DXC Technology (DXC) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate DXC or RTO?

DXC Technology presently has a consensus target price of $17.80, suggesting a potential upside of 16.42%. Given DXC Technology's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe DXC Technology is more favorable than Rentokil Initial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DXC Technology	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83
Rentokil Initial	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DXC or RTO?

DXC Technology received 406 more outperform votes than Rentokil Initial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.71% of users gave DXC Technology an outperform vote while only 33.33% of users gave Rentokil Initial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
DXC Technology	Outperform Votes 411 60.71%	Underperform Votes 266 39.29%
Rentokil Initial	Outperform Votes 5 33.33%	Underperform Votes 10 66.67%

Does the media refer more to DXC or RTO?

In the previous week, DXC Technology had 30 more articles in the media than Rentokil Initial. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for DXC Technology and 13 mentions for Rentokil Initial. Rentokil Initial's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat DXC Technology's score of 0.58 indicating that Rentokil Initial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DXC Technology	15 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	8 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	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 more risk and volatility, DXC or RTO?

DXC Technology has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rentokil Initial has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DXC or RTO more profitable?

Rentokil Initial has a net margin of 0.00% compared to DXC Technology's net margin of -0.57%. DXC Technology's return on equity of 20.70% beat Rentokil Initial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DXC Technology	-0.57%	20.70%	4.87%
Rentokil Initial	N/A	N/A	N/A

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

96.2% of DXC Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.9% of Rentokil Initial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of DXC Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is DXC or RTO a better dividend stock?

DXC Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Rentokil Initial pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. DXC Technology pays out 39.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Rentokil Initial pays out 45.0% 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. DXC Technology is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, DXC or RTO?

Rentokil Initial has lower revenue, but higher earnings than DXC Technology. DXC Technology 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
DXC Technology	$12.87B	0.22	$91M	$2.11	7.25
Rentokil Initial	$5.44B	2.20	$473.93M	$1.51	15.68

Summary

DXC Technology beats Rentokil Initial on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.