Intertek Group (ITRK) Competitors

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

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%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ITRK or RTO?

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
Intertek Group	Outperform Votes 378 48.77%	Underperform Votes 397 51.23%
Rentokil Initial	Outperform Votes 612 65.67%	Underperform Votes 320 34.33%

Which has more risk & volatility, ITRK or RTO?

Intertek Group has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rentokil Initial has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its share 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 2.4%. Rentokil Initial pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. 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.

Do analysts rate ITRK or RTO?

Intertek Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 5,550, suggesting a potential upside of 5.61%. Rentokil Initial has a consensus target price of GBX 516.25, suggesting a potential upside of 28.55%. Given Rentokil Initial's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Rentokil Initial is more favorable than Intertek Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intertek Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Rentokil Initial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has better valuation & earnings, 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	2.52	£307.45M	£191.86	27.39
Rentokil Initial	£5.38B	1.87	£389.49M	£15.59	25.76

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ITRK or RTO?

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

Does the media prefer ITRK or RTO?

In the previous week, Intertek Group and Intertek Group both had 1 articles in the media. Intertek Group's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Rentokil Initial's score of 0.37 indicating that Intertek Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Summary

Intertek Group beats Rentokil Initial on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.