Alight (ALIT) Competitors

Alight (NYSE:ALIT) and Rentokil Initial (NYSE:RTO) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ALIT or RTO?

Rentokil Initial has higher revenue and earnings than Alight.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alight	$3.41B	1.09	-$345M	-$0.48	-14.20
Rentokil Initial	$6.68B	1.80	$473.93M	N/A	N/A

Do analysts recommend ALIT or RTO?

Alight presently has a consensus price target of $10.61, suggesting a potential upside of 55.70%. Rentokil Initial has a consensus price target of $29.00, suggesting a potential upside of 21.77%. Given Alight's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Alight is more favorable than Rentokil Initial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alight	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
Rentokil Initial	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Is ALIT or RTO more profitable?

Rentokil Initial has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Alight's net margin of -7.95%. Alight's return on equity of 5.61% beat Rentokil Initial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alight	-7.95%	5.61%	2.52%
Rentokil Initial	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ALIT or RTO?

96.7% of Alight shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.9% of Rentokil Initial shares are held by institutional investors. 5.3% of Alight shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, ALIT or RTO?

Alight has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% 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 media prefer ALIT or RTO?

In the previous week, Rentokil Initial had 20 more articles in the media than Alight. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Rentokil Initial and 4 mentions for Alight. Alight's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Rentokil Initial's score of 0.12 indicating that Alight is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alight	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Rentokil Initial	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	18 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ALIT or RTO?

Alight received 42 more outperform votes than Rentokil Initial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.70% of users gave Alight an outperform vote while only 30.77% of users gave Rentokil Initial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Alight	Outperform Votes 46 80.70%	Underperform Votes 11 19.30%
Rentokil Initial	Outperform Votes 4 30.77%	Underperform Votes 9 69.23%

Summary

Alight beats Rentokil Initial on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.