D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, RTO or QBTS?

Rentokil Initial has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, D-Wave Quantum has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is RTO or QBTS more profitable?

Rentokil Initial has a net margin of 0.00% compared to D-Wave Quantum's net margin of -783.28%.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rentokil Initial	N/A	N/A	N/A
D-Wave Quantum	-783.28%	N/A	-134.62%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in RTO or QBTS?

9.9% of Rentokil Initial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.5% of D-Wave Quantum shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.2% of D-Wave Quantum shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, RTO or QBTS?

Rentokil Initial has higher revenue and earnings than D-Wave Quantum. D-Wave Quantum 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	2.10	$473.93M	$1.51	14.95
D-Wave Quantum	$8.83M	264.46	-$82.71M	-$0.69	-12.57

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RTO or QBTS?

D-Wave Quantum received 26 more outperform votes than Rentokil Initial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 88.57% of users gave D-Wave Quantum 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%
D-Wave Quantum	Outperform Votes 31 88.57%	Underperform Votes 4 11.43%

Do analysts recommend RTO or QBTS?

D-Wave Quantum has a consensus target price of $8.42, indicating a potential downside of 2.96%. Given D-Wave Quantum's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe D-Wave Quantum 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
D-Wave Quantum	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor RTO or QBTS?

In the previous week, D-Wave Quantum had 45 more articles in the media than Rentokil Initial. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for D-Wave Quantum and 3 mentions for Rentokil Initial. Rentokil Initial's average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat D-Wave Quantum's score of 0.57 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)	Very Positive
D-Wave Quantum	16 Very Positive mention(s)	14 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Rentokil Initial and D-Wave Quantum tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.