Clarivate (CLVT) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CLVT or RTO?

Rentokil Initial has higher revenue and earnings than Clarivate. Clarivate is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rentokil Initial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Clarivate	$2.56B	1.08	-$911.20M	-$0.96	-4.17
Rentokil Initial	$5.44B	2.13	$473.93M	$1.51	15.18

Is CLVT or RTO more profitable?

Rentokil Initial has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Clarivate's net margin of -24.90%. Clarivate's return on equity of 9.10% beat Rentokil Initial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clarivate	-24.90%	9.10%	3.93%
Rentokil Initial	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts prefer CLVT or RTO?

Clarivate presently has a consensus price target of $5.83, suggesting a potential upside of 45.83%. Given Clarivate's higher possible upside, equities research 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Rentokil Initial	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Which has more volatility & risk, CLVT or RTO?

Clarivate has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rentokil Initial has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

85.7% of Clarivate shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.9% of Rentokil Initial shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.1% of Clarivate shares are owned by company 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 refer more to CLVT or RTO?

In the previous week, Clarivate and Clarivate both had 6 articles in the media. Rentokil Initial's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Clarivate's score of 1.13 indicating that Rentokil Initial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Clarivate	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Rentokil Initial	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CLVT or RTO?

Clarivate received 43 more outperform votes than Rentokil Initial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.33% of users gave Clarivate an outperform vote while only 35.71% of users gave Rentokil Initial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Clarivate	Outperform Votes 48 53.33%	Underperform Votes 42 46.67%
Rentokil Initial	Outperform Votes 5 35.71%	Underperform Votes 9 64.29%

Summary

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