Rollins (NYSE:ROL) Sets New 1-Year High After Analyst Upgrade

Rollins, Inc. (NYSE:ROL) reached a new 52-week high during trading on Wednesday after Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on the stock from $65.00 to $68.00. Wells Fargo & Company currently has an overweight rating on the stock. Rollins traded as high as $62.12 and last traded at $61.96, with a volume of 86708 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $61.64.

ROL has been the subject of several other reports. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $55.00 price target on shares of Rollins and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Rollins in a research report on Monday, December 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. assumed coverage on shares of Rollins in a research note on Friday, September 26th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $70.00 target price for the company. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Rollins in a research note on Tuesday, December 2nd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $64.00 price objective on shares of Rollins in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $67.33.

Insider Buying and Selling at Rollins

In other Rollins news, insider Thomas D. Tesh sold 2,396 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.06, for a total value of $143,903.76. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 29,231 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,755,613.86. The trade was a 7.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Chairman John F. Wilson sold 1,520 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $59.40, for a total value of $90,288.00. Following the sale, the chairman owned 607,587 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $36,090,667.80. This trade represents a 0.25% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 8,707 shares of company stock valued at $515,664. 4.47% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Key Stories Impacting Rollins

Here are the key news stories impacting Rollins this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo raised its outlook on Rollins and flagged strong price appreciation potential, citing an overweight rating and a higher price target that implies mid-single-digit to high-single-digit upside from current levels. This analyst action is a primary driver of buying interest. Wells Fargo Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for Rollins
• Positive Sentiment: Morgan Stanley (per TipRanks summary) maintained a Buy rating with a $72 price target, reinforcing a constructive analyst view and signaling further upside versus the stock’s current price. Institutional support like this tends to boost investor confidence. TipRanks: Morgan Stanley Maintains Buy
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings preview coverage notes Rollins is expected to report a double-digit rise in quarterly earnings next month; upcoming results could reinforce the positive analyst momentum or introduce short-term volatility depending on the print. Rollins’ Quarterly Earnings Preview
• Neutral Sentiment: Several headline items about people named “Rollins” (e.g., Seth Rollins, Brooke Rollins, Ryan Rollins) are circulating in sports and lifestyle outlets but are unrelated to Rollins, Inc.’s business fundamentals and are unlikely to affect the stock. Example Unrelated Media Coverage
• Negative Sentiment: A Seeking Alpha piece argues Rollins is trading at a “toxic valuation” and recommends selling, highlighting that current multiples may already price in continued growth — a viewpoint that can cap further upside and attract short-term profit-taking from valuation-sensitive investors. Seeking Alpha: Toxic Valuation – Sell

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Rollins

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of Rollins by 16.2% during the 2nd quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. now owns 128,043 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $7,224,000 after acquiring an additional 17,845 shares during the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of Rollins by 7.2% in the 2nd quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 21,419 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,208,000 after purchasing an additional 1,435 shares during the last quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. grew its stake in shares of Rollins by 11.0% during the second quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 158,775 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $8,958,000 after purchasing an additional 15,699 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP increased its holdings in Rollins by 78.0% in the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 2,282,659 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $128,788,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000,185 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its holdings in Rollins by 139.5% in the third quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 416,737 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $24,479,000 after purchasing an additional 242,699 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 51.79% of the company’s stock.

Rollins Stock Down 0.1%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 0.77 and a quick ratio of 0.71. The stock has a market cap of $30.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 58.02 and a beta of 0.79. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $60.05 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $58.02.

Rollins (NYSE:ROL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The business services provider reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.32 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $1.03 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.02 billion. Rollins had a return on equity of 37.60% and a net margin of 14.02%.Rollins’s revenue was up 12.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.29 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Rollins, Inc. will post 1.09 EPS for the current year.

Rollins Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 10th were issued a $0.1825 dividend. This represents a $0.73 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. This is a boost from Rollins’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 10th. Rollins’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 68.22%.

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.