Clarivate (CLVT) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CLVT or RTO?

Clarivate received 44 more outperform votes than Rentokil Initial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.33% 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 53.33%	Underperform Votes 42 46.67%
Rentokil Initial	Outperform Votes 4 30.77%	Underperform Votes 9 69.23%

Does the media favor CLVT or RTO?

In the previous week, Clarivate had 20 more articles in the media than Rentokil Initial. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Clarivate and 3 mentions for Rentokil Initial. Rentokil Initial's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Clarivate's score of 0.04 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Rentokil Initial	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, CLVT or RTO?

Clarivate has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rentokil Initial has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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. 22.8% of Clarivate shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate CLVT or RTO?

Clarivate currently has a consensus price target of $7.10, indicating a potential upside of 46.54%. Given Clarivate's higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

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 9.07% beat Rentokil Initial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clarivate	-24.90%	9.07%	3.87%
Rentokil Initial	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has higher earnings & 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	$2.56B	1.35	-$911.20M	-$0.96	-5.05
Rentokil Initial	$6.68B	1.91	$473.93M	N/A	N/A

Summary

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