Intertek Group (ITRK) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RTO or ITRK?

Rentokil Initial received 234 more outperform votes than Intertek Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.74% of users gave Rentokil Initial an outperform vote while only 48.77% of users gave Intertek Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Rentokil Initial	Outperform Votes 612 65.74%	Underperform Votes 319 34.26%
Intertek Group	Outperform Votes 378 48.77%	Underperform Votes 397 51.23%

Is RTO or ITRK a better dividend stock?

Rentokil Initial pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Intertek Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 128 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Rentokil Initial pays out 5,625.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Intertek Group pays out 6,736.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, RTO or ITRK?

Rentokil Initial has higher revenue and earnings than Intertek Group. Intertek Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rentokil Initial, 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	£5.41B	1.88	£392M	£0.16	2,528.75
Intertek Group	£3.36B	2.27	£308.70M	£1.90	2,494.74

Which has more risk and volatility, RTO or ITRK?

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

Do analysts prefer RTO or ITRK?

Rentokil Initial presently has a consensus price target of GBX 533.75, suggesting a potential upside of 31.92%. Intertek Group has a consensus price target of GBX 5,440, suggesting a potential upside of 14.77%. Given Rentokil Initial's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Rentokil Initial is more favorable than Intertek Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rentokil Initial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Intertek Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Is RTO or ITRK 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 25.14% beat Rentokil Initial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rentokil Initial	7.25%	9.66%	4.11%
Intertek Group	9.19%	25.14%	9.49%

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

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

Does the media favor RTO or ITRK?

In the previous week, Rentokil Initial had 3 more articles in the media than Intertek Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Rentokil Initial and 1 mentions for Intertek Group. Rentokil Initial's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Intertek Group's score of 0.00 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)	Positive
Intertek Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

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