Intertek Group (ITRK) Competitors

Intertek Group (LON:ITRK) and Rentokil Initial (LON:RTO) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, risk, earnings and dividends.

Which has more volatility & risk, ITRK or RTO?

Intertek Group has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rentokil Initial has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ITRK or RTO a better dividend stock?

Intertek Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 128 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Rentokil Initial pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Intertek Group pays out 66.7% 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. Rentokil Initial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ITRK or RTO?

Rentokil Initial has higher revenue and earnings than Intertek Group. Rentokil Initial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Intertek Group, 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
Intertek Group	£3.34B	2.39	£307.45M	£191.86	25.95
Rentokil Initial	£5.38B	1.62	£389.49M	£15.59	22.36

Does the media refer more to ITRK or RTO?

In the previous week, Intertek Group had 2 more articles in the media than Rentokil Initial. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Intertek Group and 0 mentions for Rentokil Initial. Rentokil Initial's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Intertek Group's score of -0.49 indicating that Rentokil Initial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Intertek Group	Neutral
Rentokil Initial	Neutral

Do analysts prefer ITRK or RTO?

Intertek Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 5,675, suggesting a potential upside of 14.00%. Rentokil Initial has a consensus price target of GBX 516.25, suggesting a potential upside of 48.09%. Given Rentokil Initial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Rentokil Initial is more favorable than Intertek Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intertek Group	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Rentokil Initial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ITRK or RTO?

71.6% of Intertek Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.0% of Rentokil Initial shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Intertek Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Rentokil Initial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ITRK or RTO?

Rentokil Initial received 234 more outperform votes than Intertek Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.70% of users gave Rentokil Initial an outperform vote while only 48.78% of users gave Intertek Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Intertek Group	Outperform Votes 379 48.78%	Underperform Votes 398 51.22%
Rentokil Initial	Outperform Votes 613 65.70%	Underperform Votes 320 34.30%

Is ITRK or RTO more profitable?

Intertek Group has a net margin of 9.19% compared to Rentokil Initial's net margin of 7.25%. Intertek Group's return on equity of 23.46% beat Rentokil Initial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intertek Group	9.19%	23.46%	9.49%
Rentokil Initial	7.25%	9.50%	4.11%

Summary

Intertek Group and Rentokil Initial tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.