William Blair Issues Negative Outlook for Rollins Earnings

Rollins, Inc. (NYSE:ROL - Free Report) - Analysts at William Blair cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Rollins in a research note issued on Thursday, April 24th. William Blair analyst T. Mulrooney now expects that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $0.29 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.30. The consensus estimate for Rollins' current full-year earnings is $1.09 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Rollins' Q3 2025 earnings at $0.32 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.25 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.09 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.25 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.33 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.36 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.28 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.22 EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently commented on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $61.00 price target on shares of Rollins and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their target price on shares of Rollins from $49.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, April 25th. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Rollins from $52.00 to $53.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Barclays increased their price objective on Rollins from $50.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, April 4th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Rollins from $48.00 to $50.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $55.57.

Rollins Trading Up 1.3 %

NYSE ROL traded up $0.73 during trading on Monday, hitting $56.80. The stock had a trading volume of 178,251 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,708,047. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 59.17 and a beta of 0.80. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $53.34 and a 200 day simple moving average of $50.37. Rollins has a one year low of $44.37 and a one year high of $57.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.69.

Rollins (NYSE:ROL - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The business services provider reported $0.22 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.22. The business had revenue of $822.50 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $817.09 million. Rollins had a net margin of 13.76% and a return on equity of 37.94%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 9.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.20 earnings per share.

Rollins Announces Dividend

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 paid a $0.165 dividend. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.16%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, May 12th. Rollins's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 66.67%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Rollins news, insider Thomas D. Tesh sold 1,921 shares of Rollins stock in a transaction dated 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 owns 39,640 shares in the company, valued at $2,093,388.40. The trade was a 4.62 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Traci Hornfeck sold 3,224 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $53.10, for a total transaction of $171,194.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 9,602 shares of the company's stock, valued at $509,866.20. This represents a 25.14 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 20,259 shares of company stock valued at $1,047,330 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 4.47% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Rollins by 17.6% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 8,557,923 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $395,819,000 after acquiring an additional 1,282,508 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Rollins by 16.9% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,267,060 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $197,778,000 after purchasing an additional 617,876 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Rollins in the 4th quarter worth $176,784,000. Northern Trust Corp grew its stake in Rollins by 11.8% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 3,046,844 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $141,221,000 after buying an additional 322,610 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP increased its position in Rollins by 389.2% during the 4th quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 2,770,131 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $128,396,000 after buying an additional 2,203,859 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 51.79% of the company's stock.

Rollins Company 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.