Rotork (LON:ROR) Stock: Insider Kiet Huynh Acquires 30 Shares

Rotork plc (LON:ROR) insider Kiet Huynh bought 30 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 12th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 491 per share, with a total value of £147.30.

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

• On Thursday, September 10th, Kiet Huynh bought 5 shares of Rotork stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 3,100 per share, with a total value of £155.
• On Monday, August 10th, Kiet Huynh purchased 31 shares of Rotork stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 487 per share, for a total transaction of £150.97.

Rotork Price Performance

LON:ROR traded up GBX 0.80 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching GBX 491.80. The company had a trading volume of 1,890,752 shares, compared to its average volume of 14,787,104. The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 486.03 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 388.73. Rotork plc has a one year low of GBX 286.40 and a one year high of GBX 492.40. The firm has a market capitalization of £4.01 billion, a PE ratio of 33.23, a PEG ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a quick ratio of 2.16, a current ratio of 2.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.01.

Rotork (LON:ROR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The company reported GBX 7.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Rotork had a return on equity of 21.48% and a net margin of 15.75%. Analysts forecast that Rotork plc will post 16.46 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Rotork from GBX 390 to GBX 405 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 1st. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered shares of Rotork to a “sector perform” rating and boosted their price target for the company from GBX 400 to GBX 503 in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Peel Hunt reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a GBX 503 price objective on shares of Rotork in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Rotork currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price 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.