WNS (WNS) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, RTO or WNS?

Rentokil Initial has higher revenue and earnings than WNS. Rentokil Initial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WNS, 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	1.85	$392.32M	$1.51	16.86
WNS	$1.31B	2.47	$170.11M	$3.59	21.08

Do analysts prefer RTO or WNS?

WNS has a consensus target price of $67.43, suggesting a potential downside of 10.88%. Given WNS's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe WNS 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)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
WNS	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22

Does the media refer more to RTO or WNS?

In the previous week, WNS had 3 more articles in the media than Rentokil Initial. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for WNS and 3 mentions for Rentokil Initial. Rentokil Initial's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat WNS's score of 0.73 indicating that Rentokil Initial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rentokil Initial	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
WNS	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, RTO or WNS?

Rentokil Initial has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WNS has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in RTO or WNS?

9.9% of Rentokil Initial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of WNS shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of WNS shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is RTO or WNS more profitable?

WNS has a net margin of 12.11% compared to Rentokil Initial's net margin of 0.00%. WNS's return on equity of 22.90% beat Rentokil Initial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rentokil Initial	N/A	N/A	N/A
WNS	12.11%	22.90%	12.02%

Summary

WNS beats Rentokil Initial on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.