Rotork (ROR) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Rotork plc designs, manufactures, and markets industrial flow control and instrumentation solutions for the oil and gas, water and wastewater, power, chemical, process, and industrial markets worldwide. It operates through three segments: Oils & Gas; Water & Power; and Chemical, Process & Industrial segments. The company offers electric, fluid power, and process control actuators. It also provides gearboxes and valve accessories comprising multi-turn and quarter-turn gearboxes, smart position indicators, direct mount chain wheels, valve accessories, roto hammers, and master gear products. In addition, the company offers instrumentation and control products, such as instrument valves, controllers, and measurement products; and pneumatic valves and manifolds, which include air preparation equipment, poppet valves, spool valves, ancillaries, direct acting solenoid valves, slide valves, and impact pneumatic manifolds. Further, it provides master station, foundation fieldbus, Modbus, Profibus, DeviceNet, HART, ethernet, and control network legacy products; and actuator workshop overhaul, field support, planned shutdown support, and valve automation services. The company operates in the United Kingdom, Italy, rest of Europe, the United States, rest of the Americas, China, and internationally. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Bath, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 313.20 to 320.20
• 50-Day Range: 300.40 to 339
• 52-Week Range: 297.40 to 363
• Volume: 63.40 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.73 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £2.70 billion
• P/E Ratio: 2,272.96
• Dividend Yield: 2.20%
• Price Target: GBX 375
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Rotork Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Rotork scored higher than 27% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Rotork has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Rotork has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Rotork is 2,272.96, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 127.32.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Rotork is 2,272.96, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 524.35.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Rotork has a PEG Ratio of 2.48. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Rotork has a P/B Ratio of 4.48. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for ROR.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Rotork pays a meaningful dividend of 2.28%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Rotork does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Rotork is 5,000.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for ROR.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.44

News Sentiment

Rotork has a news sentiment score of 1.44. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.42 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Rotork this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Rotork insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.52% of the stock of Rotork is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

70.61% of the stock of Rotork is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

ROR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ROR shares performed this year?

Rotork's stock was trading at GBX 323.60 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, ROR shares have decreased by 1.7% and is now trading at GBX 318.22.
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How were Rotork's earnings last quarter?

Rotork plc (LON:ROR) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March, 3rd. The company reported $13.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $13.00. Rotork had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 20.32% and a net margin of 15.97%.

How do I buy shares of Rotork?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Rotork own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Rotork investors own include Anglo American (AAL), Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L) (HSTG), Renishaw (RSW), Spirent Communications (SPT), Hiscox (HSX), Anglo American (NGLOY) and Rio Tinto Group (RIO).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/03/2020
• Ex-Dividend for 9/23 Dividend: 8/15/2024
• Dividend Payable: 9/23/2024
• Today: 11/21/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Specialty Industrial Machinery
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:ROR
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.rotork.com
• Phone: +44-1225-733200
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 3,342
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 375
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 380
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 370
• Potential Upside/Downside: +18.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.14
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 2,261.43
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.24
• P/E Growth: 2.48
• Net Income: £119.16 million
• Net Margins: 15.97%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 20.32%
• Return on Assets: 14.75%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.96
• Current Ratio: 3.21
• Quick Ratio: 2.16

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £745.89 million
• Price / Sales: 3.61
• Cash Flow: GBX 12.11 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 26.14
• Book Value: GBX 71 per share
• Price / Book: 4.46

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 849,490,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £2.69 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.96