Rentokil Initial plc (LON:RTO) Receives GBX 414.17 Consensus PT from Analysts

Rentokil Initial plc (LON:RTO) has been given an average recommendation of “Hold” by the five brokerages that are covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 414.17.

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the company. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 380 price target on shares of Rentokil Initial in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Citigroup increased their target price on Rentokil Initial from GBX 470 to GBX 500 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Finally, Berenberg Bank boosted their price target on shares of Rentokil Initial from GBX 284 to GBX 300 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a report on Monday, November 3rd.

Rentokil Initial Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of RTO opened at GBX 429.80 on Friday. Rentokil Initial has a one year low of GBX 306 and a one year high of GBX 480. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 414.50 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 379.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 113.35, a quick ratio of 1.76 and a current ratio of 1.04. The company has a market capitalization of £10.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.49, a P/E/G ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.55.

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.