Clarivate (CLVT) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CLVT or RTO?

Clarivate received 44 more outperform votes than Rentokil Initial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.93% of users gave Clarivate an outperform vote while only 30.77% of users gave Rentokil Initial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Clarivate	Outperform Votes 48 53.93%	Underperform Votes 41 46.07%
Rentokil Initial	Outperform Votes 4 30.77%	Underperform Votes 9 69.23%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CLVT or RTO?

Rentokil Initial has higher revenue and earnings than Clarivate.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Clarivate	$2.63B	1.47	-$911.20M	-$1.99	-2.74
Rentokil Initial	$6.68B	1.80	$473.93M	N/A	N/A

Is CLVT or RTO more profitable?

Rentokil Initial has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Clarivate's net margin of -50.00%. Clarivate's return on equity of 9.69% beat Rentokil Initial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clarivate	-50.00%	9.69%	3.97%
Rentokil Initial	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CLVT or RTO?

85.7% of Clarivate shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.9% of Rentokil Initial shares are held by institutional investors. 23.1% of Clarivate shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor CLVT or RTO?

In the previous week, Rentokil Initial had 18 more articles in the media than Clarivate. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Rentokil Initial and 8 mentions for Clarivate. Clarivate's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Rentokil Initial's score of 0.02 indicating that Clarivate is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Clarivate	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
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

Which has more risk and volatility, CLVT or RTO?

Clarivate has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more 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.

Do analysts prefer CLVT or RTO?

Clarivate currently has a consensus target price of $7.10, indicating a potential upside of 30.16%. Rentokil Initial has a consensus target price of $29.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.95%. Given Clarivate's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Clarivate is more favorable than Rentokil Initial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Clarivate	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
Rentokil Initial	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Summary

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