PagSeguro Digital (PAGS) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer RTO or PAGS?

PagSeguro Digital has a consensus target price of $11.63, indicating a potential upside of 36.68%. Given PagSeguro Digital's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PagSeguro Digital 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
PagSeguro Digital	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45

Which has higher earnings & valuation, RTO or PAGS?

Rentokil Initial has higher earnings, but lower revenue than PagSeguro Digital. PagSeguro Digital 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
Rentokil Initial	$5.44B	2.06	$473.93M	$1.51	14.72
PagSeguro Digital	$18.33B	0.15	$331.23M	$1.23	6.91

Does the media favor RTO or PAGS?

In the previous week, Rentokil Initial had 1 more articles in the media than PagSeguro Digital. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Rentokil Initial and 10 mentions for PagSeguro Digital. PagSeguro Digital's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Rentokil Initial's score of 1.17 indicating that PagSeguro Digital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rentokil Initial	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
PagSeguro Digital	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is RTO or PAGS more profitable?

PagSeguro Digital has a net margin of 11.12% compared to Rentokil Initial's net margin of 0.00%. PagSeguro Digital's return on equity of 15.49% beat Rentokil Initial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rentokil Initial	N/A	N/A	N/A
PagSeguro Digital	11.12%	15.49%	3.49%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RTO or PAGS?

PagSeguro Digital received 380 more outperform votes than Rentokil Initial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.60% of users gave PagSeguro Digital an outperform vote while only 35.71% of users gave Rentokil Initial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Rentokil Initial	Outperform Votes 5 35.71%	Underperform Votes 9 64.29%
PagSeguro Digital	Outperform Votes 385 61.60%	Underperform Votes 240 38.40%

Which has more volatility & risk, RTO or PAGS?

Rentokil Initial has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PagSeguro Digital has a beta of 1.85, indicating that its share price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in RTO or PAGS?

9.9% of Rentokil Initial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.9% of PagSeguro Digital shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

PagSeguro Digital beats Rentokil Initial on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.