ACV Auctions (ACVA) Competitors

Rentokil Initial (NYSE:RTO) and ACV Auctions (NASDAQ:ACVA) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk & volatility, RTO or ACVA?

Rentokil Initial has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ACV Auctions has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RTO or ACVA?

ACV Auctions received 63 more outperform votes than Rentokil Initial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.83% of users gave ACV Auctions an outperform vote while only 30.77% of users gave Rentokil Initial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Rentokil Initial	Outperform Votes 4 30.77%	Underperform Votes 9 69.23%
ACV Auctions	Outperform Votes 67 55.83%	Underperform Votes 53 44.17%

Does the media prefer RTO or ACVA?

In the previous week, Rentokil Initial had 14 more articles in the media than ACV Auctions. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Rentokil Initial and 12 mentions for ACV Auctions. ACV Auctions' average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Rentokil Initial's score of 0.02 indicating that ACV Auctions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rentokil Initial	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	21 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
ACV Auctions	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend RTO or ACVA?

Rentokil Initial currently has a consensus price target of $29.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.52%. ACV Auctions has a consensus price target of $23.65, indicating a potential upside of 10.31%. Given Rentokil Initial's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Rentokil Initial is more favorable than ACV Auctions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rentokil Initial	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
ACV Auctions	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70

Do insiders & institutionals believe in RTO or ACVA?

9.9% of Rentokil Initial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.6% of ACV Auctions shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.5% of ACV Auctions shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is RTO or ACVA more profitable?

Rentokil Initial has a net margin of 0.00% compared to ACV Auctions' net margin of -12.89%. Rentokil Initial's return on equity of 0.00% beat ACV Auctions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rentokil Initial	N/A	N/A	N/A
ACV Auctions	-12.89%	-12.11%	-5.52%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, RTO or ACVA?

Rentokil Initial has higher revenue and earnings than ACV Auctions.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rentokil Initial	$6.68B	1.79	$473.93M	N/A	N/A
ACV Auctions	$481.23M	7.47	-$75.26M	-$0.47	-45.62

Summary

ACV Auctions beats Rentokil Initial on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.