Clarivate (CLVT) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CLVT or RTO?

85.7% of Clarivate shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.9% of Rentokil Initial shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.2% of Clarivate shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is CLVT or RTO more profitable?

Rentokil Initial has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Clarivate's net margin of -26.32%. Clarivate's return on equity of 8.75% beat Rentokil Initial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clarivate	-26.32%	8.75%	3.96%
Rentokil Initial	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts prefer CLVT or RTO?

Clarivate presently has a consensus target price of $4.83, indicating a potential upside of 10.48%. Given Clarivate's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Clarivate is more favorable than Rentokil Initial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Clarivate	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75
Rentokil Initial	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Which has more volatility and risk, CLVT or RTO?

Clarivate has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rentokil Initial has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CLVT or RTO?

Rentokil Initial has higher revenue and earnings than Clarivate. Clarivate 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
Clarivate	$2.56B	1.17	-$636.70M	-$0.97	-4.51
Rentokil Initial	$6.95B	1.80	$392.32M	$1.51	16.37

Does the media refer more to CLVT or RTO?

In the previous week, Clarivate had 10 more articles in the media than Rentokil Initial. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Clarivate and 1 mentions for Rentokil Initial. Rentokil Initial's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Clarivate's score of 0.74 indicating that Rentokil Initial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Summary

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