Payoneer Global (PAYO) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer PAYO or RTO?

In the previous week, Rentokil Initial had 27 more articles in the media than Payoneer Global. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Rentokil Initial and 1 mentions for Payoneer Global. Payoneer Global's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Rentokil Initial's score of 0.02 indicating that Payoneer Global is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Payoneer Global	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Rentokil Initial	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	22 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher valuation and earnings, PAYO or RTO?

Rentokil Initial has higher revenue and earnings than Payoneer Global.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Payoneer Global	$831.10M	4.44	$93.33M	$0.35	29.54
Rentokil Initial	$6.68B	1.79	$473.93M	N/A	N/A

Is PAYO or RTO more profitable?

Payoneer Global has a net margin of 13.82% compared to Rentokil Initial's net margin of 0.00%. Payoneer Global's return on equity of 17.78% beat Rentokil Initial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Payoneer Global	13.82%	17.78%	1.73%
Rentokil Initial	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts rate PAYO or RTO?

Payoneer Global presently has a consensus target price of $11.86, indicating a potential upside of 14.67%. Rentokil Initial has a consensus target price of $29.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.49%. Given Rentokil Initial's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Rentokil Initial is more favorable than Payoneer Global.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Payoneer Global	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Rentokil Initial	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Which has more volatility & risk, PAYO or RTO?

Payoneer Global has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rentokil Initial has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PAYO or RTO?

Payoneer Global received 49 more outperform votes than Rentokil Initial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.60% of users gave Payoneer Global an outperform vote while only 30.77% of users gave Rentokil Initial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Payoneer Global	Outperform Votes 53 72.60%	Underperform Votes 20 27.40%
Rentokil Initial	Outperform Votes 4 30.77%	Underperform Votes 9 69.23%

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

82.2% of Payoneer Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.9% of Rentokil Initial shares are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of Payoneer Global shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Payoneer Global beats Rentokil Initial on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.