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

Rotork plc (LON:ROR) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the seven brokerages that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is GBX 433.50.

ROR has been the subject of several research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada downgraded Rotork to a “sector perform” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from GBX 400 to GBX 503 in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Peel Hunt reissued a “hold” rating and set a GBX 503 price target on shares of Rotork in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Rotork from GBX 390 to GBX 405 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 1st.

Rotork Stock Up 0.0%

Rotork stock opened at GBX 484.40 on Monday. The company has a market cap of £3.95 billion, a PE ratio of 32.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 1.05. Rotork has a 1-year low of GBX 286.40 and a 1-year high of GBX 489.20. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 454.73 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 367.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.01, a current ratio of 2.54 and a quick ratio of 2.16.

Rotork (LON:ROR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The company reported GBX 7.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Rotork had a net margin of 15.75% and a return on equity of 21.48%. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Rotork will post 16.4574899 EPS for the current fiscal 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.