RTO vs. RBA, GRAB, MORN, DOCU, TRU, GFL, CNM, IPG, GEN, and CLH
Should you be buying Rentokil Initial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Rentokil Initial include RB Global (RBA), Grab (GRAB), Morningstar (MORN), DocuSign (DOCU), TransUnion (TRU), GFL Environmental (GFL), Core & Main (CNM), Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG), Gen Digital (GEN), and Clean Harbors (CLH). These companies are all part of the "business services" sector.
RB Global (NYSE:RBA) and Rentokil Initial (NYSE:RTO) 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 earnings, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership and risk.
RB Global received 404 more outperform votes than Rentokil Initial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 49.27% of users gave RB Global an outperform vote while only 25.00% of users gave Rentokil Initial an outperform vote.
RB Global has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rentokil Initial has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, RB Global had 3 more articles in the media than Rentokil Initial. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for RB Global and 1 mentions for Rentokil Initial. Rentokil Initial's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat RB Global's score of 0.89 indicating that RB Global is being referred to more favorably in the media.
95.4% of RB Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.9% of Rentokil Initial shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.3% of RB Global shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Rentokil Initial has higher revenue and earnings than RB Global.
RB Global pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Rentokil Initial pays an annual dividend of $0.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. RB Global pays out 65.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Rentokil Initial has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Rentokil Initial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
RB Global has a net margin of 8.08% compared to RB Global's net margin of 0.00%. Rentokil Initial's return on equity of 6.87% beat RB Global's return on equity.
RB Global presently has a consensus target price of $83.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.71%. Rentokil Initial has a consensus target price of $38.00, indicating a potential upside of 39.19%. Given RB Global's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Rentokil Initial is more favorable than RB Global.
Summary
RB Global beats Rentokil Initial on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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