Rollins, Inc. (NYSE:ROL) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Rollins, Inc. (NYSE:ROL) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the fourteen brokerages that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and eleven have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $67.6667.

ROL has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Barclays upgraded shares of Rollins from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $60.00 to $72.00 in a research report on Friday, December 5th. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $55.00 price objective on Rollins and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Rollins in a report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Rollins from $65.00 to $68.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $70.00 target price on shares of Rollins in a research report on Tuesday, December 23rd.

Insider Transactions at Rollins

In other news, insider Elizabeth B. Chandler sold 2,151 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.26, for a total value of $136,072.26. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 60,161 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,805,784.86. This represents a 3.45% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Chairman Gary W. Rollins sold 19,094 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.26, for a total value of $1,207,886.44. Following the transaction, the chairman owned 5,322,469 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $336,699,388.94. This trade represents a 0.36% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 42,887 shares of company stock valued at $2,677,891. Corporate insiders own 4.47% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Rollins

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Comerica Bank lifted its holdings in Rollins by 61.9% during the 4th quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 312,825 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $18,776,000 after purchasing an additional 119,564 shares during the last quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA raised its stake in shares of Rollins by 194.5% in the fourth quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 1,009,303 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $60,592,000 after acquiring an additional 666,626 shares during the last quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System boosted its holdings in shares of Rollins by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System now owns 83,158 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $4,991,000 after acquiring an additional 1,800 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Rollins by 4.3% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 38,282,523 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,297,717,000 after acquiring an additional 1,562,241 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Klingman & Associates LLC boosted its stake in Rollins by 8.6% in the fourth quarter. Klingman & Associates LLC now owns 3,910 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $235,000 after purchasing an additional 308 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 51.79% of the company’s stock.

Rollins Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE ROL opened at $63.00 on Friday. Rollins has a 12 month low of $49.04 and a 12 month high of $63.84. The company has a market cap of $30.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 58.88 and a beta of 0.79. The business’s 50 day moving average is $60.96 and its two-hundred day moving average is $58.51. The company has a quick ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32.

Rollins (NYSE:ROL) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The business services provider reported $0.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.32 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $1.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.02 billion. Rollins had a net margin of 14.02% and a return on equity of 37.60%. Rollins’s revenue was up 12.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.29 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts expect that Rollins 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. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 25th will be paid a $0.1825 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 25th. This represents a $0.73 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. Rollins’s payout ratio is presently 68.22%.

More Rollins News

Here are the key news stories impacting Rollins this week:

• Positive Sentiment: UBS raised its price target on ROL to $65 (from $61) while keeping a Neutral rating, saying the setup into Q4 results looks balanced — a modest vote of confidence that can support the share price heading into results. UBS reassesses Rollins (InsiderMonkey)
• Positive Sentiment: Recent fundamentals remain supportive: Rollins reported an October?quarter EPS beat ($0.35 vs. $0.32 consensus) with ~12% revenue growth and strong ROE, which underpins medium?term earnings visibility. MarketBeat ROL Profile
• Neutral Sentiment: Dividend declared: a quarterly payout of $0.1825 (annualized $0.73) yields ~1.2% with a payout ratio ~68% — a steady cash return but not a major catalyst. MarketBeat dividend note
• Neutral Sentiment: Media noise: several unrelated articles referencing people named “Rollins” (e.g., WWE’s Seth Rollins) circulated in feeds — irrelevant to Rollins, Inc.’s fundamentals and unlikely to move the stock materially. MSN: Seth Rollins article
• Negative Sentiment: Clustered insider selling on Jan. 26: multiple senior insiders (including Gary W. Rollins, the chairman, and the CEO) sold shares in material blocks. While such sales can reflect personal liquidity/portfolio moves, they often increase short?term supply and are read negatively by markets. TipRanks: Insider selling

About Rollins

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.