Rentokil Initial (RTO) Competitors GBX 404.70 -0.50 (-0.12%) (As of 11:06 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesSustainability RTO vs. III, WPP, FOUR, HRI, PAY, LOOK, OCN, RSG, CSN, and MXCTShould you be buying Rentokil Initial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Rentokil Initial include 3i Group (III), WPP (WPP), 4imprint Group (FOUR), Herald (HRI), PayPoint (PAY), Lookers (LOOK), Ocean Wilsons (OCN), Resolute Mining (RSG), Chesnara (CSN), and MaxCyte (MXCT). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Rentokil Initial vs. 3i Group WPP 4imprint Group Herald PayPoint Lookers Ocean Wilsons Resolute Mining Chesnara MaxCyte 3i Group (LON:III) and Rentokil Initial (LON:RTO) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends. Which has more risk and volatility, III or RTO? 3i Group has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more 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. Do analysts rate III or RTO? 3i Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 3,347.33, indicating a potential downside of 7.46%. Rentokil Initial has a consensus target price of GBX 533.75, indicating a potential upside of 31.73%. Given Rentokil Initial's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Rentokil Initial is more favorable than 3i Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score 3i Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75Rentokil Initial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Is III or RTO a better dividend stock? 3i Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 61 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Rentokil Initial pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. 3i Group pays out 1,536.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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. Is III or RTO more profitable? 3i Group has a net margin of 96.46% compared to Rentokil Initial's net margin of 7.25%. 3i Group's return on equity of 20.73% beat Rentokil Initial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets 3i Group96.46% 20.73% 12.09% Rentokil Initial 7.25%9.66%4.11% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in III or RTO? Rentokil Initial received 190 more outperform votes than 3i Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.57% of users gave 3i Group an outperform vote while only 65.74% of users gave Rentokil Initial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperform3i GroupOutperform Votes42270.57% Underperform Votes17629.43% Rentokil InitialOutperform Votes61265.74% Underperform Votes31934.26% Do institutionals and insiders believe in III or RTO? 66.1% of 3i Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.0% of Rentokil Initial shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of 3i 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to III or RTO? In the previous week, Rentokil Initial had 3 more articles in the media than 3i Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Rentokil Initial and 1 mentions for 3i Group. Rentokil Initial's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat 3i Group's score of 0.75 indicating that Rentokil Initial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment 3i 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 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger earnings & valuation, III or RTO? 3i Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Rentokil Initial. 3i 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio3i Group£3.98B8.76£3.84B£3.97911.08Rentokil Initial£5.41B1.88£392M£0.162,532.50 Summary3i Group beats Rentokil Initial on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart RTO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricRentokil InitialSpecialty Business Services IndustryIndustrials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£10.17B£6.87B£4.16B£1.41BDividend Yield2.50%5.12%4.24%12.25%P/E Ratio2,532.50963.46462.071,601.85Price / Sales1.88125.80438.57316,432.38Price / Cash4.1938.2230.3634.47Price / Book2.463.514.182.99Net Income£392M£184.42M£190.05M£120.74M7 Day PerformanceN/A-0.83%-0.62%22.57%1 Month Performance0.27%0.76%1.07%21.62%1 Year Performance-5.50%95.26%26.03%27.17% Rentokil Initial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RTORentokil Initial3.7854 of 5 starsGBX 404.70-0.1%GBX 533.75+31.9%-5.1%£10.16B£5.41B2,529.3862,931Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeIII3i Group1.078 of 5 starsGBX 3,693.91+1.3%GBX 3,347.33-9.4%+54.0%£35.62B£3.98B918.391,340WPPWPP1.5281 of 5 starsGBX 886.06-0.8%GBX 996.67+12.5%+14.1%£9.57B£14.85B4,703.16115,500FOUR4imprint Group2.4222 of 5 starsGBX 4,854.57-0.1%GBX 7,365+51.7%+3.6%£1.37B£1.36B2,096.982,300News CoverageHRIHeraldN/AGBX 2,500+0.2%N/A+32.2%£1.32B£204.98M735.996,600PAYPayPoint0.8587 of 5 starsGBX 782-1.3%GBX 675-13.7%+59.8%£564.06M£297.90M1,595.921,260Gap UpLOOKLookersN/AGBX 129.80flatN/AN/A£503.22M£4.48B811.2538OCNOcean WilsonsN/AGBX 1,310flatN/A+17.0%£463.22M£519.35M984.9674,200RSGResolute Mining2.0572 of 5 starsGBX 19.50-9.9%GBX 39+100.0%-17.0%£415.35M£643.08M1,680.0040,000Gap DownCSNChesnaraN/AGBX 257flatN/A-2.1%£387.94M£410.30M8,566.675,700Positive NewsMXCTMaxCyteN/AGBX 336.25+0.1%N/A-8.5%£353.37M£45.44M-1,293.2780Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies III Competitors WPP Competitors FOUR Competitors HRI Competitors PAY Competitors LOOK Competitors OCN Competitors RSG Competitors CSN Competitors MXCT Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (LON:RTO) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis drone stock is setting up to transform medical supply deliveryDrone stocks are on a tear, with certain symbols seeing gains as high as 300% over just a matter of weeks.The Tomorrow Investor | SponsoredUncover the Top Gold Stock of the Bull MarketGold Stocks Are Surging—Is West Red Lake Gold Mines Your Next Profit Play?Huge Alerts | SponsoredHealthcare Takes A Big Step Forward With The Help of A.I.To date, we've seen baseline AI models lay the groundwork. 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