Rotork (LON:ROR) Insider Acquires £59,874 in Stock

Rotork plc (LON:ROR) insider Dorothy Thompson bought 17,610 shares of Rotork stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 8th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 340 per share, for a total transaction of £59,874.

Rotork Trading Up 0.0%

LON ROR opened at GBX 345.11 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 342.57 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 322.76. Rotork plc has a 52 week low of GBX 266.80 and a 52 week high of GBX 357. The company has a current ratio of 3.21, a quick ratio of 2.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.97. The stock has a market cap of £2.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 2,949.62, a PEG ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 0.96.

Rotork (LON:ROR) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported GBX 7.10 EPS for the quarter. Rotork had a net margin of 15.98% and a return on equity of 19.42%. Equities research analysts predict that Rotork plc will post 16.4574899 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ROR has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Berenberg Bank restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 395 price target on shares of Rotork in a research note on Tuesday, August 5th. Shore Capital restated a “hold” rating on shares of Rotork in a research note on Tuesday, August 5th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 430 price target on shares of Rotork in a research note on Tuesday, August 5th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 396.25.

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.