Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (LON:RR) Insider Birgit Behrendt Acquires 77 Shares of Stock

Key Points

• Insider buying: Birgit Behrendt purchased 77 Rolls-Royce shares at GBX 1,427 each, worth £1,098.79. She has also bought 7,046 shares in three earlier transactions.
• Share performance: Rolls-Royce shares traded down GBX 33.80 to GBX 1,404.40, giving the company a market capitalization of approximately £120.45 billion.
• Analyst outlook: The stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from six analysts, with an average price target of GBX 1,690.33.

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (LON:RR - Get Free Report) insider Birgit Behrendt bought 77 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 7th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,427 per share, for a total transaction of £1,098.79.

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

• On Thursday, September 10th, Birgit Behrendt bought 6,900 shares of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 1,427 per share, with a total value of £98,463.
• On Monday, September 7th, Birgit Behrendt purchased 74 shares of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 1,490 per share, for a total transaction of £1,102.60.
• On Friday, August 7th, Birgit Behrendt purchased 72 shares of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 1,537 per share, for a total transaction of £1,106.64.

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc Price Performance

LON:RR traded down GBX 33.80 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching GBX 1,404.40. 11,597,329 shares of the company traded hands. The firm has a market capitalization of £120.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.55 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 1,492.08 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 1,357.64. Rolls-Royce Holdings plc has a twelve month low of GBX 196.45 and a twelve month high of GBX 537.20.

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (LON:RR - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results 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%. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Rolls-Royce Holdings plc will post 8.5952 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

RR has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a "buy" rating and set a GBX 1,870 price target on shares of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc in a report on Friday, July 31st. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and issued a GBX 1,600 price objective on shares of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc in a report on Friday, July 31st. Berenberg Bank boosted their price target on shares of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc from GBX 1,430 to GBX 1,900 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 18th. Citigroup increased their target price on shares of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc from GBX 1,101 to GBX 1,647 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, August 17th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 1,325 price target on shares of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus 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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