RTO vs. CPRT, PLTR, PAYX, WCN, FIS, SQ, VRSK, IT, EFX, and APP
Should you be buying Rentokil Initial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Rentokil Initial include Copart (CPRT), Palantir Technologies (PLTR), Paychex (PAYX), Waste Connections (WCN), Fidelity National Information Services (FIS), Block (SQ), Verisk Analytics (VRSK), Gartner (IT), Equifax (EFX), and AppLovin (APP). These companies are all part of the "business services" sector.
Rentokil Initial (NYSE:RTO) and Copart (NASDAQ:CPRT) 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, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking and risk.
Copart received 377 more outperform votes than Rentokil Initial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.80% of users gave Copart an outperform vote while only 25.00% of users gave Rentokil Initial an outperform vote.
Copart has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Rentokil Initial.
Rentokil Initial presently has a consensus price target of $29.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.49%. Copart has a consensus price target of $51.00, indicating a potential downside of 3.88%. Given Rentokil Initial's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Rentokil Initial is more favorable than Copart.
In the previous week, Copart had 15 more articles in the media than Rentokil Initial. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Copart and 2 mentions for Rentokil Initial. Rentokil Initial's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Copart's score of 0.71 indicating that Rentokil Initial is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Rentokil Initial has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Copart has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Copart has a net margin of 33.33% compared to Rentokil Initial's net margin of 0.00%. Copart's return on equity of 20.80% beat Rentokil Initial's return on equity.
9.9% of Rentokil Initial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.8% of Copart shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.2% of Copart shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Copart beats Rentokil Initial on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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