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Why Rollins (ROL) Stock Gained 12.6% in the Past 3 Months?
Shares of Rollins, Inc. (ROL - Free Report) have rallied 12.6% in the past three months, primarily on solid top-line growth and investor-friendly steps.
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Reasons for Upside
Rollins’ organic revenue growth rate is driven by strong technician and customer retention. Enhancing benefits are expected to improve employee and customer retention for the coming years. For second-quarter 2022, revenues of $714 million improved 11.9% year over year. Organic revenues of $693.6 million increased 8.7% year over year.
Rollins believes in returning capital through dividends. Consistent dividend payment underscores its commitment to adding shareholder value and boosting its confidence in business. ROL paid out dividends of $208.7 million, $160.5 million and $153.8 million in 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
ROL's current ratio (a measure of liquidity) stood at 0.98 at the end of second-quarter 2022, higher than the prior-year quarter’s 0.73. The gradually increasing current ratio bodes well for Rollins. This may imply that the risk of default is less. Shares have been up 8.7% in the year-to-date period.
Favorable Earnings Growth Rate
Driven by the above tailwinds, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for current-year earnings is pegged at 72 cents per share, indicating growth of 5.88% from the year-ago reported figure.
Zacks Rank and Stocks to Consider
Rollins currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
Some better-ranked stocks in the broader Zacks Business Services sector are Avis Budget Group, Inc. (CAR - Free Report) , Genpact Limited (G - Free Report) and CRA International, Inc. (CRAI - Free Report) .
Avis Budget sports a Zacks Rank #1 at present. CAR has an earnings growth rate of 108.4% for 2022.
Avis Budget delivered a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 69.5%, on average.
Genpact carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) at present. G has a long-term earnings growth expectation of 12.3%.
Genpact delivered a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 10.1%, on average.
CRA International carries a Zacks Rank of 2, currently. CRAI has a long-term earnings growth expectation of 14.3%.
CRAI delivered a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 26%, on average.