the current consensus forecast for the stock is $40.00 – $52.00. Based on these forecasts, analysts predict Rollins Inc. (ROL) will achieve an average price target of $45.33.
