Intertek Group (ITRK) Competitors

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

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, RTO or ITRK?

Rentokil Initial has higher revenue and earnings than Intertek Group. Rentokil Initial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Intertek Group, 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
Rentokil Initial	£5.38B	1.63	£389.49M	£15.59	22.49
Intertek Group	£3.34B	2.33	£307.45M	£191.86	25.27

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RTO or ITRK?

Rentokil Initial received 233 more outperform votes than Intertek Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.70% of users gave Rentokil Initial an outperform vote while only 48.72% of users gave Intertek Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Rentokil Initial	Outperform Votes 613 65.70%	Underperform Votes 320 34.30%
Intertek Group	Outperform Votes 380 48.72%	Underperform Votes 400 51.28%

Does the media favor RTO or ITRK?

In the previous week, Intertek Group had 1 more articles in the media than Rentokil Initial. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Intertek Group and 0 mentions for Rentokil Initial. Rentokil Initial's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Intertek Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Rentokil Initial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Rentokil Initial	Positive
Intertek Group	Neutral

Is RTO or ITRK a better dividend stock?

Rentokil Initial pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Intertek Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 128 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Rentokil Initial pays out 57.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Intertek Group pays out 66.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Which has more risk & volatility, RTO or ITRK?

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.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in RTO or ITRK?

99.0% of Rentokil Initial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.6% of Intertek Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Rentokil Initial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Intertek Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is RTO or ITRK 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
Rentokil Initial	7.25%	9.50%	4.11%
Intertek Group	9.19%	23.46%	9.49%

Do analysts recommend RTO or ITRK?

Rentokil Initial currently has a consensus price target of GBX 488.33, suggesting a potential upside of 39.25%. Intertek Group has a consensus price target of GBX 5,466.67, suggesting a potential upside of 12.76%. Given Rentokil Initial's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Rentokil Initial is more favorable than Intertek Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rentokil Initial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Intertek Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Summary

Intertek Group beats Rentokil Initial on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.