Insider Buying: Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (LON:RR) Insider Purchases £1,832.70 in Stock

Key Points

• Insider buying: Wendy Mars purchased 123 Rolls-Royce shares for £1,832.70 at GBX 1,490 per share, following similar purchases in July and August.
• Analyst sentiment remains positive: Five analysts rate the stock “Buy” and one rates it “Hold,” giving Rolls-Royce an overall “Moderate Buy” rating and an average price target of GBX 1,690.33.
• Stock and financial performance: Shares recently traded at GBX 1,490.80, while the company reported quarterly EPS of GBX 22.17 and analysts expect full-year EPS of approximately 8.60.

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (LON:RR - Get Free Report) insider Wendy Mars purchased 123 shares of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc stock in a transaction on Monday, September 7th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 1,490 per share, with a total value of £1,832.70.

Wendy Mars also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, August 7th, Wendy Mars bought 119 shares of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 1,537 per share, with a total value of £1,829.03.
• On Tuesday, July 7th, Wendy Mars acquired 123 shares of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 1,483 per share, with a total value of £1,824.09.

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc Stock Performance

RR traded up GBX 1.40 on Tuesday, hitting GBX 1,490.80. 3,817,010 shares of the company were exchanged. Rolls-Royce Holdings plc has a 12 month low of GBX 196.45 and a 12 month high of GBX 537.20. The company has a market cap of £127.86 billion, a PE ratio of 54.34, a PEG ratio of 0.55 and a beta of 1.20. The stock's fifty day moving average is GBX 1,471.18 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 1,331.74.

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (LON:RR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported GBX 22.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Rolls-Royce Holdings plc had a return on equity of 108.91% and a net margin of 13.11%. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Rolls-Royce Holdings plc will post 8.5952 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have weighed in on RR. Citigroup boosted their price target on Rolls-Royce Holdings plc from GBX 1,101 to GBX 1,647 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, August 17th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating and set a GBX 1,600 target price on shares of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc in a report on Friday, July 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Rolls-Royce Holdings plc from GBX 1,625 to GBX 1,800 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a GBX 1,325 price objective on shares of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 1,870 price objective on shares of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 1,690.33.

About Rolls-Royce Holdings plc

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. The Defence segment is involved in the development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of military aero engines, naval engines, and submarine nuclear power plants, as well as offers aftermarket services.

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