Buckhead Capital Management LLC Has $608,000 Stake in Rollins, Inc. (NYSE:ROL)

Buckhead Capital Management LLC increased its position in Rollins, Inc. (NYSE:ROL) by 3.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 13,112 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 483 shares during the quarter. Buckhead Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Rollins were worth $608,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Rollins by 4.9% during the 3rd quarter. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC now owns 4,543 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $230,000 after acquiring an additional 212 shares during the period. Eastern Bank raised its position in Rollins by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Eastern Bank now owns 50,410 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,337,000 after purchasing an additional 236 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Trust N.A. raised its position in Rollins by 1.9% in the third quarter. Raymond James Trust N.A. now owns 13,283 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $672,000 after purchasing an additional 252 shares in the last quarter. Motley Fool Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in Rollins by 3.0% during the third quarter. Motley Fool Asset Management LLC now owns 10,072 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $509,000 after purchasing an additional 289 shares during the period. Finally, Mather Group LLC. boosted its holdings in Rollins by 9.8% during the fourth quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 3,325 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $154,000 after purchasing an additional 298 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 51.79% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on ROL. Barclays initiated coverage on Rollins in a report on Monday, November 4th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $50.00 target price for the company. Canaccord Genuity Group initiated coverage on Rollins in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. They set a “hold” rating and a $48.00 price objective for the company. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Rollins from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Rollins from $56.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $52.00 price target on shares of Rollins in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $51.50.

Rollins Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:ROL opened at $51.99 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $48.00 and a 200-day moving average of $48.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a current ratio of 0.78. Rollins, Inc. has a twelve month low of $40.41 and a twelve month high of $52.84. The firm has a market cap of $25.18 billion, a PE ratio of 54.16 and a beta of 0.76.

Rollins (NYSE:ROL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 12th. The business services provider reported $0.23 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.23. Rollins had a net margin of 14.18% and a return on equity of 38.67%. On average, equities research analysts predict that Rollins, Inc. will post 0.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Rollins Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 10th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 25th will be given a $0.165 dividend. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.27%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 25th. Rollins’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 68.75%.

Rollins Profile

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.