Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC Has $328,000 Position in Rollins, Inc. (NYSE:ROL)

Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC increased its position in shares of Rollins, Inc. (NYSE:ROL) by 6.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 7,509 shares of the business services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 451 shares during the quarter. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC’s holdings in Rollins were worth $328,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Lindbrook Capital LLC lifted its holdings in Rollins by 72.4% during the 4th quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC now owns 619 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 260 shares during the last quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. grew its position in Rollins by 3.8% during the 3rd quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 7,150 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $267,000 after acquiring an additional 263 shares during the last quarter. Apeiron RIA LLC lifted its holdings in Rollins by 3.7% during the 3rd quarter. Apeiron RIA LLC now owns 9,210 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $344,000 after buying an additional 332 shares during the period. Ballentine Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Rollins by 5.9% during the 4th quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 7,126 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $311,000 after buying an additional 396 shares during the period. Finally, Parkside Financial Bank & Trust lifted its holdings in Rollins by 10.3% during the 3rd quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 5,434 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $203,000 after buying an additional 507 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 51.79% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Rollins

In other news, CFO Kenneth D. Krause sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $46.18, for a total transaction of $230,900.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 99,078 shares in the company, valued at $4,575,422.04. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. In related news, insider Elizabeth B. Chandler sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $41.05, for a total transaction of $410,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 99,709 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,093,054.45. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Kenneth D. Krause sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $46.18, for a total value of $230,900.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 99,078 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,575,422.04. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 22,824 shares of company stock worth $994,558. Company insiders own 4.69% of the company’s stock.

Rollins Price Performance

ROL traded up $1.64 during trading on Thursday, reaching $44.51. The stock had a trading volume of 1,076,254 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,943,922. The business has a 50-day moving average of $44.41 and a 200-day moving average of $42.04. Rollins, Inc. has a one year low of $32.19 and a one year high of $47.45. The stock has a market cap of $21.57 billion, a PE ratio of 50.52, a PEG ratio of 3.37 and a beta of 0.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a current ratio of 0.71.

Rollins (NYSE:ROL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 24th. The business services provider reported $0.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.20. Rollins had a return on equity of 35.97% and a net margin of 14.15%. The firm had revenue of $748.35 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $739.12 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.18 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.7% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Rollins, Inc. will post 0.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Rollins Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 10th will be issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 9th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.35%. Rollins’s dividend payout ratio is currently 68.18%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ROL has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on Rollins in a research report on Tuesday, January 2nd. They issued a “buy” rating and a $49.00 target price for the company. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $49.00 target price on shares of Rollins in a report on Monday, April 15th. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $52.00 price objective on shares of Rollins in a research note on Thursday, February 15th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded Rollins from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Rollins has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $46.83.

About Rollins

Rollins, Inc, through its subsidiaries, provides pest and wildlife control services to residential and commercial customers in the United States and internationally. The company offers pest control services to residential properties protecting from common pests, including rodents, insects, and wildlife.