The stock price of Rollins, Inc. (NYSE: ROL) has dropped by -0.12 compared to previous close of 42.51. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -1.89% in its stock price over the last five trading days. Zacks Investment Research reported 2024-04-22 that Beyond analysts’ top -and-bottom-line estimates for Rollins (ROL), evaluate projections for some of its key metrics to gain a better insight into how the business might have performed for the quarter ended March 2024.
Is It Worth Investing in Rollins, Inc. (NYSE: ROL) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Rollins, Inc. (NYSE: ROL) is above average at 47.84x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 0.67.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for ROL is 289.56M, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.28% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of ROL on April 23, 2024 was 1.99M shares.
ROL’s Market Performance
ROL’s stock has seen a -1.89% decrease for the week, with a -8.73% drop in the past month and a -3.68% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.64%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.56% for Rollins, Inc. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -5.30% for ROL’s stock, with a simple moving average of 2.73% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ROL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ROL stocks, with UBS repeating the rating for ROL by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for ROL in the upcoming period, according to UBS is $49 based on the research report published on April 15, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Goldman, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ROL reach a price target of $49. The rating they have provided for ROL stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on January 02nd, 2024.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Equal-Weight” to ROL, setting the target price at $42 in the report published on December 21st of the previous year.
ROL Trading at -4.55% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ROL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -10.52% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.56%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.64%, as shares sank -8.77% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -2.90% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ROL fell by -1.89%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -2.35% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $44.63. In addition, Rollins, Inc. saw -2.77% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ROL starting from Krause Kenneth D., who sale 5,000 shares at the price of $46.18 back on Mar 13 ’24. After this action, Krause Kenneth D. now owns 99,078 shares of Rollins, Inc., valued at $230,900 using the latest closing price.
Tesh Thomas D, the Chief Admin. Officer and CIO of Rollins, Inc., sale 5,147 shares at $46.00 during a trade that took place back on Mar 12 ’24, which means that Tesh Thomas D is holding 35,387 shares at $236,762 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ROL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.19 for the present operating margin
- 0.52 for the gross margin
The net margin for Rollins, Inc. stands at 0.14. The total capital return value is set at 0.29. Equity return is now at value 35.91, with 18.44 for asset returns.
Based on Rollins, Inc. (ROL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.41 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.65. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.71. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 30.61.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 710.26 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.0. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 6.92. The receivables turnover for the company is 14.28for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.18. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.71.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Rollins, Inc. (ROL) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
