DLocal (DLO) Competitors

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

Is RTO or DLO more profitable?

DLocal has a net margin of 16.35% compared to Rentokil Initial's net margin of 0.00%. DLocal's return on equity of 32.59% beat Rentokil Initial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rentokil Initial	N/A	N/A	N/A
DLocal	16.35%	32.59%	12.95%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, RTO or DLO?

Rentokil Initial has higher revenue and earnings than DLocal.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rentokil Initial	$6.68B	1.80	$473.93M	N/A	N/A
DLocal	$650.35M	5.38	$148.96M	$0.40	29.53

Which has more volatility and risk, RTO or DLO?

Rentokil Initial has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DLocal has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

9.9% of Rentokil Initial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.1% of DLocal shares are held by institutional investors. 45.4% of DLocal shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RTO or DLO?

DLocal received 17 more outperform votes than Rentokil Initial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 30.88% of users gave DLocal 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%
DLocal	Outperform Votes 21 30.88%	Underperform Votes 47 69.12%

Do analysts prefer RTO or DLO?

Rentokil Initial currently has a consensus target price of $29.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.77%. DLocal has a consensus target price of $11.31, indicating a potential downside of 4.21%. Given Rentokil Initial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Rentokil Initial is more favorable than DLocal.

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
DLocal	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

Does the media refer more to RTO or DLO?

In the previous week, Rentokil Initial had 13 more articles in the media than DLocal. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Rentokil Initial and 14 mentions for DLocal. DLocal's average media sentiment score of 0.15 beat Rentokil Initial's score of 0.07 indicating that DLocal is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rentokil Initial	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	21 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
DLocal	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

DLocal beats Rentokil Initial on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.