Rotork plc (LON:ROR) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Rotork plc (LON:ROR) has earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the six analysts that are covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 396.

A number of analysts recently commented on the company. Berenberg Bank decreased their price target on Rotork from GBX 430 to GBX 420 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on Rotork from GBX 420 to GBX 390 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th.

Rotork Trading Up 0.2%

LON:ROR opened at GBX 310.80 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.69, a quick ratio of 2.16 and a current ratio of 2.50. The firm has a market cap of £2.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 0.92. Rotork has a 52 week low of GBX 266.80 and a 52 week high of GBX 393.60. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 352.36 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 341.78.

Rotork (LON:ROR) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th. The company reported GBX 17 earnings per share for the quarter. Rotork had a return on equity of 20.10% and a net margin of 14.85%. On average, equities analysts expect that Rotork will post 16.4574899 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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.