Rotork plc (LON:ROR) Receives GBX 433.50 Average Price Target from Analysts

Shares of Rotork plc (LON:ROR) have received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seven ratings firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 433.50.

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada downgraded shares of Rotork to a “sector perform” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from GBX 400 to GBX 503 in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Peel Hunt restated a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 503 price target on shares of Rotork in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Rotork from GBX 390 to GBX 405 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 1st.

Rotork Price Performance

Rotork stock opened at GBX 484.40 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 447.49 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 365.99. Rotork has a 12 month low of GBX 286.40 and a 12 month high of GBX 489.20. The company has a market capitalization of £3.95 billion, a PE ratio of 32.73, a P/E/G ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a current ratio of 2.54, a quick ratio of 2.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.01.

Rotork (LON:ROR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The company reported GBX 7.40 earnings per share for the quarter. Rotork had a return on equity of 21.48% and a net margin of 15.75%. Analysts expect that Rotork will post 16.4574899 EPS for the current year.

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.