Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH Has $175,000 Stock Position in Rollins, Inc. (NYSE:ROL)

Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH cut its stake in shares of Rollins, Inc. (NYSE:ROL - Free Report) by 71.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,768 shares of the business services provider's stock after selling 9,598 shares during the quarter. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH's holdings in Rollins were worth $175,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Keel Point LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Rollins by 5.1% during the fourth quarter. Keel Point LLC now owns 5,397 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $250,000 after purchasing an additional 262 shares during the last quarter. Kensington Investment Counsel LLC raised its holdings in Rollins by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Kensington Investment Counsel LLC now owns 38,120 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $1,767,000 after buying an additional 263 shares during the period. New York Life Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in Rollins by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC now owns 37,794 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $1,752,000 after buying an additional 274 shares in the last quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in Rollins by 25.7% during the fourth quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 1,429 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $66,000 after buying an additional 292 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mather Group LLC. boosted its holdings in shares of Rollins by 9.8% in the fourth quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 3,325 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $154,000 after buying an additional 298 shares during the period. 51.79% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Rollins

In related news, insider Thomas D. Tesh sold 1,921 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $52.81, for a total value of $101,448.01. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 39,640 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,093,388.40. This trade represents a 4.62% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Chairman John F. Wilson sold 40,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $56.77, for a total value of $2,270,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman now owns 662,727 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $37,623,011.79. This trade represents a 5.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 45,763 shares of company stock valued at $2,580,331. 4.47% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Rollins Stock Down 0.0%

ROL traded down $0.01 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $58.33. 206,014 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,741,806. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $55.57 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $51.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 0.69 and a quick ratio of 0.62. Rollins, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $45.34 and a fifty-two week high of $60.12. The stock has a market cap of $28.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 60.76 and a beta of 0.79.

Rollins (NYSE:ROL - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The business services provider reported $0.22 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.22. The company had revenue of $822.50 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $817.09 million. Rollins had a return on equity of 37.94% and a net margin of 13.76%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 9.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.20 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Rollins, Inc. will post 1.09 EPS for the current year.

Rollins Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 10th. Investors of record on Monday, May 12th will be given a dividend of $0.165 per share. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.13%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, May 12th. Rollins's payout ratio is presently 66.67%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ROL has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price target on shares of Rollins from $52.00 to $62.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on Rollins from $48.00 to $50.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday, February 14th. Barclays raised their target price on Rollins from $50.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, April 4th. Wall Street Zen raised Rollins from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price objective on Rollins from $49.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, April 25th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $56.75.

Rollins Profile

Rollins, Inc, through its subsidiaries, provides pest and wildlife control services to residential and commercial customers in the United States and internationally. The company offers pest control services to residential properties protecting from common pests, including rodents, insects, and wildlife.