DLocal (DLO) Competitors

DLocal (NASDAQ:DLO) and Rentokil Initial (NYSE:RTO) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, community ranking, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DLO or RTO?

DLocal received 17 more outperform votes than Rentokil Initial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 30.88% of users gave DLocal an outperform vote while only 30.77% of users gave Rentokil Initial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
DLocal	Outperform Votes 21 30.88%	Underperform Votes 47 69.12%
Rentokil Initial	Outperform Votes 4 30.77%	Underperform Votes 9 69.23%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, DLO or RTO?

Rentokil Initial has higher revenue and earnings than DLocal.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DLocal	$650.35M	5.38	$148.96M	$0.40	29.53
Rentokil Initial	$6.68B	1.80	$473.93M	N/A	N/A

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of DLO or RTO?

90.1% of DLocal shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.9% of Rentokil Initial shares are held by institutional investors. 45.4% of DLocal shares are held by company 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.

Is DLO or RTO more profitable?

DLocal has a net margin of 16.35% compared to Rentokil Initial's net margin of 0.00%. DLocal's return on equity of 32.59% beat Rentokil Initial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DLocal	16.35%	32.59%	12.95%
Rentokil Initial	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts rate DLO or RTO?

DLocal currently has a consensus price target of $11.31, suggesting a potential downside of 4.21%. Rentokil Initial has a consensus price target of $29.00, suggesting a potential upside of 21.77%. Given Rentokil Initial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Rentokil Initial is more favorable than DLocal.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DLocal	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13
Rentokil Initial	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Which has more volatility & risk, DLO or RTO?

DLocal has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rentokil Initial has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer DLO or RTO?

In the previous week, Rentokil Initial had 11 more articles in the media than DLocal. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Rentokil Initial and 12 mentions for DLocal. DLocal's average media sentiment score of 0.22 beat Rentokil Initial's score of 0.12 indicating that DLocal is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DLocal	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Rentokil Initial	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

DLocal beats Rentokil Initial on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.