Do analysts rate ENRT or RTO?

Rentokil Initial has a consensus price target of GBX 455.75, suggesting a potential upside of 52.99%. Given Rentokil Initial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Rentokil Initial is more favorable than Environmental Recycling Technologies. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Environmental Recycling Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Rentokil Initial 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ENRT or RTO?

Rentokil Initial has higher revenue and earnings than Environmental Recycling Technologies. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Environmental Recycling Technologies N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Rentokil Initial £7.13B 1.05 £389.49M £18.86 15.80

Do analysts rate RTO or WM?

Rentokil Initial presently has a consensus price target of GBX 455.75, suggesting a potential upside of 52.99%. Given Rentokil Initial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Rentokil Initial is more favorable than Waste Management. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Rentokil Initial 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Waste Management 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, RTO or WM?

Rentokil Initial has higher revenue and earnings than Waste Management. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Rentokil Initial £7.13B 1.05 £389.49M £18.86 15.80 Waste Management N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Do analysts recommend RTO or WPY?

Rentokil Initial presently has a consensus price target of GBX 455.75, indicating a potential upside of 52.99%. Given Rentokil Initial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Rentokil Initial is more favorable than Worldpay. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Rentokil Initial 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Worldpay 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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 £7.13B 1.05 £389.49M £18.86 15.80 Intertek Group £3.53B 2.57 £307.45M £205.10 28.77

Do analysts prefer RTO or HSV?

Rentokil Initial currently has a consensus target price of GBX 455.75, suggesting a potential upside of 52.99%. Given Rentokil Initial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Rentokil Initial is more favorable than HomeServe. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Rentokil Initial 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 HomeServe 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Rentokil Initial (RTO) Competitors

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RTO vs. ENRT, WM, WPY, ITRK, and HSV

Should you buy Rentokil Initial stock or one of its competitors? Rentokil Initial's main competitors and comparable companies include Environmental Recycling Technologies (ENRT), Waste Management (WM), Worldpay (WPY), Intertek Group (ITRK), and HomeServe (HSV). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "commercial services & supplies" industry.

How does Rentokil Initial compare to Environmental Recycling Technologies?

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

58.5% of Rentokil Initial shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Rentokil Initial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Environmental Recycling Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Rentokil Initial's score of -0.88 indicating that Environmental Recycling Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Environmental Recycling Technologies	Neutral
Rentokil Initial	Negative

Rentokil Initial has a net margin of 3.92% compared to Environmental Recycling Technologies' net margin of 0.00%. Rentokil Initial's return on equity of 5.82% beat Environmental Recycling Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Environmental Recycling Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rentokil Initial	3.92%	5.82%	4.11%

Rentokil Initial has a consensus price target of GBX 455.75, suggesting a potential upside of 52.99%. Given Rentokil Initial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Rentokil Initial is more favorable than Environmental Recycling Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Environmental Recycling Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Rentokil Initial	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Rentokil Initial has higher revenue and earnings than Environmental Recycling Technologies.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Environmental Recycling Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rentokil Initial	£7.13B	1.05	£389.49M	£18.86	15.80

Summary

Rentokil Initial beats Environmental Recycling Technologies on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Rentokil Initial compare to Waste Management?

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

In the previous week, Waste Management had 1 more articles in the media than Rentokil Initial. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Waste Management and 0 mentions for Rentokil Initial. Waste Management's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Rentokil Initial's score of -0.88 indicating that Waste Management is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Rentokil Initial	Negative
Waste Management	Neutral

Rentokil Initial has higher revenue and earnings than Waste Management.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rentokil Initial	£7.13B	1.05	£389.49M	£18.86	15.80
Waste Management	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Rentokil Initial presently has a consensus price target of GBX 455.75, suggesting a potential upside of 52.99%. Given Rentokil Initial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Rentokil Initial is more favorable than Waste Management.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rentokil Initial	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Waste Management	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Rentokil Initial has a net margin of 3.92% compared to Waste Management's net margin of 0.00%. Rentokil Initial's return on equity of 5.82% beat Waste Management's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rentokil Initial	3.92%	5.82%	4.11%
Waste Management	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Rentokil Initial beats Waste Management on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Rentokil Initial compare to Worldpay?

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

Rentokil Initial presently has a consensus price target of GBX 455.75, indicating a potential upside of 52.99%. Given Rentokil Initial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Rentokil Initial is more favorable than Worldpay.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rentokil Initial	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Worldpay	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

In the previous week, Worldpay's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Rentokil Initial's score of -0.88 indicating that Worldpay is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Rentokil Initial	Negative
Worldpay	Neutral

58.5% of Rentokil Initial shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Rentokil Initial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Rentokil Initial has a net margin of 3.92% compared to Worldpay's net margin of 0.00%. Rentokil Initial's return on equity of 5.82% beat Worldpay's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rentokil Initial	3.92%	5.82%	4.11%
Worldpay	N/A	N/A	N/A

Rentokil Initial has higher revenue and earnings than Worldpay. Worldpay 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
Rentokil Initial	£7.13B	1.05	£389.49M	£18.86	15.80
Worldpay	£4.04B	0.00	N/A	£48.60	N/A

Summary

Rentokil Initial beats Worldpay on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Rentokil Initial compare to Intertek Group?

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 analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.

Rentokil Initial pays an annual dividend of GBX 12.39 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Intertek Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 165 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Rentokil Initial pays out 65.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Intertek Group pays out 80.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Rentokil Initial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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. Intertek Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Rentokil Initial's score of -0.88 indicating that Intertek Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Rentokil Initial	Negative
Intertek Group	Neutral

58.5% of Rentokil Initial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.6% 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Rentokil Initial presently has a consensus price target of GBX 455.75, suggesting a potential upside of 52.99%. Intertek Group has a consensus price target of GBX 5,649.25, suggesting a potential downside of 4.25%. Given Rentokil Initial's higher possible upside, research 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	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Intertek Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Intertek Group has a net margin of 9.07% compared to Rentokil Initial's net margin of 3.92%. Intertek Group's return on equity of 29.86% beat Rentokil Initial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rentokil Initial	3.92%	5.82%	4.11%
Intertek Group	9.07%	29.86%	9.49%

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	£7.13B	1.05	£389.49M	£18.86	15.80
Intertek Group	£3.53B	2.57	£307.45M	£205.10	28.77

Rentokil Initial has a beta of 0.405, indicating that its share price is 60% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Intertek Group has a beta of 0.966, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

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

How does Rentokil Initial compare to HomeServe?

Rentokil Initial (LON:RTO) and HomeServe (LON:HSV) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and earnings.

58.5% of Rentokil Initial shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Rentokil Initial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Rentokil Initial has higher revenue and earnings than HomeServe. HomeServe 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
Rentokil Initial	£7.13B	1.05	£389.49M	£18.86	15.80
HomeServe	£1.53B	0.00	N/A	£0.40	N/A

Rentokil Initial has a net margin of 3.92% compared to HomeServe's net margin of 0.00%. Rentokil Initial's return on equity of 5.82% beat HomeServe's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rentokil Initial	3.92%	5.82%	4.11%
HomeServe	N/A	N/A	N/A

Rentokil Initial pays an annual dividend of GBX 12.39 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. HomeServe pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.07 per share. Rentokil Initial pays out 65.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HomeServe pays out 17.0% 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.

In the previous week, HomeServe's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Rentokil Initial's score of -0.88 indicating that HomeServe is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Rentokil Initial	Negative
HomeServe	Neutral

Rentokil Initial currently has a consensus target price of GBX 455.75, suggesting a potential upside of 52.99%. Given Rentokil Initial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Rentokil Initial is more favorable than HomeServe.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rentokil Initial	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
HomeServe	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Rentokil Initial beats HomeServe on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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RTO vs. The Competition

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Metric	Rentokil Initial	Commercial Services & Supplies Industry	Industrials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£7.50B	£4.17B	£10.24B	£2.79B
Dividend Yield	3.14%	5.01%	96.63%	6.21%
P/E Ratio	15.80	26.04	26.49	367.41
Price / Sales	1.05	750.66	269.87	89,142.88
Price / Cash	4.19	21.29	24.20	27.89
Price / Book	1.80	4.05	4.78	6.74
Net Income	£389.49M	£152.68M	£614.99M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	0.71%	-0.67%	-0.68%	-0.21%
1 Month Performance	-12.82%	-4.67%	-3.59%	-1.09%
1 Year Performance	-28.22%	-1.18%	1.34%	22.65%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
RTO Rentokil Initial	4.0229 of 5 stars	GBX 297.90 -0.4%	GBX 455.75 +53.0%	-27.3%	£7.50B	£7.13B	15.80	62,931
ENRT Environmental Recycling Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£0.00	N/A	N/A	1	High Trading Volume
WM Waste Management	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£0.00	N/A	N/A	42,300	High Trading Volume
WPY Worldpay	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£29.39B	£4.04B	194.44	190
ITRK Intertek Group	0.4024 of 5 stars	GBX 5,873.25 -0.1%	GBX 5,649.25 -3.8%	+19.2%	£9.02B	£3.53B	28.64	43,908	High Trading Volume

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RTO vs. ENRT, WM, WPY, ITRK, and HSV

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Rentokil Initial (RTO) Competitors

RTO vs. ENRT, WM, WPY, ITRK, and HSV

How does Rentokil Initial compare to Environmental Recycling Technologies?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ENRT or RTO?

Does the media refer more to ENRT or RTO?

Is ENRT or RTO more profitable?

Do analysts rate ENRT or RTO?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ENRT or RTO?

Summary

How does Rentokil Initial compare to Waste Management?

Does the media prefer RTO or WM?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, RTO or WM?

Do analysts rate RTO or WM?

Is RTO or WM more profitable?

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

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How does Rentokil Initial compare to Worldpay?

Do analysts recommend RTO or WPY?

Does the media prefer RTO or WPY?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in RTO or WPY?

Is RTO or WPY more profitable?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, RTO or WPY?

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How does Rentokil Initial compare to Intertek Group?

Is RTO or ITRK a better dividend stock?

Does the media prefer RTO or ITRK?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in RTO or ITRK?

Do analysts rate RTO or ITRK?

Is RTO or ITRK more profitable?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, RTO or ITRK?

Which has more risk and volatility, RTO or ITRK?

Summary

How does Rentokil Initial compare to HomeServe?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in RTO or HSV?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, RTO or HSV?

Is RTO or HSV more profitable?

Is RTO or HSV a better dividend stock?

Does the media refer more to RTO or HSV?

Do analysts prefer RTO or HSV?

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