S.A. Mason LLC Sells 1,600 Shares of Rollins, Inc. (NYSE:ROL)

S.A. Mason LLC trimmed its position in Rollins, Inc. (NYSE:ROL) by 6.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 23,449 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 1,600 shares during the quarter. S.A. Mason LLC’s holdings in Rollins were worth $1,024,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Rollins in the second quarter valued at approximately $29,000. KB Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Rollins during the 1st quarter valued at $32,000. Fred Alger Management LLC bought a new position in Rollins during the third quarter worth $41,000. Operose Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Rollins in the third quarter valued at $47,000. Finally, Cornerstone Planning Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Rollins in the second quarter valued at about $47,000. 51.79% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Rollins

In other Rollins news, CFO Kenneth D. Krause sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $46.18, for a total value of $230,900.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 99,078 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,575,422.04. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. In other Rollins news, CFO Kenneth D. Krause sold 5,000 shares of Rollins stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $46.18, for a total value of $230,900.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now 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 this hyperlink. Also, insider Elizabeth B. Chandler sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 directly owns 99,709 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,093,054.45. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 22,824 shares of company stock worth $994,558 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 4.69% of the company’s stock.

Rollins Stock Performance

NYSE:ROL opened at $46.70 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $22.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 53.07, a PEG ratio of 3.62 and a beta of 0.63. Rollins, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $32.19 and a fifty-two week high of $47.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a current ratio of 0.71. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $44.19 and a 200-day moving average price of $41.03.

Rollins (NYSE:ROL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 14th. The business services provider reported $0.21 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.21. Rollins had a net margin of 14.15% and a return on equity of 35.97%. The business had revenue of $754.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $753.40 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.17 earnings per share. Rollins’s revenue was up 14.0% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Rollins, Inc. will post 0.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Rollins Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 11th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 21st were paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 20th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.28%. Rollins’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 68.18%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have weighed in on ROL. The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on shares of Rollins in a report on Tuesday, January 2nd. They issued a “buy” rating and a $49.00 price target on the stock. UBS Group reduced their price target on Rollins from $50.00 to $49.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 16th. Morgan Stanley started coverage on Rollins in a research report on Thursday, December 21st. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $42.00 price objective on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $52.00 target price on shares of Rollins in a research report on Thursday, February 15th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of Rollins from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 10th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus 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.