Autohome (ATHM) Competitors

Autohome (NYSE:ATHM) and Rentokil Initial (NYSE:RTO) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ATHM or RTO?

Autohome received 354 more outperform votes than Rentokil Initial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.93% of users gave Autohome an outperform vote while only 33.33% of users gave Rentokil Initial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Autohome	Outperform Votes 359 59.93%	Underperform Votes 240 40.07%
Rentokil Initial	Outperform Votes 5 33.33%	Underperform Votes 10 66.67%

Is ATHM or RTO more profitable?

Autohome has a net margin of 23.02% compared to Rentokil Initial's net margin of 0.00%. Autohome's return on equity of 7.79% beat Rentokil Initial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Autohome	23.02%	7.79%	6.09%
Rentokil Initial	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more volatility and risk, ATHM or RTO?

Autohome has a beta of 0.02, meaning that its stock price is 98% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rentokil Initial has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

63.1% of Autohome shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.9% of Rentokil Initial shares are held by institutional investors. 5.7% of Autohome shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer ATHM or RTO?

In the previous week, Rentokil Initial had 10 more articles in the media than Autohome. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Rentokil Initial and 3 mentions for Autohome. Autohome's average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat Rentokil Initial's score of 0.91 indicating that Autohome is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Autohome	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Rentokil Initial	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ATHM or RTO?

Rentokil Initial has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Autohome. Autohome 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
Autohome	$6.88B	0.43	$230.31M	$1.81	13.67
Rentokil Initial	$5.44B	2.16	$473.93M	$1.51	15.39

Do analysts rate ATHM or RTO?

Autohome currently has a consensus target price of $32.00, suggesting a potential upside of 29.31%. Given Autohome's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Autohome is more favorable than Rentokil Initial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Autohome	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Rentokil Initial	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is ATHM or RTO a better dividend stock?

Autohome pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Rentokil Initial pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Autohome pays out 92.8% 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 pays out 45.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Autohome beats Rentokil Initial on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.