Intertek Group (ITRK) Competitors

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

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%

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 institutionals & insiders have more ownership in RTO or ITRK?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RTO or ITRK?

Rentokil Initial received 234 more outperform votes than Intertek Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.67% 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 65.67%	Underperform Votes 320 34.33%
Intertek Group	Outperform Votes 378 48.77%	Underperform Votes 397 51.23%

Do analysts rate RTO or ITRK?

Rentokil Initial currently has a consensus target price of GBX 516.25, suggesting a potential upside of 33.64%. Intertek Group has a consensus target price of GBX 5,550, suggesting a potential upside of 11.78%. Given Rentokil Initial's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly 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)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

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 2.3%. Intertek Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 128 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. 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 valuation and earnings, RTO or ITRK?

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
Rentokil Initial	£5.41B	1.79	£392M	£0.16	2,414.38
Intertek Group	£3.36B	2.38	£308.70M	£1.90	2,613.22

Does the media refer more to RTO or ITRK?

In the previous week, Rentokil Initial had 3 more articles in the media than Intertek Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Rentokil Initial and 3 mentions for Intertek Group. Intertek Group's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Rentokil Initial's score of -0.15 indicating that Intertek Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rentokil Initial	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Intertek Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Intertek Group beats Rentokil Initial on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.