Rotork plc (LON:ROR) Given Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Rotork plc (LON:ROR) has been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the seven brokerages that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is GBX 433.50.

ROR has been the subject of a number of research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 400 target price on shares of Rotork in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Shore Capital Group upgraded shares of Rotork to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Rotork from GBX 390 to GBX 405 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 1st. Royal Bank Of Canada cut shares of Rotork to a “sector perform” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from GBX 400 to GBX 503 in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Peel Hunt restated a “hold” rating and set a GBX 503 target price on shares of Rotork in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th.

Rotork Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of ROR stock opened at GBX 484.80 on Thursday. Rotork has a 52-week low of GBX 286.40 and a 52-week high of GBX 489.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.01, a quick ratio of 2.16 and a current ratio of 2.54. The stock has a market cap of £3.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.39, a PEG ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 1.05. The firm’s 50-day moving average is GBX 386.64 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 352.13.

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

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.