Rotork (LON:ROR) Insider Purchases £150.97 in Stock

Rotork plc (LON:ROR) insider Kiet Huynh acquired 31 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 10th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 487 per share, for a total transaction of £150.97.

Kiet Huynh also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, July 10th, Kiet Huynh bought 51 shares of Rotork stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 295 per share, with a total value of £150.45.
• On Wednesday, June 10th, Kiet Huynh purchased 49 shares of Rotork stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 303 per share, with a total value of £148.47.

Rotork Price Performance

Shares of LON:ROR opened at GBX 486.40 on Tuesday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 368.64 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 347.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.01, a current ratio of 2.54 and a quick ratio of 2.16. The firm has a market capitalization of £3.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.50, a PEG ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 0.98. Rotork plc has a one year low of GBX 286.40 and a one year high of GBX 489.20.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on ROR shares. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered shares of Rotork to a “sector perform” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from GBX 400 to GBX 503 in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Peel Hunt reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 503 price target on shares of Rotork in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Rotork from GBX 390 to GBX 405 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 1st. Shore Capital Group raised shares of Rotork to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 400 price objective on shares of Rotork in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 433.50.

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.