Birgit Behrendt Acquires 96 Shares of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (LON:RR) Stock

Key Points

• Birgit Behrendt, an insider at Rolls-Royce Holdings plc, recently acquired 96 shares at an average price of GBX 1,148 per share, totaling £1,102.08.
• Rolls-Royce's stock has received increased price targets from several analysts, with JPMorgan raising theirs from GBX 1,040 to GBX 1,245.
• The company reported an earnings per share of GBX 15.74 for the last quarter, while analysts forecast a current fiscal year EPS of 8.5952.

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (LON:RR - Get Free Report) insider Birgit Behrendt purchased 96 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 7th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 1,148 per share, for a total transaction of £1,102.08.

Birgit Behrendt also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, September 9th, Birgit Behrendt acquired 102 shares of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 1,074 per share, for a total transaction of £1,095.48.

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc Trading Down 0.1%

RR opened at GBX 1,152.50 on Thursday. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is GBX 1,102.09 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 931.46. Rolls-Royce Holdings plc has a 1-year low of GBX 196.45 and a 1-year high of GBX 537.20. The company has a market capitalization of £98.84 billion, a PE ratio of 42.01, a PEG ratio of 0.55 and a beta of 1.82.

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (LON:RR - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported GBX 15.74 earnings per share for the quarter. Rolls-Royce Holdings plc had a net margin of 13.08% and a negative return on equity of 78.08%. Equities analysts forecast that Rolls-Royce Holdings plc will post 8.5952 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have commented on RR shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc from GBX 1,040 to GBX 1,245 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, August 11th. Citigroup boosted their price objective on Rolls-Royce Holdings plc from GBX 641 to GBX 1,101 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, August 29th. Shore Capital reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Morgan Stanley reissued an "overweight" rating on shares of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price objective on shares of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc from GBX 1,000 to GBX 1,220 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 7th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 1,188.67.

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc Company Profile

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc develops and delivers complex power and propulsion solutions for air, sea, and land in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Civil Aerospace, Defence, Power Systems, and New Markets. The Civil Aerospace segment develops, manufactures, markets, and sells aero engines for large commercial aircraft, regional jet, and business aviation markets, as well as provides aftermarket services.

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