DXC Technology (DXC) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate RTO or DXC?

DXC Technology has a consensus price target of $21.38, indicating a potential upside of 9.28%. Given DXC Technology's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe DXC Technology is more favorable than Rentokil Initial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rentokil Initial	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
DXC Technology	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.88

Does the media refer more to RTO or DXC?

In the previous week, DXC Technology had 3 more articles in the media than Rentokil Initial. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for DXC Technology and 3 mentions for Rentokil Initial. Rentokil Initial's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat DXC Technology's score of 0.55 indicating that Rentokil Initial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
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
DXC Technology	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RTO or DXC?

DXC Technology received 407 more outperform votes than Rentokil Initial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.16% of users gave DXC Technology an outperform vote while only 30.77% of users gave Rentokil Initial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Rentokil Initial	Outperform Votes 4 30.77%	Underperform Votes 9 69.23%
DXC Technology	Outperform Votes 411 61.16%	Underperform Votes 261 38.84%

Is RTO or DXC more profitable?

Rentokil Initial has a net margin of 0.00% compared to DXC Technology's net margin of -0.57%. DXC Technology's return on equity of 20.70% beat Rentokil Initial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rentokil Initial	N/A	N/A	N/A
DXC Technology	-0.57%	20.70%	4.87%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, RTO or DXC?

Rentokil Initial has higher earnings, but lower revenue than DXC Technology.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rentokil Initial	$6.68B	1.91	$473.93M	N/A	N/A
DXC Technology	$13.67B	0.26	$91M	-$0.42	-46.57

Which has more risk and volatility, RTO or DXC?

Rentokil Initial has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DXC Technology has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in RTO or DXC?

9.9% of Rentokil Initial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.2% of DXC Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of DXC Technology shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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