Can a pest and termite control service stock be sexy? Maybe not in concept, but Rollins stock is among the best around, with a 96 Earnings Per Share Rating out of 99, and a 96 Composite Rating. The Composite Rating puts it in the top 4% of stocks for a group of five key technical and fundamental metrics.
On Monday the Relative Strength (RS) Rating for Rollins stock climbed to 71, upgraded from 64 the day before. The upgraded 71 Relative Strength Rating means that Rollins outpaced 70% of all stocks in IBD's database for price performance this past year.
Rollins Stock Also Nearing Growth Stocks Benchmark
The upgrade Monday moved Rollins stock closer to the 80 RS Rating that CAN SLIM investors like to see. Research shows that the best stocks often have an 80 or higher RS Rating as they begin their largest runs. See if Rollins can continue to show renewed price strength and hit that benchmark.
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The IBD Big Cap 20 stock is working on a cup without handle with a 47.45 entry. See if it can break out in heavy volume. After strong increases the past few days: up 3% Friday and on track for a 1.3% bump Monday afternoon to near 47, Rollins stock is just below the buy point.
Among its other ratings Rollins stock has a best-possible A SMR Rating (sales + profit margins + return on equity) on an A-to-E scale, reflecting strong fundamentals. Additionally, it has a B- Accumulation/Distribution Rating showing that institutional buyers like mutual funds and ETFs are buying more shares than selling.
Atlanta-based Rollins posted 18% earnings growth in its most recent report to 20 cents per share, while sales grew 14% to $748.4 million. It posted EPS growth ranging from 15% to 27% the prior three quarters, and sales rose 14% to 15% during that period.
Among Top 5 In Its Industry
Rollins stock earns the No. 5 rank among its peers in the highly ranked Building-Maintenance & Services industry group. The group ranks a superb No. 3 on IBD's list of 197 industry groups. It also sports an A+ group Relative Strength Rating.
Mechanical and electrical construction services company Emcor is the No. 1-ranked stock in the group.
IBD's proprietary Relative Strength Rating identifies market leadership with a 1 (worst) to 99 (best) score. The grade shows how a stock's price performance over the last 52 weeks compares to all the other stocks in our database
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