Dorothy Thompson Acquires 17,610 Shares of Rotork (LON:ROR) Stock

Key Points

• Dorothy Thompson acquired 17,610 shares of Rotork plc stock at an average price of GBX 340, totaling £59,874.
• Rotork shares experienced a modest increase of 0.5%, reaching GBX 343.20 with a trading volume of over 3 million shares.
• Several analysts have given Rotork a "Moderate Buy" rating, with a consensus price target of GBX 396.25, indicating positive outlook for the stock.

Rotork plc (LON:ROR - Get Free Report) insider Dorothy Thompson purchased 17,610 shares of Rotork stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 8th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 340 per share, for a total transaction of £59,874.

Rotork Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of LON:ROR traded up GBX 1.80 during trading on Thursday, reaching GBX 343.20. The stock had a trading volume of 3,283,906 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,342,171. Rotork plc has a one year low of GBX 266.80 and a one year high of GBX 357. The company has a market capitalization of £2.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 2,933.33, a PEG ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a current ratio of 3.21, a quick ratio of 2.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.97. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 341.63 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 322.36.

Rotork (LON:ROR - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported GBX 7.10 EPS for the quarter. Rotork had a net margin of 15.98% and a return on equity of 19.42%. As a group, research analysts expect that Rotork plc will post 16.4574899 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently issued reports on ROR. Jefferies Financial Group restated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 430 price objective on shares of Rotork in a research report on Tuesday, August 5th. Shore Capital reissued a "hold" rating on shares of Rotork in a report on Tuesday, August 5th. Finally, Berenberg Bank reissued a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 395 price objective on shares of Rotork in a report on Tuesday, August 5th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Rotork has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 396.25.

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.

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