Rentokil Initial plc (LON:RTO) Given Consensus Rating of “Hold” by Analysts

Rentokil Initial plc (LON:RTO) has been given an average rating of “Hold” by the five analysts that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, one has assigned a hold recommendation and three have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 414.17.

Several research analysts recently commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated a “no recommendation” rating on shares of Rentokil Initial in a research note on Monday, August 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a GBX 440 price objective on shares of Rentokil Initial in a report on Friday, August 1st. Citigroup upped 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. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 380 price target on shares of Rentokil Initial in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Berenberg Bank lifted their price target on shares of Rentokil Initial from GBX 284 to GBX 300 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Monday, November 3rd.

Rentokil Initial Stock Performance

LON:RTO opened at GBX 405.30 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of GBX 397.93 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 371.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 113.35, a current ratio of 1.04 and a quick ratio of 1.76. The stock has a market cap of £10.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.58, a PEG ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.55. Rentokil Initial has a 1-year low of GBX 306 and a 1-year high of GBX 480.

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.