The stock of Rollins Inc. (NYSE:ROL) increased by $0.01 on Tuesday to finish at $38.21, up 0.03 percent. The last five days have seen an average of 4,417,360 shares of common stock traded. 25 times new highs were reached in the current year, with a gain of $1.67. The average number of shares traded over the last 20 days was 3,796,930, while the average volume over the last 50 days totaled 2,364,382.
ROL stock dropped -5.21% since last month. On 09/07/23, the company’s shares reached a one-month low of $34.71. The stock touched a high of $45.04 on 07/25/23, after rallying from a low of $34.20 in 52 weeks. The price of ROL stock has risen by 4.57% or $1.67 this year, reaching a new high 25 times. Still, the stock price is down -15.16% from the 52-week high.
Insider Transactions
ROL stock investors should be aware that Rollins Inc. (ROL) stock had its last reported insider trading activity 2 days ago on Sep 18. On Sep 18, PRESIDENT & CEO Gahlhoff Jerry Jr. sold 7,000 shares at $38.00 each. This transaction resulted in the insider making $266,000. On Sep 12, Hardin Paul Russell added 5,560 shares at a price of US$36.00. After the transaction, the insider now owns 7,927 shares. 10% Owner LOR INC had earlier sold 44,509,814 shares on Sep 11 for $34.39 a share. The transaction was completed for $1,530,581,229.
Valuation Metrics
Rollins Inc. (ROL) has a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 47.76. Beta for the stock is 0.66. There are also a few other valuation ratios worth considering, including the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 6.57, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 14.05, and the price-to-cash flow ratio of 40.10.
Company paid $0.13 per share in dividends, remained unchanged from $0.13 last year. A $0.03 dividend increase was reported on Tuesday October 25 2022.
Financial Health
For the three months ended June 29, Rollins Inc.’s quick ratio was 0.70, while its current ratio was 0.80, indicating its inability to pay off its debt. The company’s long-term debt to equity ratio for the quarter ending June 29 is 0.25, and the total debt to equity ratio is 0.25. As far as profitability goes, gross margin for the trailing twelve months is 51.70% percent. Rollins Inc.’s EBITDA margin for the year ended June 29 was 21.69%, whereas its operating margin stood at 18.70% for the same period. Based on annual data, it had gross profit of $1.39 billion and revenue of $2.7 billion.
Investors will also look at the performance of the company’s management in order to determine the potential profitability of their investment. ROL’s return on assets (ROA) during the last 12 months has been 17.60%. There was a 27.50% return on investment (ROI) in the past year. In the meantime, the return on equity (ROE) for the last 12 months was 31.00%.
Earnings Surprise
According to Rollins Inc.’s quarterly financial report for the quarter that ended June 29. A higher net income was reported in the quarter under review than the previous quarter. Net income for the quarter came in at $820.75 million, while revenues rose by 13.0% to $658.02 million. It was predicted that Rollins Inc.’s quarterly earnings would be $0.23, but it ended up being $0.23. EBITDA was $181.23 million for the quarter. At the end of Rollins Inc.’s most recent quarter ended June 29, its liabilities totaled 1.26 billion, while its total debt was $624.63 million. Equity owned by shareholders amounts to $492.82 million.
Technical Picture
Here’s a quick look at Rollins Inc.’s (ROL) price momentum from a technical perspective. As of 19 September, the RSI 9-day stood at 53.47%, suggesting the stock is Neutral, with a 39.62% historical volatility rate.
The stochastic %K and %D were 54.64% and 47.14% respectively, while the average true range (ATR) was 0.81. Based on the 14-day stochastic reading of 61.62%, the RSI (14) reading is 46.77%. On the 9-day MACD Oscillator, the stock is at 1.02, and the 14-day reading is at 0.23.
Analyst Ratings
In its analyst report released on July 05, 2023, BofA Securities began covering Rollins Inc. (NYSE: ROL). The stock was rated as a Buy by the brokerage firm. Analysts have assigned Rollins Inc. (ROL) an Overweight rating. ROL is a stock that is recommended for selling by 1 brokerage firm, while 5 companies recommend holding. The stock is underweighted by 0 analysts. Among the analysts who rate the stock, 0 rates it overweight and 4 others recommend it as a buy.
What is ROL’s price target for the next 12 months?
The current consensus forecast for the stock is between $40.00 and $52.00, with a median target price of $45.00. In analyzing these forecasts, the average price target given by analysts for Rollins Inc. (ROL) is $45.33.
