Rotork plc (LON:ROR) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by Brokerages

Key Points

• Moderate Buy consensus from six analysts (five buys, one hold) with an average 1‑year price target of GBX 402.
• Several brokers recently revised targets—Berenberg cut to GBX 420 (from 430), JPMorgan to GBX 390 (from 420), while Deutsche Bank reiterated a buy at GBX 400 and Shore Capital moved to hold.
• Shares traded down to GBX 305 on the day (volume ~8.6M vs. avg ~14M), sitting near the 52‑week low of GBX 297.60; the company has a market cap of £2.49 billion and a P/E of 22.26.

Rotork plc (LON:ROR - Get Free Report) has been assigned an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the six analysts that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 402.

A number of research firms recently weighed in on ROR. Shore Capital Group upgraded Rotork to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday. Berenberg Bank lowered their price objective on Rotork from GBX 430 to GBX 420 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on Rotork from GBX 420 to GBX 390 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 400 price objective on shares of Rotork in a research report on Tuesday.

Rotork Stock Performance

ROR traded down GBX 11.03 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching GBX 305. The company's stock had a trading volume of 8,637,341 shares, compared to its average volume of 14,006,593. Rotork has a 52 week low of GBX 297.60 and a 52 week high of GBX 393.60. The company's 50-day moving average is GBX 334.62 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 339.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.69, a quick ratio of 2.16 and a current ratio of 2.50. The firm has a market cap of £2.49 billion, a PE ratio of 22.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 1.00.

Rotork (LON:ROR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th. The company reported GBX 17 earnings per share for the quarter. Rotork had a return on equity of 20.10% and a net margin of 14.85%. On average, equities analysts forecast that Rotork will post 16.4574899 EPS for the current year.

About Rotork

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. Rotork employs about 3,200 people, has manufacturing facilities in more than 17 locations and serves 170 countries through a global service network. Its shares have a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange symbol: ROR and are a constituent of the FTSE 250 index.

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