Rentokil Initial (RTO) Competitors

Rentokil Initial (NYSE:RTO) and Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.

Does the media prefer RTO or WCN?

In the previous week, Waste Connections had 11 more articles in the media than Rentokil Initial. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Waste Connections and 7 mentions for Rentokil Initial. Waste Connections' average media sentiment score of 0.14 beat Rentokil Initial's score of 0.09 indicating that Waste Connections is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rentokil Initial	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Waste Connections	4 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RTO or WCN?

Waste Connections received 863 more outperform votes than Rentokil Initial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.13% of users gave Waste Connections 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%
Waste Connections	Outperform Votes 867 75.13%	Underperform Votes 287 24.87%

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.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, RTO or WCN?

Rentokil Initial has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Waste Connections has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer RTO or WCN?

Waste Connections has a consensus price target of $199.06, indicating a potential upside of 8.27%. Given Waste Connections' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Waste Connections 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
Waste Connections	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, RTO or WCN?

Waste Connections has higher revenue and earnings than Rentokil Initial.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rentokil Initial	$6.68B	1.90	$473.93M	N/A	N/A
Waste Connections	$8.02B	5.91	$762.80M	$3.64	50.51

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 Initial	N/A	N/A	N/A
Waste Connections	10.81%	15.43%	6.41%

Summary

Waste Connections beats Rentokil Initial on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.