Rentokil Initial (RTO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Rentokil Initial plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides route-based services in North America, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, Asia, the Pacific, and internationally. It offers a range of pest control services for rodents, and flying and crawling insects, as well as other forms of wildlife management for commercial customers. The company provides hygiene services, including the provision and maintenance of products, such as soap and hand sanitizer dispensers, hand dryers, air care and purification, cubicle and surface sanitizers, feminine hygiene units, toilet paper dispensers, and floor protection mats. In addition, it engages in the supply and maintenance of workwear and protective equipment. Further, the company offers property care services; and provides a range of specialist cleaning services, such as graffiti removal deep cleaning of kitchens and washrooms, trauma cleaning, and flood or fire damage cleaning, as well as specialist medical and hygiene services. Rentokil Initial plc was founded in 1903 and is headquartered in Crawley, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $25.30 to $25.75
• 50-Day Range: $24.45 to $27.00
• 52-Week Range: $22.40 to $34.07
• Volume: 422,396 shs
• Average Volume: 729,446 shs
• Market Capitalization: $12.94 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.17
• Dividend Yield: 1.41%
• Price Target: $29.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Rentokil Initial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Rentokil Initial scored higher than 54% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 166th out of 331 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Rentokil Initial has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.63, and is based on 1 buy rating, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Rentokil Initial has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 4.35%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Rentokil Initial are expected to grow by 4.35% in the coming year, from $1.38 to $1.44 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Rentokil Initial is 18.17, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 111.98.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Rentokil Initial is 18.17, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 28.51.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Rentokil Initial has a PEG Ratio of 7.23. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Rentokil Initial has a P/B Ratio of 2.54. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.76% of the float of Rentokil Initial has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Rentokil Initial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Rentokil Initial has recently decreased by 1.55%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Rentokil Initial pays a meaningful dividend of 1.44%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Rentokil Initial does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Rentokil Initial is 25.53%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Rentokil Initial will have a dividend payout ratio of 25.00% next year. This indicates that Rentokil Initial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.76% of the float of Rentokil Initial has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Rentokil Initial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Rentokil Initial has recently decreased by 1.55%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.10

News Sentiment

Rentokil Initial has a news sentiment score of 0.10. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 24 news articles for Rentokil Initial this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for RTO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added Rentokil Initial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 25% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Rentokil Initial insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 9.91% of the stock of Rentokil Initial is held by institutions.

RTO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have RTO shares performed this year?

Rentokil Initial's stock was trading at $28.61 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, RTO stock has decreased by 10.5% and is now trading at $25.62.
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How were Rentokil Initial's earnings last quarter?

Rentokil Initial plc (NYSE:RTO) announced its earnings results on Thursday, August, 6th. The company reported $0.40 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.36 by $0.04. The business's quarterly revenue was down 4.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Who are Rentokil Initial's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Rentokil Initial include Janus Henderson Group PLC (3.36%), River Road Asset Management LLC (0.35%), The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (0.31%) and Harvey Partners LLC (0.28%).
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How do I buy shares of Rentokil Initial?

Shares of RTO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Rentokil Initial own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Rentokil Initial investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), ServiceNow (NOW), Adobe (ADBE) and General Electric (GE).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2020
• Today: 12/26/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Disinfecting & pest control services
• Sub-Industry: Business Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:RTO
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 930157
• Web: www.rentokil-initial.com
• Phone: 441293858000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 62,900
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $29.00
• High Stock Price Target: $29.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $29.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +13.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.63
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.17
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.57
• P/E Growth: 7.23
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.75
• Current Ratio: 1.04
• Quick Ratio: 0.96

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.41 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.39
• Cash Flow: $2.48 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.35
• Book Value: $10.08 per share
• Price / Book: 2.54

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 504,908,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $12.94 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.08