CPI vs. RTO, ITRK, SRP, MTO, JSG, RST, DWF, RWS, FRAN, and DLAR
Should you be buying Capita stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Capita include Rentokil Initial (RTO), Intertek Group (ITRK), Serco Group (SRP), Mitie Group (MTO), Johnson Service Group (JSG), Restore (RST), DWF Group (DWF), RWS (RWS), Franchise Brands (FRAN), and De La Rue (DLAR). These companies are all part of the "specialty business services" industry.
Capita vs. Its Competitors
Capita (LON:CPI) and Rentokil Initial (LON:RTO) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.
Rentokil Initial has higher revenue and earnings than Capita. Capita is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rentokil Initial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Capita currently has a consensus price target of GBX 405, suggesting a potential upside of 17.56%. Rentokil Initial has a consensus price target of GBX 488.33, suggesting a potential upside of 36.67%. Given Rentokil Initial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Rentokil Initial is more favorable than Capita.
In the previous week, Capita had 2 more articles in the media than Rentokil Initial. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Capita and 0 mentions for Rentokil Initial. Capita's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Rentokil Initial's score of 0.00 indicating that Capita is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Capita has a beta of 1.95, meaning that its stock price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rentokil Initial has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Rentokil Initial has a net margin of 7.25% compared to Capita's net margin of -1.64%. Rentokil Initial's return on equity of 9.50% beat Capita's return on equity.
Capita pays an annual dividend of GBX 32 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.3%. Rentokil Initial pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Capita pays out -1,325.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Rentokil Initial pays out 57.7% 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. Capita is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
61.7% of Capita shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.0% of Rentokil Initial shares are held by institutional investors. 4.6% of Capita shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Rentokil Initial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Rentokil Initial beats Capita on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:CPI) was last updated on 7/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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