Rotork plc (LON:ROR) Receives GBX 402 Consensus Price Target from Brokerages

Shares of Rotork plc (LON:ROR) have received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six brokerages that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 402.

Several equities research analysts recently commented on ROR shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of Rotork from GBX 420 to GBX 390 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 400 price objective on shares of Rotork in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Shore Capital Group upgraded shares of Rotork to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Berenberg Bank decreased their price objective on shares of Rotork from GBX 430 to GBX 420 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th.

Rotork Price Performance

Shares of LON ROR opened at GBX 307.21 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of £2.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.42, a PEG ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 0.97. Rotork has a one year low of GBX 294.40 and a one year high of GBX 393.60. The company’s fifty day moving average is GBX 316.39 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 334.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.69, a quick ratio of 2.16 and a current ratio of 2.50.

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 forecast that Rotork will post 16.4574899 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Rotork

In related news, insider Kiet Huynh acquired 49 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 11th. The stock was bought at an average price of £150.05 per share, with a total value of £7,352.45. Over the last three months, insiders have bought 141 shares of company stock worth $765,358. Corporate insiders own 0.31% of the company’s stock.

Rotork Company Profile

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.