<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Alpine Peaks Capital LP trimmed its position in  Rollins, Inc. (NYSE:ROL - Free Report) by 25.5% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor  owned 106,368 shares of the business services provider's stock after selling 36,500 shares during the period. Rollins comprises  5.3% of Alpine Peaks Capital LP's investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest position. Alpine Peaks Capital LP's holdings in Rollins were worth $6,001,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.</p><ul><li>Waste Management: Is it a good use of your time?</li></ul><p>A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of  Rollins by 16.2% in the 2nd quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. now owns 128,043 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $7,224,000 after buying an additional 17,845 shares during the last quarter.  Savant Capital LLC raised its position in  Rollins by 7.2% in the second quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 21,419 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $1,208,000 after acquiring an additional 1,435 shares during the period.  Prudential Financial Inc. boosted its stake in  Rollins by 11.0% in the second quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 158,775 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $8,958,000 after acquiring an additional 15,699 shares during the last quarter.  Marshall Wace LLP boosted its stake in  Rollins by 78.0% in the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 2,282,659 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $128,788,000 after acquiring an additional 1,000,185 shares during the last quarter.  Finally, Aviva PLC grew its position in shares of  Rollins by 441.9% during the 2nd quarter. Aviva PLC now owns 121,369 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $6,848,000 after acquiring an additional 98,973 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own  51.79% of the company's stock. </p><h2>Insider Transactions at Rollins</h2><p>In other Rollins news, insider Thomas D. Tesh sold 2,395 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $57.77, for a total transaction of $138,359.15. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 34,732 shares in the company, valued at $2,006,467.64. This represents a 6.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 4.47% of the stock is currently owned by insiders. </p><h2>Rollins Stock Performance</h2><ul><li> Rollins Pest Control Needs to be in Your Watchlist</li></ul><p>NYSE:ROL opened at $58.81 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $28.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 54.96 and a beta of 0.79. The business has a 50 day moving average of $58.38 and a 200 day moving average of $57.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 0.77 and a quick ratio of 0.71. Rollins, Inc. has a 1-year low of $45.34 and a 1-year high of $61.84. </p><p>Rollins (NYSE:ROL - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The business services provider reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.32 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $1.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.02 billion. Rollins had a net margin of 14.02% and a return on equity of 37.60%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 12.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.29 earnings per share.  On average, sell-side analysts predict that  Rollins, Inc. will post 1.09 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. </p><h2>Rollins Increases Dividend</h2><p>The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 10th were paid a $0.1825 dividend. This is a boost from Rollins's previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. This represents a $0.73 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 10th. Rollins's payout ratio is presently 68.22%. </p><h2>Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth</h2><p>Several equities analysts recently commented on ROL shares. Zacks Research lowered Rollins from a &#34;strong-buy&#34; rating to a &#34;hold&#34; rating in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. Sanford C. Bernstein  restated an &#34;outperform&#34; rating on shares of Rollins in a research note on Tuesday, December 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group  reiterated a &#34;buy&#34; rating and set a $64.00 price target on shares of Rollins in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Barclays raised Rollins from an &#34;equal weight&#34; rating to an &#34;overweight&#34; rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $60.00 to $72.00 in a report on Friday, December 5th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group  set a $55.00 price objective on shares of Rollins and gave the company a &#34;hold&#34; rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Rollins presently has an average rating of &#34;Moderate Buy&#34; and an average target price of $64.42.</p><p><b>Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on Rollins</b></p><h2>Rollins Company Profile</h2> (Free Report)<p>Rollins, Inc, through its subsidiaries, provides pest and wildlife control services to residential and commercial customers in the United States and internationally. 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<p>Alpine Peaks Capital LP reduced its stake in Rollins, Inc. by 25.5% in Q2, selling 36,500 shares, now holding 106,368 shares valued at $6,001,000. Other investors like J.W. Cole Advisors and Marshall Wace LLP increased their holdings. Rollins' stock opened at $58.81 with a market cap of $28.50 billion. The company reported Q3 earnings of $0.35 per share, beating estimates, and increased its quarterly dividend to $0.1825. Analysts have mixed ratings on Rollins, with some maintaining a 'buy' rating.</p>

Alpine Peaks Capital LP Reduces Stock Holdings in Rollins, Inc. $ROL