Rotork (LON:ROR) Insider Purchases £151.20 in Stock

Rotork plc (LON:ROR) insider Kiet Huynh purchased 45 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, April 10th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 336 per share, with a total value of £151.20.

Kiet Huynh also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, March 10th, Kiet Huynh acquired 47 shares of Rotork stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 319 per share, for a total transaction of £149.93.
• On Tuesday, February 10th, Kiet Huynh acquired 40 shares of Rotork stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 371 per share, for a total transaction of £148.40.

Rotork Price Performance

ROR opened at GBX 326.40 on Thursday. 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 stock has a market capitalization of £2.67 billion, a PE ratio of 23.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 1.00. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 345.20 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 340.26. Rotork plc has a 52-week low of GBX 285.40 and a 52-week high of GBX 393.60.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on ROR. Berenberg Bank cut their target price on shares of Rotork from GBX 430 to GBX 420 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of Rotork from GBX 420 to GBX 390 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 402.50.

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.