Rotork plc (LON:ROR) Given Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of Rotork plc (LON:ROR) have earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the seven analysts that are covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 433.50.

Several research firms have weighed in on ROR. Shore Capital Group upgraded shares of Rotork to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Peel Hunt restated a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 503 target price on shares of Rotork in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut Rotork to a “sector perform” rating and raised their target price for the stock from GBX 400 to GBX 503 in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Rotork from GBX 390 to GBX 405 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 400 price target on shares of Rotork in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th.

Rotork Price Performance

ROR stock opened at GBX 485.20 on Thursday. Rotork has a one year low of GBX 286.40 and a one year high of GBX 489.20. The firm has a 50-day moving average of GBX 393.90 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 354.02. The firm has a market capitalization of £3.95 billion, a PE ratio of 35.42, a P/E/G ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a current ratio of 2.54, a quick ratio of 2.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.01.

Rotork (LON:ROR) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The company reported GBX 7.40 earnings per share for the quarter. Rotork had a net margin of 15.75% and a return on equity of 21.48%. On average, analysts forecast that Rotork will post 16.4574899 earnings per share for the current year.

Rotork Company Profile

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.