Alight (ALIT) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate RTO or ALIT?

Alight has a consensus target price of $9.86, suggesting a potential upside of 64.97%. Given Alight's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Alight 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)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Alight	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Which has better earnings & valuation, RTO or ALIT?

Rentokil Initial has higher revenue and earnings than Alight. Alight 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	$6.95B	1.75	$392.32M	$1.51	15.97
Alight	$2.33B	1.38	-$157M	-$0.14	-42.68

Does the media refer more to RTO or ALIT?

In the previous week, Rentokil Initial had 1 more articles in the media than Alight. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Rentokil Initial and 6 mentions for Alight. Alight's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Rentokil Initial's score of 0.43 indicating that Alight is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rentokil Initial	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Alight	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is RTO or ALIT a better dividend stock?

Rentokil Initial pays an annual dividend of $0.69 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Alight pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Rentokil Initial pays out 45.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alight pays out -114.3% 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, RTO or ALIT?

Rentokil Initial has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alight has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Is RTO or ALIT more profitable?

Rentokil Initial has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Alight's net margin of -2.65%. Alight's return on equity of 5.74% beat Rentokil Initial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rentokil Initial	N/A	N/A	N/A
Alight	-2.65%	5.74%	2.86%

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

9.9% of Rentokil Initial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.7% of Alight shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Alight shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Alight beats Rentokil Initial on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.