WNS (WNS) Competitors

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

Does the media favor RTO or WNS?

In the previous week, WNS had 2 more articles in the media than Rentokil Initial. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for WNS and 5 mentions for Rentokil Initial. Rentokil Initial's average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat WNS's score of 0.91 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	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
WNS	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RTO or WNS?

WNS received 527 more outperform votes than Rentokil Initial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.58% of users gave WNS 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%
WNS	Outperform Votes 532 72.58%	Underperform Votes 201 27.42%

Which has more volatility & risk, RTO or WNS?

Rentokil Initial has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WNS has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, RTO or WNS?

Rentokil Initial has higher revenue and earnings than WNS. Rentokil Initial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WNS, 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	2.12	$473.93M	$1.51	15.09
WNS	$1.32B	2.28	$140.15M	$2.86	22.66

Is RTO or WNS more profitable?

WNS has a net margin of 10.03% compared to Rentokil Initial's net margin of 0.00%. WNS's return on equity of 22.25% beat Rentokil Initial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rentokil Initial	N/A	N/A	N/A
WNS	10.03%	22.25%	11.58%

Do analysts recommend RTO or WNS?

WNS has a consensus price target of $61.63, suggesting a potential downside of 4.90%. Given WNS's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe WNS 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
WNS	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Do institutionals and insiders believe in RTO or WNS?

9.9% of Rentokil Initial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of WNS shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of WNS shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

WNS beats Rentokil Initial on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.