Rentokil Initial plc (NYSE:RTO) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" by Analysts

Rentokil Initial plc (NYSE:RTO - Get Free Report) has earned a consensus rating of "Hold" from the seven analysts that are covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $29.00.

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on RTO shares. Barclays upgraded shares of Rentokil Initial to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, July 26th. Redburn Atlantic lowered shares of Rentokil Initial from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, September 19th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein raised Rentokil Initial from an "underperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a report on Monday, July 22nd.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Rentokil Initial

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in RTO. CWM LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Rentokil Initial by 7.4% during the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 5,551 shares of the company's stock valued at $165,000 after buying an additional 382 shares during the period. Truist Financial Corp increased its position in Rentokil Initial by 2.6% during the second quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 16,008 shares of the company's stock valued at $475,000 after acquiring an additional 401 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC lifted its holdings in Rentokil Initial by 3.4% in the second quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 12,321 shares of the company's stock valued at $365,000 after acquiring an additional 406 shares during the period. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. boosted its position in Rentokil Initial by 81.3% in the first quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 968 shares of the company's stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 434 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SYSTM Wealth Solutions LLC grew its stake in shares of Rentokil Initial by 19.1% during the 2nd quarter. SYSTM Wealth Solutions LLC now owns 4,736 shares of the company's stock valued at $140,000 after purchasing an additional 759 shares during the period. 9.91% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Rentokil Initial Trading Down 1.4 %

RTO stock traded down $0.37 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $25.18. The company had a trading volume of 1,080,936 shares, compared to its average volume of 729,893. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.75, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a current ratio of 1.04. Rentokil Initial has a 12 month low of $22.40 and a 12 month high of $34.07. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $26.73 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $28.00.

About Rentokil Initial

Rentokil 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.