Rotork plc (LON:ROR) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Rotork plc (LON:ROR) have been given an average rating of “Moderate Buy” by the six analysts that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 402.

ROR has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Shore Capital Group raised shares of Rotork to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on shares of Rotork from GBX 420 to GBX 390 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 400 target price on shares of Rotork in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Berenberg Bank reduced their target price on shares of Rotork from GBX 430 to GBX 420 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th.

Rotork Price Performance

Shares of ROR stock opened at GBX 306.60 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.69, a current ratio of 2.50 and a quick ratio of 2.16. The firm’s 50-day moving average is GBX 316.40 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 334.88. Rotork has a 12 month low of GBX 294.40 and a 12 month high of GBX 393.60. The company has a market capitalization of £2.50 billion, a PE ratio of 22.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 0.97.

Rotork (LON:ROR) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th. The company reported GBX 17 EPS for the quarter. Rotork had a net margin of 14.85% and a return on equity of 20.10%. Analysts predict that Rotork will post 16.4574899 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Kiet Huynh purchased 49 shares of Rotork stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 11th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of £150.05 per share, with a total value of £7,352.45. Over the last quarter, insiders have purchased 141 shares of company stock valued at $765,358. 0.31% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.