No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest was filed 24 Apr 2026.
Rotork plc, classified in the Industry sector, is a listed company based in Bath, founded in 1957. Its insiders report their share dealings to RNS (LSE). Over the twelve months to 17 October 2026, the company's managers filed 82 filings, from 29 insiders.
Purchases and sales both appear in the filings: 7 purchases (5 insiders, €346k) and 1 sale (1 insider, €42k). The amount is not disclosed for 2 filings. A purchase on the market is a deliberate choice to commit personal money, which is why it draws more attention than a grant. Stuart Pain filed the largest purchase, €87k, on 25 March 2026, which represents 0.0019% of the company's market value. On the buying side, the filings list 4 senior executives, 1 finance chief and 1 chief executive among the declarants.
The data flag 6 purchases as part of a group of insiders buying within 30 days of each other. Such overlaps are known as a cluster signal: distinct people reaching the same decision at about the same time. The last insider purchase was made public on 24 April 2026, 176 days ago. The median gap between a trade and its publication by RNS (LSE) is 1 day. The legal deadline for notifying a trade is three business days (UK MAR).
For context, the typical company on the same exchange (median of 831 companies) published 6 filings over the same period, against 82 filings here. The full history, which starts in 2023, counts 21 purchases against 1 sale.
Elsewhere in the same sector, our signals recently picked up insider purchases at Tennant Co and Butler National Corp. This summary is built from RNS (LSE) disclosures alone and does not predict where the share price will go.
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Analysts rate Rotork plc Hold (neutral), based on 9 analysts. Average price target: £4.83.
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Rotork plc is a UK industrial group focused on mission-critical intelligent flow control solutions, with core expertise in valve actuators, gearboxes, control systems, instrumentation and related accessories. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange (FTSE 100/250/AIM) in the United Kingdom and serves infrastructure-intensive end markets where reliability, safety and energy efficiency are central buying criteria. Rotork is widely positioned as a global reference supplier to the Oil & Gas, Water & Power, and Chemical, Process & Industrial (CPI) sectors. Its portfolio spans electric, electro-hydraulic and pneumatic actuation technologies, alongside lifecycle services such as maintenance, repairs, upgrades and field support.
Founded in 1957, Rotork relocated its operations to Bath early in its development and continues to be headquartered in Bath, United Kingdom. That long operating history remains an important competitive asset: the brand is well known among asset operators, engineering firms and systems integrators in settings where unplanned downtime is costly and technical credibility matters. The group states that it employs more than 3,500 people and serves customers in around 140 countries, giving it broad international reach across a diversified industrial customer base.
From a competitive standpoint, Rotork’s strength lies in the depth of its product range, its engineering know-how and its ability to support the full installed base over many years. Key products include smart electric actuators, fail-safe actuation solutions, gearboxes, control accessories, positioners and associated instrumentation. This combination of hardware and service capability supports recurring revenue from spares, aftermarket services, repairs and upgrades, which is attractive from a quality-of-earnings perspective.
Geographically, the business is well diversified across the major global industrial markets, with particularly relevant exposure to water, energy and industrial processing applications. Recent developments underline an active capital allocation and portfolio strategy. In 2025, Rotork completed the acquisition of Noah Actuation in South Korea, strengthening its electric actuation capabilities, and continued its share buyback programme. The company also released its 2025 annual results and a first-quarter 2026 trading update, both pointing to continued operational momentum. For investors, Rotork stands out as a high-quality industrial franchise with critical end-market exposure, a strong installed base and a combination of technological leadership, international scale and financial discipline.
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Over the last 90 days, 2 filings published on 13 October 2026: no open-market purchase or sale filed by an insider. 2 other filings (not open-market purchases or sales: grants, options, plans, sale notices, block transfers).
Summary written automatically from public filings, without human review. General information, identical for every reader: it is not investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell. Investing involves a risk of capital loss. Generated on 14 October 2026 (UTC)
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