Intertek Group (ITRK) Competitors

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

Is ITRK or RTO a better dividend stock?

Intertek Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 128 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Rentokil Initial pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Intertek Group pays out 66.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Rentokil Initial pays out 57.7% 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.

Do analysts rate ITRK or RTO?

Intertek Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 5,200, suggesting a potential upside of 9.24%. Rentokil Initial has a consensus price target of GBX 435, suggesting a potential upside of 19.96%. Given Rentokil Initial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Rentokil Initial is more favorable than Intertek Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intertek Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Rentokil Initial	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ITRK or RTO?

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
Intertek Group	£3.34B	2.28	£307.45M	£191.86	24.81
Rentokil Initial	£5.38B	1.69	£389.49M	£15.59	23.26

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 more volatility and 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.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ITRK or RTO?

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

Does the media refer more to ITRK or RTO?

In the previous week, Intertek Group had 1 more articles in the media than Rentokil Initial. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Intertek Group and 1 mentions for Rentokil Initial. Rentokil Initial's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Intertek Group's score of -0.32 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)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Rentokil Initial	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Intertek Group beats Rentokil Initial on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.