Rentokil Initial plc (RTO.L) – What Are Researchers Saying About This Stock?

Rentokil Initial plc (LON:RTO) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the eight brokerages that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have assigned a hold recommendation and five have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 455.75.

RTO has been the subject of several analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a GBX 480 price target on shares of Rentokil Initial in a research report on Friday, September 18th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 550 price target on shares of Rentokil Initial in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of Rentokil Initial from GBX 477 to GBX 431 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, July 31st. Citigroup reduced their price objective on shares of Rentokil Initial from GBX 575 to GBX 550 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price objective on shares of Rentokil Initial from GBX 465 to GBX 405 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, August 3rd.

Rentokil Initial Stock Performance

Shares of LON:RTO opened at GBX 311 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 1.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 110.37. Rentokil Initial has a 1-year low of GBX 293.50 and a 1-year high of GBX 507. The stock has a market capitalization of £7.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.49, a P/E/G ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.41. The business has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 329.65 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 410.95.

About Rentokil Initial

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.