LON:RTO Rentokil Initial (RTO) Share Price, News & Analysis GBX 348.70 -6.50 (-1.83%) As of 03/28/2025 12:41 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesSustainabilityBuy This Stock About Rentokil Initial Stock (LON:RTO) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Rentokil Initial alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range 346.90▼ 356.7050-Day Range 320▼ 424.7052-Week Range 315.30▼ 517.60Volume9.61 million shsAverage Volume16.04 million shsMarket Capitalization£8.73 billionP/E Ratio22.37Dividend Yield2.58%Price TargetGBX 516.25Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company OverviewRentokil Initial plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides route-based services in North America, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, Asia, the Pacific, and internationally. It offers a range of pest control services for rodents, and flying and crawling insects, as well as other forms of wildlife management for commercial customers. The company provides hygiene services, including the provision and maintenance of products, such as soap and hand sanitizer dispensers, hand dryers, air care and purification, cubicle and surface sanitizers, feminine hygiene units, toilet paper dispensers, and floor protection mats. In addition, it engages in the supply and maintenance of workwear and protective equipment. Further, the company offers property care services; and provides a range of specialist cleaning services, such as graffiti removal deep cleaning of kitchens and washrooms, trauma cleaning, and flood or fire damage cleaning, as well as specialist medical and hygiene services. Rentokil Initial plc was founded in 1903 and is headquartered in Crawley, the United Kingdom.Read More… Remove Ads Rentokil Initial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks76th Percentile Overall ScoreRTO MarketRank™: Rentokil Initial scored higher than 76% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.4 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingRentokil Initial has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageRentokil Initial has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Rentokil Initial's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Rentokil Initial is 22.37, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.57.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Rentokil Initial is 22.37, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 20.76.Price to Earnings Growth RatioRentokil Initial has a PEG Ratio of 0.56. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioRentokil Initial has a P/B Ratio of 2.11. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short InterestN/AShort Interest LevelN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for RTO. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldRentokil Initial pays a meaningful dividend of 2.19%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthRentokil Initial does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Rentokil Initial is 57.73%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Read more about Rentokil Initial's dividend. Sustainability and ESG3.3 / 5Environmental Score-2.51 Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for RTO. News and Social Media2.3 / 5News Sentiment0.16 News SentimentRentokil Initial has a news sentiment score of 0.16. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Rentokil Initial this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.Search Interest6 people have searched for RTO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 20% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 2 people have added Rentokil Initial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Rentokil Initial insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought GBX 0 in company stock and sold £1,615,933.84 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.32% of the stock of Rentokil Initial is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions99.02% of the stock of Rentokil Initial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Rentokil Initial's insider trading history. Receive RTO Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Rentokil Initial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address RTO Stock News HeadlinesRentokil Initial plc (LON:RTO) Insider Andy M. Ransom Sells 453,914 Shares of StockMarch 28 at 1:12 AM | insidertrades.comRentokil Initial plc (LON:RTO) Insider Andy M. Ransom Sells 453,914 SharesMarch 29 at 1:19 AM | americanbankingnews.comElon Musk is helping print “new gold”MIT scientists just developed a brand-new metal… A metal that’s shaping up to be, not only the biggest breakthrough in artificial intelligence… but in human technology. It’s so valuable that some are referring to it as the “new gold”.March 29, 2025 | True Market Insiders (Ad)Rentokil Initial price target lowered to 410 GBp from 430 GBp at JPMorganMarch 28 at 2:58 AM | markets.businessinsider.comSilver Beech’s Investment Thesis for Rentokil Initial (RTO)March 27 at 9:41 AM | msn.com1 FTSE 100 stock I’ve been buying this weekMarch 15, 2025 | msn.comRentokil Initial price target lowered to 450 GBp from 480 GBp at Morgan StanleyMarch 13, 2025 | markets.businessinsider.comRentokil Initial (LON:RTO) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of £0.0593March 9, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines RTO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have RTO shares performed this year? Rentokil Initial's stock was trading at GBX 400.80 at the start of the year. Since then, RTO shares have decreased by 13.0% and is now trading at GBX 348.70. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Rentokil Initial's earnings last quarter? Rentokil Initial plc (LON:RTO) announced its earnings results on Thursday, March, 6th. The company reported $21.25 EPS for the quarter. Rentokil Initial had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.50% and a net margin of 7.25%. How do I buy shares of Rentokil Initial? Shares of RTO stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock. What other stocks do shareholders of Rentokil Initial own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Rentokil Initial investors own include Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Barclays (BARC), BP (BP), HomeServe (HSV), Lloyds Banking Group (LYG), Jet2 plc (DTG.L) (DTG) and General Motors (GM). Company Calendar Last Earnings3/06/2025Today3/29/2025Record date for 5/14 Dividend4/03/2025Ex-Dividend for 5/14 Dividend4/03/2025Dividend Payable5/14/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeLON SectorIndustrials Industry Specialty Business Services Sub-IndustryBusiness Services Current SymbolLON:RTO CIKN/A Webwww.rentokil-initial.com Phone+44-1276-607444FaxN/AEmployees62,931Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price TargetGBX 516.25 High Stock Price TargetGBX 600 Low Stock Price TargetGBX 430 Potential Upside/Downside+48.0%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.75 Research Coverage4 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)GBX 15.59 Trailing P/E Ratio22.37 Forward P/E Ratio13.48 P/E Growth0.56Net Income£389.49 million Net Margins7.25% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity9.50% Return on Assets4.11% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio113.35 Current Ratio1.04 Quick Ratio1.76 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£5.38 billion Price / Sales1.62 Cash FlowGBX 83.23 per share Price / Cash Flow4.19 Book ValueGBX 165.13 per share Price / Book2.11Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares2,504,887,715Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£8.73 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta0.55 20 High-Yield Dividend Stocks that Could Ruin Your RetirementAlmost everyone loves strong dividend-paying stocks, but high yields can signal danger. 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