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

Shares of Rotork plc (LON:ROR) have received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the seven research firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 433.50.

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Rotork from GBX 390 to GBX 405 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. Shore Capital Group raised Rotork to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Peel Hunt restated a “hold” rating and set a GBX 503 price objective on shares of Rotork in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada downgraded Rotork to a “sector perform” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from GBX 400 to GBX 503 in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 400 price objective on shares of Rotork in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th.

Rotork Price Performance

LON ROR opened at GBX 484.10 on Thursday. Rotork has a 1 year low of GBX 286.40 and a 1 year high of GBX 489.20. The business’s fifty day moving average is GBX 375.89 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 349.29. The stock has a market capitalization of £3.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.34, a P/E/G ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.01, a quick ratio of 2.16 and a current ratio of 2.54.

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