Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (LON:RR) Insider Helen McCabe Sells 1,607 Shares

Key Points

• Insider sale: Helen McCabe sold 1,607 Rolls‑Royce shares on March 2 at an average price of GBX 1,314 for about £21,116, and has made several other recent trades including larger sales in December and January alongside small purchases.
• Analyst view: The stock has a consensus rating of Moderate Buy with a mean target of GBX 1,286.50; Deutsche Bank raised its target to GBX 1,550 (buy) while Berenberg lifted its target to GBX 1,250 (hold).
• Stock snapshot: shares opened at GBX 1,363 with 50‑day/200‑day moving averages of GBX 1,252/1,161, a P/E of 49.69, and the company reported GBX 29.55 EPS for the quarter with a return on equity of 227.54%.

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (LON:RR - Get Free Report) insider Helen McCabe sold 1,607 shares of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 1,314, for a total value of £21,115.98.

Helen McCabe also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, February 9th, Helen McCabe bought 16 shares of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 1,250 per share, for a total transaction of £200.
• On Monday, January 26th, Helen McCabe sold 1,880 shares of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 1,232, for a total transaction of £23,161.60.
• On Wednesday, January 7th, Helen McCabe purchased 15 shares of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 1,256 per share, with a total value of £188.40.
• On Monday, December 22nd, Helen McCabe sold 1,927 shares of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 1,164, for a total transaction of £22,430.28.

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc Stock Performance

Shares of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc stock opened at GBX 1,363 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of £116.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 49.69, a PEG ratio of 0.55 and a beta of 1.15. Rolls-Royce Holdings plc has a 1 year low of GBX 196.45 and a 1 year high of GBX 537.20. The company's fifty day moving average is GBX 1,252.33 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 1,161.37.

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (LON:RR - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported GBX 29.55 EPS for the quarter. Rolls-Royce Holdings plc had a net margin of 27.54% and a return on equity of 227.54%. As a group, equities analysts expect that Rolls-Royce Holdings plc will post 8.5952 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their target price on shares of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc from GBX 1,290 to GBX 1,550 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Berenberg Bank lifted their price objective on Rolls-Royce Holdings plc from GBX 1,080 to GBX 1,250 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Rolls-Royce Holdings plc presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of GBX 1,286.50.

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. 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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