Rentokil Initial (RTO) Competitors $25.70 -0.32 (-1.23%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends RTO vs. WCN, TCOM, IQV, CPAY, GIB, RDDT, KSPI, GRAB, TOST, and AERShould you be buying Rentokil Initial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Rentokil Initial include Waste Connections (WCN), Trip.com Group (TCOM), IQVIA (IQV), Corpay (CPAY), CGI (GIB), Reddit (RDDT), Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz (KSPI), Grab (GRAB), Toast (TOST), and AerCap (AER). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Rentokil Initial vs. Waste Connections Trip.com Group IQVIA Corpay CGI Reddit Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz Grab Toast AerCap Rentokil Initial (NYSE:RTO) and Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, valuation and community ranking. Is RTO or WCN a better dividend stock? Rentokil Initial pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Waste Connections pays an annual dividend of $1.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Waste Connections pays out 34.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Which has better earnings & valuation, RTO or WCN? Waste Connections has higher revenue and earnings than Rentokil Initial. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRentokil Initial$6.68B1.94$473.93MN/AN/AWaste Connections$8.02B6.00$762.80M$3.6451.24 Do analysts prefer RTO or WCN? Rentokil Initial presently has a consensus target price of $29.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.84%. Waste Connections has a consensus target price of $195.56, suggesting a potential upside of 4.85%. Given Rentokil Initial's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Rentokil Initial is more favorable than Waste Connections.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Rentokil Initial 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43Waste Connections 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.76 Does the media refer more to RTO or WCN? In the previous week, Waste Connections had 23 more articles in the media than Rentokil Initial. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Waste Connections and 2 mentions for Rentokil Initial. Rentokil Initial's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Waste Connections' score of 0.27 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 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Waste Connections 8 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more volatility and risk, RTO or WCN? Rentokil Initial has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Waste Connections has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RTO or WCN? Waste Connections received 858 more outperform votes than Rentokil Initial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.20% of users gave Waste Connections an outperform vote while only 25.00% of users gave Rentokil Initial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformRentokil InitialOutperform Votes325.00% Underperform Votes975.00% Waste ConnectionsOutperform Votes86175.20% Underperform Votes28424.80% Is RTO or WCN more profitable? Waste Connections has a net margin of 10.81% compared to Rentokil Initial's net margin of 0.00%. Waste Connections' return on equity of 15.43% beat Rentokil Initial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Rentokil InitialN/A N/A N/A Waste Connections 10.81%15.43%6.41% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of RTO or WCN? 9.9% of Rentokil Initial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.1% of Waste Connections shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Waste Connections shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryWaste Connections beats Rentokil Initial on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Wide Moat ResearchTrump said you could learn something from this manEarly Warning: A Deep Crack Is Forming In The US Economy Stocks are booming thanks to Trump’s landslide victory. Yet one former Trump advisor says the picture is less rosy than it seems. “I’ve found a deep crack forming in the foundations of the US economy,” he says. “And before too long, it could tear our country apart.” It’s critical you learn more today, BEFORE it impacts your money and your retirement. Here’s everything you need to know. Get Rentokil Initial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for RTO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart RTO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricRentokil InitialDisinfecting & pest control services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$13.14B$11.36B$6.61B$19.96BDividend Yield1.40%1.19%2.93%3.49%P/E RatioN/AN/A33.7735.39Price / Sales1.942.53175.7618.01Price / Cash10.2210.7425.2421.27Price / Book2.554.034.844.58Net Income$473.93M$417.93M$123.37M$985.93M7 Day Performance0.29%-0.11%0.13%0.45%1 Month Performance5.13%4.51%8.35%1.05%1 Year Performance-11.32%-11.65%29.92%24.67% Rentokil Initial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RTORentokil Initial1.2041 of 5 stars$25.70-1.2%$29.00+12.8%-12.0%$13.14B$6.68B0.0062,900WCNWaste Connections4.5095 of 5 stars$186.52-0.5%$195.56+4.8%+38.8%$48.39B$8.02B51.2422,539Analyst RevisionTCOMTrip.com Group4.4655 of 5 stars$64.79+3.3%$74.18+14.5%+76.7%$40.41B$6.27B19.4036,249Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpIQVIQVIA4.9855 of 5 stars$194.38+1.6%$256.50+32.0%-5.3%$34.73B$14.98B25.5187,000Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCPAYCorpay4.1001 of 5 stars$369.24+0.3%$363.93-1.4%N/A$25.67B$3.76B26.3410,500GIBCGI3.3866 of 5 stars$109.87+0.3%$137.00+24.7%+8.0%$24.99B$10.79B20.4291,500Positive NewsRDDTReddit1.392 of 5 stars$136.27-0.6%$91.67-32.7%N/A$24.08B$804.03M0.002,013Analyst ForecastInsider TradeKSPIJoint Stock Company Kaspi.kz4.0237 of 5 stars$106.17-3.3%$156.40+47.3%N/A$21.91B$4.19B0.008,772GRABGrab2.165 of 5 stars$5.66+3.7%$5.47-3.4%+75.2%$21.42B$2.36B0.009,490Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↓TOSTToast3.0456 of 5 stars$42.490.0%$33.86-20.3%+193.7%$20.02B$3.87B0.005,500Analyst ForecastAERAerCap3.9082 of 5 stars$95.27-0.5%$110.83+16.3%+40.5%$18.95B$7.58B7.55740Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Waste Connections Alternatives Trip.com Group Alternatives IQVIA Alternatives Corpay Alternatives CGI Alternatives Reddit Alternatives Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz Alternatives Grab Alternatives Toast Alternatives AerCap Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:RTO) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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