Rollins (NYSE:ROL) Hits New 12-Month Low – Here’s Why

Shares of Rollins, Inc. (NYSE:ROL) reached a new 52-week low on Wednesday . The company traded as low as $52.29 and last traded at $52.33, with a volume of 435625 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $52.98.

Rollins News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Rollins this week:

• Positive Sentiment: William Blair reiterated a Buy rating, citing Rollins’ strong organic growth outlook and expanding high-margin commercial and ancillary opportunities, which supports the bull case for longer-term earnings growth.
• Positive Sentiment: Rollins highlighted its long-term value-creation strategy, emphasizing a resilient capital-light model, recurring customer relationships, disciplined acquisitions, and nearly 100 consecutive quarters of revenue growth, reinforcing confidence in durable cash generation.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst coverage remains generally constructive overall, with market commentary pointing to above-market growth potential and durable competitive advantages.
• Neutral Sentiment: Rollins met first-quarter EPS expectations at $0.24 and beat revenue estimates with $906.42 million, so the latest operating results were solid but not a major surprise for investors.
• Neutral Sentiment: Wells Fargo lowered its price target to $55 from $58 and kept an Equal Weight rating, implying only modest upside from current levels and signaling a more cautious near-term view.
• Neutral Sentiment: Additional analyst notes and investor-day coverage may help keep attention on Rollins, but they do not appear to materially change the near-term earnings outlook.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $51.00 target price on shares of Rollins and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $66.00 price target on Rollins and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Loop Capital initiated coverage on Rollins in a report on Monday, April 13th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $56.00 price target on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $67.00 price objective on shares of Rollins in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on Rollins from $58.00 to $55.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $65.20.

Rollins Trading Up 0.2%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 0.65 and a quick ratio of 0.59. The business’s 50-day moving average is $54.72 and its two-hundred day moving average is $58.48. The firm has a market cap of $25.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 49.09, a P/E/G ratio of 3.25 and a beta of 0.79.

Rollins (NYSE:ROL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The business services provider reported $0.24 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.24. Rollins had a net margin of 13.77% and a return on equity of 38.37%. The firm had revenue of $906.42 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $895.17 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.22 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.2% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts predict that Rollins, Inc. will post 1.24 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Rollins Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Investors of record on Monday, May 11th will be paid a $0.1825 dividend. This represents a $0.73 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, May 11th. Rollins’s payout ratio is 66.97%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Rollins news, insider Elizabeth B. Chandler sold 14,201 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $59.36, for a total transaction of $842,971.36. Following the transaction, the insider owned 55,977 shares in the company, valued at $3,322,794.72. This trade represents a 20.24% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 5.77% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. DV Equities LLC acquired a new stake in Rollins during the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Rollins by 528.4% during the 4th quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 421 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 354 shares in the last quarter. Board of the Pension Protection Fund acquired a new stake in shares of Rollins during the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new position in Rollins in the third quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Finally, Torren Management LLC bought a new position in Rollins in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Institutional investors own 51.79% of the company’s stock.

Rollins Company Profile

Rollins, Inc (NYSE: ROL) is a provider of pest and termite control services operating through a network of subsidiaries and franchises. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the company offers a broad range of pest management solutions for both residential and commercial customers, positioning itself as a specialist in protecting property and public health from pests and vectors.

Its service offerings include general pest control, termite inspection and treatment, bed bug remediation, mosquito and vector control, wildlife exclusion, and related specialty services.