Critical Survey: VCI Global (NASDAQ:VCIG) versus Rentokil Initial (NYSE:RTO)

VCI Global (NASDAQ:VCIG) and Rentokil Initial (NYSE:RTO) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and risk.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares VCI Global and Rentokil Initial”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
VCI Global	$138.60 million	0.01	$7.87 million	N/A	N/A
Rentokil Initial	$6.91 billion	2.31	$470.00 million	N/A	N/A

Rentokil Initial has higher revenue and earnings than VCI Global.

Profitability

This table compares VCI Global and Rentokil Initial’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VCI Global	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rentokil Initial	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility & Risk

VCI Global has a beta of 1.78, indicating that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rentokil Initial has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.2% of VCI Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.9% of Rentokil Initial shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

VCI Global pays an annual dividend of $0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Rentokil Initial pays an annual dividend of $0.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for VCI Global and Rentokil Initial, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VCI Global	1	0	0	0	1.00
Rentokil Initial	2	3	6	1	2.50

Rentokil Initial has a consensus price target of $34.50, indicating a potential upside of 9.15%. Given Rentokil Initial’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Rentokil Initial is more favorable than VCI Global.

Summary

Rentokil Initial beats VCI Global on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About VCI Global

VCI Global Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides business and technology consulting services in Malaysia. The company offers business strategy consultancy services, including listing solutions, investors relations, and boardroom strategies consultancy. It also provides technology consultancy services and solutions, such as digital development, fintech solution, and software solutions. In addition, the company engages in corporate and business advisory services in corporate finance, corporate structuring and restructuring, equity investment, and merger and acquisition; listings on recognized stock exchanges; fintech advisory; technology development; and computer software programming. Further, it is involved in provision of artificial intelligence; image processing; communication; networking and process control software services; money lending services; education and training services; real estate management consultancy services; and leasing and operational management of resort properties. The company serves its products to small-medium enterprises and government-linked agencies, as well as to publicly traded conglomerates across various industries. VCI Global Limited was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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. In addition, it engages in the supply and maintenance of workwear and protective equipment. Further, the company offers property care services; and provides a range of specialist cleaning services, such as graffiti removal deep cleaning of kitchens and washrooms, trauma cleaning, and flood or fire damage cleaning, as well as specialist medical and hygiene services. Rentokil Initial plc was founded in 1903 and is headquartered in Crawley, the United Kingdom.