Rentokil Initial plc (LON:RTO) Receives Average Recommendation of “Hold” from Brokerages

Rentokil Initial plc (LON:RTO) has earned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the five analysts that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 411.

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on RTO shares. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a GBX 380 target price on shares of Rentokil Initial in a report on Friday, October 17th. Citigroup raised their target price on Rentokil Initial from GBX 470 to GBX 500 and gave the company 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 stock a “sell” rating in a report on Monday, November 3rd.

Rentokil Initial Trading Down 1.1%

Shares of RTO stock opened at GBX 460 on Friday. 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 £11.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.84, a PEG ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.55. Rentokil Initial has a 52-week low of GBX 306 and a 52-week high of GBX 483.30. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 449.58 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 408.10.

Rentokil Initial Company Profile

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.