Banque Pictet & Cie SA Has $40.60 Million Stake in Rollins, Inc. $ROL

Banque Pictet & Cie SA lowered its stake in Rollins, Inc. (NYSE:ROL) by 40.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 676,430 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 456,210 shares during the quarter. Banque Pictet & Cie SA’s holdings in Rollins were worth $40,599,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Board of the Pension Protection Fund acquired a new stake in Rollins in the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new stake in Rollins in the third quarter valued at $31,000. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC acquired a new position in shares of Rollins during the second quarter valued at about $42,000. TruNorth Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Rollins during the third quarter valued at about $45,000. Finally, First Horizon Corp bought a new position in shares of Rollins during the 3rd quarter worth about $47,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 51.79% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Rollins

Here are the key news stories impacting Rollins this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Short interest fell ~13%, reducing potential short-squeeze risk and removing some downside pressure on the share price; this is supportive for near-term sentiment. Short Interest in Rollins, Inc. (NYSE:ROL) Declines By 13.0%
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks notes Rollins’ 2025 investments — technology upgrades and 26 acquisitions — are supporting growth and stability, which can underpin longer-term revenue expansion; however, Zacks also flags rising costs and integration risks that may pressure margins. ROL Stock: Technology and Strategic Expansion Support Stability
• Neutral Sentiment: Yahoo Finance earnings preview outlines expectations and likely areas of focus for Rollins’ upcoming report (revenue growth vs. margin trends); upcoming results could drive volatility if the company misses or outperforms consensus. Earnings Preview: What To Expect From Rollins’ Report
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple headlines in the feed refer to unrelated people named “Rollins” (WWE’s Seth Rollins, basketball coverage). These are media noise and unlikely to affect Rollins, Inc.’s stock performance. Example: MJF praises wrestler Seth Rollins. MJF Speaks Highly Of Seth Rollins

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently commented on ROL shares. Wells Fargo & Company set a $56.00 target price on Rollins and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $67.00 price target on Rollins and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $52.00 price objective on Rollins and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Bank of America initiated coverage on Rollins in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. They set a “buy” rating and a $67.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Barclays raised Rollins from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $60.00 to $72.00 in a research report on Friday, December 5th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $66.08.

Rollins Trading Up 0.3%

NYSE:ROL opened at $53.56 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 0.60 and a quick ratio of 0.55. Rollins, Inc. has a one year low of $49.73 and a one year high of $66.14. The company has a market cap of $25.81 billion, a PE ratio of 49.14, a PEG ratio of 3.29 and a beta of 0.84. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $58.96 and a 200-day moving average of $58.91.

Rollins (NYSE:ROL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The business services provider reported $0.25 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.27 by ($0.02). The business had revenue of $912.91 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $925.08 million. Rollins had a net margin of 14.00% and a return on equity of 38.16%. Rollins’s revenue was up 9.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.22 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Rollins, Inc. will post 1.09 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Rollins Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 25th were issued a $0.1825 dividend. This represents a $0.73 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, February 25th. Rollins’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 66.97%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Elizabeth B. Chandler sold 14,201 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $59.36, for a total value of $842,971.36. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 55,977 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,322,794.72. This represents a 20.24% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Chairman Gary W. Rollins sold 19,094 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 26th. The shares were 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 in the company, valued at approximately $336,699,388.94. This trade represents a 0.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 69,435 shares of company stock valued at $4,321,384. 4.47% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.