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Intertek Group (ITRK) Competitors

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GBX 4,824 -40.00 (-0.82%)
As of 10/17/2025 11:54 AM Eastern

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.

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

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 Initial7.25% 9.50% 4.11%
Intertek Group 9.19%23.46%9.49%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Rentokil Initial£6.92B1.45£389.49M£0.133,114.60
Intertek Group£3.40B2.19£307.45M£2.242,158.39

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.

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

Summary

Intertek Group beats Rentokil Initial on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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ITRK vs. The Competition

MetricIntertek GroupSpecialty Business Services IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£7.43B£6.96B£7.79B£2.57B
Dividend Yield3.34%4.86%4.59%5.37%
P/E Ratio2,158.39686.53284.164,242.54
Price / Sales2.19101.581,246.8599,406.89
Price / Cash25.5340.5427.7427.90
Price / Book5.757.494.798.11
Net Income£307.45M£144.67M£790.12M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-1.27%0.06%0.10%-0.62%
1 Month Performance4.06%-0.93%1.19%0.73%
1 Year Performance-5.69%51.49%26.51%128.71%

Intertek Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ITRK
Intertek Group
2.2555 of 5 stars
GBX 4,824
-0.8%
GBX 5,300
+9.9%
-5.7%£7.43B£3.40B2,158.3943,908
RTO
Rentokil Initial
2.156 of 5 stars
GBX 399.88
-1.7%
GBX 397.25
-0.7%
N/A£10.06B£6.92B3,116.0062,931News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
SRP
Serco Group
1.6418 of 5 stars
GBX 239.71
-0.1%
GBX 247
+3.0%
+35.5%£2.40B£4.85B4,775.1050,000
MTO
Mitie Group
1.8453 of 5 stars
GBX 156.95
+12.9%
GBX 163.33
+4.1%
+29.0%£2.03B£5.08B2,065.1368,145Analyst Forecast
Buyback Announcement
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
JSG
Johnson Service Group
2.5064 of 5 stars
GBX 141
-1.0%
GBX 178.33
+26.5%
-11.8%£552.78M£526.80M1,620.696,165Positive News
High Trading Volume
CPI
Capita
3.6645 of 5 stars
GBX 318
-4.5%
GBX 652.50
+105.2%
+1,338.1%£361.72M£2.34B2,345.1343,000
DWF
DWF Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£340.61M£451.64M2,490.004,340
RST
Restore
3.153 of 5 stars
GBX 246.50
-0.6%
GBX 362.75
+47.2%
-3.4%£334.35M£296M3,679.102,700
RWS
RWS
2.4809 of 5 stars
GBX 89.90
+0.4%
GBX 240
+167.0%
-43.3%£332.46M£712.20M1,341.797,040Dividend Increase
High Trading Volume
DLAR
De La Rue
N/AGBX 130
flat
N/AN/A£251.69M£307.43M-12.541,841
FRAN
Franchise Brands
N/AGBX 119
flat
N/A-24.1%£228.99M£139.35M2,960.20715Trending News
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This page (LON:ITRK) was last updated on 10/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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