Rollins (NYSE:ROL) Insider Thomas Tesh Sells 323 Shares

Rollins, Inc. (NYSE:ROL) insider Thomas Tesh sold 323 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $62.83, for a total value of $20,294.09. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 28,021 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,760,559.43. The trade was a 1.14% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink.

Rollins Stock Performance

NYSE ROL opened at $63.34 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 0.77 and a quick ratio of 0.71. The company has a market cap of $30.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 59.19 and a beta of 0.79. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $61.02 and a two-hundred day moving average of $58.56. Rollins, Inc. has a 1-year low of $49.07 and a 1-year high of $63.84.

Rollins (NYSE:ROL) last issued its quarterly 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. Rollins had a net margin of 14.02% and a return on equity of 37.60%. The business had revenue of $1.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.02 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.29 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 12.0% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts anticipate that Rollins, Inc. will post 1.09 EPS for the current year.

Rollins Announces Dividend

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

Key Rollins News

Here are the key news stories impacting Rollins this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Recent operating results support valuation — Rollins reported an October?quarter beat (EPS $0.35 vs. $0.32) with ~12% revenue growth and strong ROE, which underpins investor confidence in recurring service demand. MarketBeat ROL Profile
• Positive Sentiment: Dividend confirmed — Company set a quarterly dividend of $0.1825 ($0.73 annualized), supporting income investors and making the yield (~1.2%) a modest positive for holders ahead of the ex?dividend date. Dividend notice
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst backing remains favorable — Multiple firms (Morgan Stanley, RBC, Goldman, Bernstein) carry Buy/Outperform views and the average price target (~$67.7) sits above current levels, providing a constructive backdrop. Analyst coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: UBS reassessment ahead of earnings kept a Neutral rating but nudged the price target higher to $65 — suggests the near?term setup is balanced rather than decisively bullish. UBS article
• Neutral Sentiment: Institutional positioning is mixed — several funds increased stakes in Q4 while institutions still own a majority (~52%), which can stabilize the stock but limits volatility. Institutional holdings
• Neutral Sentiment: Media noise unrelated to the company (references to WWE’s “Rollins”) appeared in feeds — unlikely to affect fundamentals or trading. Example media item
• Negative Sentiment: Clustered insider selling by senior executives and founders — multiple Form 4s on Jan. 26–28 show sizable sales by Gary W. Rollins, John F. Wilson, CEO Jerry Gahlhoff and others. While sales can reflect personal tax/planning, clustered senior?level disposals often add near?term supply and are read as a negative by the market. Sample SEC filing (Gary Rollins)

Institutional Trading of Rollins

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Rollins by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 38,282,523 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,297,717,000 after acquiring an additional 1,562,241 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Rollins by 1.4% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 12,274,415 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $720,999,000 after purchasing an additional 172,303 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Rollins by 4.8% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 9,379,509 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $527,446,000 after purchasing an additional 432,067 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in Rollins by 41.2% in 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Rollins during the second quarter worth approximately $218,593,000. 51.79% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Rollins from $65.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. Barclays raised 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 research note on Friday, December 5th. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $55.00 price target on Rollins and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $64.00 price objective on shares of Rollins in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, UBS Group set a $65.00 price objective on Rollins in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently 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.