Rotork (LON:ROR) Insider Kiet Huynh Acquires 31 Shares

Rotork plc (LON:ROR) insider Kiet Huynh acquired 31 shares of Rotork stock in a transaction on Monday, August 10th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 487 per share, with a total value of £150.97.

Kiet Huynh also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, July 10th, Kiet Huynh acquired 51 shares of Rotork stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 295 per share, with a total value of £150.45.
• On Wednesday, June 10th, Kiet Huynh purchased 49 shares of Rotork stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 303 per share, for a total transaction of £148.47.

Rotork Price Performance

LON ROR opened at GBX 486.40 on Tuesday. Rotork plc has a one year low of GBX 286.40 and a one year high of GBX 489.20. The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 368.64 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 347.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.01, a quick ratio of 2.16 and a current ratio of 2.54. The company has a market capitalization of £3.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.50, a PEG ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 0.98.

Rotork (LON:ROR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The company reported GBX 7.40 earnings per share for the quarter. Rotork had a net margin of 15.75% and a return on equity of 21.48%. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Rotork plc will post 16.4574899 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have issued reports on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Rotork from GBX 390 to GBX 405 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 1st. Peel Hunt reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 503 price objective on shares of Rotork in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 400 price objective on shares of Rotork in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered shares of Rotork to a “sector perform” rating and boosted their target price for the company from GBX 400 to GBX 503 in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Shore Capital Group raised shares of Rotork to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 433.50.

About Rotork

Rotork is a market-leading global provider of mission-critical intelligent flow control solutions for oil & gas, water and wastewater, power, chemical process and industrial applications. We help customers around the world to improve efficiency, reduce emissions, minimise their environmental impact and assure safety. Rotork employs about 3,200 people, has manufacturing facilities in more than 17 locations and serves 170 countries through a global service network. Its shares have a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange (symbol: ROR) and are a constituent of the FTSE 250 index.