Rentokil Initial (RTO) Competitors $22.90 -0.26 (-1.12%) As of 12:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock RTO vs. TCOM, IQV, CPAY, GIB, RDDT, AER, KSPI, GFL, GRAB, and RBAShould you be buying Rentokil Initial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Rentokil Initial include Trip.com Group (TCOM), IQVIA (IQV), Corpay (CPAY), CGI (GIB), Reddit (RDDT), AerCap (AER), Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz (KSPI), GFL Environmental (GFL), Grab (GRAB), and RB Global (RBA). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Rentokil Initial vs. Trip.com Group IQVIA Corpay CGI Reddit AerCap Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz GFL Environmental Grab RB Global Rentokil Initial (NYSE:RTO) and Trip.com Group (NASDAQ:TCOM) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk. Which has more volatility and risk, RTO or TCOM? Rentokil Initial has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trip.com Group has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor RTO or TCOM? In the previous week, Trip.com Group had 12 more articles in the media than Rentokil Initial. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Trip.com Group and 7 mentions for Rentokil Initial. Trip.com Group's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Rentokil Initial's score of 1.00 indicating that Trip.com Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Rentokil Initial 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Trip.com Group 17 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate RTO or TCOM? Trip.com Group has a consensus target price of $77.08, indicating a potential upside of 25.29%. Given Trip.com Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Trip.com Group 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) 2.71Trip.com Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.09 Do insiders & institutionals believe in RTO or TCOM? 9.9% of Rentokil Initial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.4% of Trip.com Group shares are held by institutional investors. 23.0% of Trip.com Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RTO or TCOM? Trip.com Group received 96 more outperform votes than Rentokil Initial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.06% of users gave Trip.com Group an outperform vote while only 35.71% of users gave Rentokil Initial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformRentokil InitialOutperform Votes535.71% Underperform Votes964.29% Trip.com GroupOutperform Votes10157.06% Underperform Votes7642.94% Is RTO or TCOM more profitable? Trip.com Group has a net margin of 31.86% compared to Rentokil Initial's net margin of 0.00%. Trip.com Group's return on equity of 12.04% beat Rentokil Initial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Rentokil InitialN/A N/A N/A Trip.com Group 31.86%12.04%6.70% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, RTO or TCOM? Trip.com Group has higher revenue and earnings than Rentokil Initial. Rentokil Initial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Trip.com Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRentokil Initial$5.44B2.13$473.93M$1.5115.17Trip.com Group$53.29B0.74$1.40B$3.4917.63 Is RTO or TCOM a better dividend stock? Rentokil Initial pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Trip.com Group pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Rentokil Initial pays out 43.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Trip.com Group pays out 8.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. SummaryTrip.com Group beats Rentokil Initial on 17 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$11.56B$10.13B$7.03B$19.07BDividend Yield1.57%1.27%2.53%3.78%P/E Ratio15.177.6229.4231.79Price / Sales2.132.47149.4225.62Price / Cash10.2810.7731.4017.54Price / Book2.273.624.604.40Net Income$473.93M$417.93M$192.88M$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.10%0.25%-3.92%-4.48%1 Month Performance-8.84%-8.27%-3.87%-4.88%1 Year Performance-24.15%-23.55%0.80%0.51% Rentokil Initial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RTORentokil Initial3.0791 of 5 stars$22.90-1.1%N/A-23.2%$11.56B$5.44B15.1762,900Positive NewsTCOMTrip.com Group4.5585 of 5 stars$63.91-0.5%$77.08+20.6%+30.0%$41.16B$53.29B19.1336,249Positive NewsIQVIQVIA4.7901 of 5 stars$186.35+0.2%$249.05+33.6%-28.9%$32.86B$15.41B24.8586,000Positive NewsCPAYCorpay4.2204 of 5 stars$357.99+3.3%$399.71+11.7%+15.8%$25.15B$3.97B25.6110,500Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGIBCGI3.7187 of 5 stars$100.12+1.4%$153.25+53.1%-6.6%$22.70B$14.86B18.1090,000Short Interest ↑Positive NewsRDDTReddit3.5683 of 5 stars$124.96+8.0%$162.68+30.2%+116.7%$22.61B$1.30B-16.172,013Analyst ForecastInsider TradeGap DownAERAerCap3.2171 of 5 stars$103.45+1.2%$117.43+13.5%+22.0%$19.32B$8.00B8.20740Short Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownKSPIJoint Stock Company Kaspi.kz4.2654 of 5 stars$96.40+1.5%$150.67+56.3%-28.3%$19.23B$2.52T9.318,772Gap DownGFLGFL Environmental2.7919 of 5 stars$48.05+0.5%$49.63+3.3%+43.8%$18.90B$7.86B-36.1319,500Dividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGRABGrab3.2776 of 5 stars$4.62-0.4%$5.62+21.7%+43.6%$18.60B$2.80B-231.009,490Gap DownRBARB Global3.7682 of 5 stars$100.12+1.2%$107.64+7.5%+32.5%$18.49B$4.28B49.814,200Positive NewsGap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Trip.com Group Alternatives IQVIA Alternatives Corpay Alternatives CGI Alternatives Reddit Alternatives AerCap Alternatives Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz Alternatives GFL Environmental Alternatives Grab Alternatives RB Global Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:RTO) was last updated on 4/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Allies Confirm Exec Order 14024 Triggers Dollar CollapseExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | Sponsored“Fed Proof” Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredAmerica’s Retirement Accounts Are at Risk—Here’s WhyWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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