ITRK vs. RTO, SRP, MTO, JSG, CPI, DWF, RST, RWS, DLAR, and FRAN
Should you be buying Intertek Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Intertek Group include Rentokil Initial (RTO), Serco Group (SRP), Mitie Group (MTO), Johnson Service Group (JSG), Capita (CPI), DWF Group (DWF), Restore (RST), RWS (RWS), De La Rue (DLAR), and Franchise Brands (FRAN). These companies are all part of the "specialty business services" industry.
Intertek Group vs. Its Competitors
Rentokil Initial (LON:RTO) and Intertek Group (LON:ITRK) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.
Rentokil Initial pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Intertek Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. 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 pays out 70.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Intertek Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
78.6% of Rentokil Initial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.6% of Intertek Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Rentokil Initial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Intertek Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Rentokil Initial has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intertek Group has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Rentokil Initial had 3 more articles in the media than Intertek Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Rentokil Initial and 2 mentions for Intertek Group. 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 media.
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.
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.
Rentokil Initial presently has a consensus target price of GBX 393.80, indicating a potential downside of 1.48%. Intertek Group has a consensus target price of GBX 5,300, indicating a potential upside of 9.87%. Given Intertek Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Intertek Group is more favorable than Rentokil Initial.
Summary
Intertek Group beats Rentokil Initial on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:ITRK) was last updated on 10/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff