Intertek Group (ITRK) Competitors

Intertek Group (LON:ITRK) and Rentokil Initial (LON:RTO) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Is ITRK or RTO a better dividend stock?

Intertek Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Rentokil Initial pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Intertek Group pays out 70.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Rentokil Initial pays out 92.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Intertek Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility & risk, ITRK or RTO?

Intertek Group has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rentokil Initial has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ITRK or RTO more profitable?

Intertek Group has a net margin of 9.19% compared to Rentokil Initial's net margin of 7.25%. Intertek Group's return on equity of 23.46% beat Rentokil Initial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intertek Group	9.19%	23.46%	9.49%
Rentokil Initial	7.25%	9.50%	4.11%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ITRK or RTO?

Rentokil Initial has higher revenue and earnings than Intertek Group. Intertek Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rentokil Initial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Intertek Group	£3.40B	2.19	£307.45M	£2.24	2,158.39
Rentokil Initial	£6.92B	1.45	£389.49M	£0.13	3,114.60

Do analysts rate ITRK or RTO?

Intertek Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 5,300, indicating a potential upside of 9.87%. Rentokil Initial has a consensus price target of GBX 393.80, indicating a potential downside of 1.48%. Given Intertek Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Intertek Group is more favorable than Rentokil Initial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intertek Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Rentokil Initial	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Does the media refer more to ITRK or RTO?

In the previous week, Intertek Group and Intertek Group both had 3 articles in the media. Rentokil Initial's average media sentiment score of 0.15 beat Intertek Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Rentokil Initial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Intertek Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Rentokil Initial	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ITRK or RTO?

68.6% of Intertek Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.6% of Rentokil Initial shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Intertek Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Rentokil Initial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Intertek Group beats Rentokil Initial on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.