Sezzle (SEZL) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to SEZL or RTO?

In the previous week, Rentokil Initial had 4 more articles in the media than Sezzle. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Rentokil Initial and 10 mentions for Sezzle. Rentokil Initial's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Sezzle's score of 0.81 indicating that Rentokil Initial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sezzle	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Rentokil Initial	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

2.0% of Sezzle shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.9% of Rentokil Initial shares are owned by institutional investors. 49.5% of Sezzle shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, SEZL or RTO?

Sezzle has a beta of 8.41, meaning that its share price is 741% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rentokil Initial has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate SEZL or RTO?

Sezzle currently has a consensus target price of $61.42, suggesting a potential downside of 38.04%. Given Sezzle's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Sezzle is more favorable than Rentokil Initial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sezzle	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
Rentokil Initial	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SEZL or RTO?

Rentokil Initial has higher revenue and earnings than Sezzle. Rentokil Initial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sezzle, 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
Sezzle	$329.06M	10.03	$7.10M	$2.96	33.49
Rentokil Initial	$5.44B	2.20	$473.93M	$1.51	15.68

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SEZL or RTO?

Sezzle received 5 more outperform votes than Rentokil Initial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 100.00% of users gave Sezzle an outperform vote while only 33.33% of users gave Rentokil Initial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sezzle	Outperform Votes 10 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Rentokil Initial	Outperform Votes 5 33.33%	Underperform Votes 10 66.67%

Is SEZL or RTO more profitable?

Sezzle has a net margin of 25.29% compared to Rentokil Initial's net margin of 0.00%. Sezzle's return on equity of 101.18% beat Rentokil Initial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sezzle	25.29%	101.18%	18.90%
Rentokil Initial	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Sezzle beats Rentokil Initial on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.