Rentokil Initial plc (LON:RTO) Given Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" by Analysts

Key Points

• Moderate Buy consensus from seven analysts (5 buys, 1 hold, 1 sell) with an average 1‑year price target of GBX 461.43.
• Several brokers have recently upgraded targets, including UBS to a buy with GBX 540, Jefferies to GBX 550, and Citigroup to GBX 575, signaling upward momentum among analysts.
• Shares opened at GBX 456.50 within a 1‑year range of GBX 306–493.90 (market cap £11.48bn, P/E ~35.6), and insider Sally Johnson bought 2,676 shares at GBX 483, while insiders own 2.82%.

Rentokil Initial plc (LON:RTO - Get Free Report) has earned an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from the seven ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, one has given a hold recommendation and five have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 461.43.

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Stifel Nicolaus restated a "hold" rating and issued a GBX 390 price objective on shares of Rentokil Initial in a report on Thursday, March 5th. UBS Group raised Rentokil Initial from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their target price for the stock from GBX 430 to GBX 540 in a report on Thursday, March 12th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on shares of Rentokil Initial from GBX 540 to GBX 550 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 10th. Finally, Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Rentokil Initial from GBX 550 to GBX 575 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, March 16th.

Rentokil Initial Stock Performance

Shares of LON RTO opened at GBX 456.50 on Monday. Rentokil Initial has a 1 year low of GBX 306 and a 1 year high of GBX 493.90. The firm has a market cap of £11.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.57, a PEG ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.49. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 462.16 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 431.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 111.54, a quick ratio of 1.76 and a current ratio of 1.16.

Insider Activity at Rentokil Initial

In other Rentokil Initial news, insider Sally Johnson bought 2,676 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 16th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 483 per share, with a total value of £12,925.08. 2.82% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Rentokil Initial Company Profile

Rentokil Initial plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides route-based services in North America, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, Asia, the Pacific, and internationally. It offers a range of pest control services for rodents, and flying and crawling insects, as well as other forms of wildlife management for commercial customers. The company provides hygiene services, including the provision and maintenance of products, such as soap and hand sanitizer dispensers, hand dryers, air care and purification, cubicle and surface sanitizers, feminine hygiene units, toilet paper dispensers, and floor protection mats.

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