Rentokil Initial plc (LON:RTO) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Rentokil Initial plc (LON:RTO – Get Free Report) has received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the eight ratings firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have issued a hold recommendation and five have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 455.75.

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on RTO shares. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 550 price objective on shares of Rentokil Initial in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. Citigroup cut their target price on Rentokil Initial from GBX 575 to GBX 550 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on Rentokil Initial from GBX 477 to GBX 431 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, July 31st. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their target price on Rentokil Initial from GBX 540 to GBX 480 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price target on Rentokil Initial from GBX 465 to GBX 405 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, August 3rd.

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Rentokil Initial Stock Performance

Shares of Rentokil Initial stock opened at GBX 341.50 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of GBX 404.33 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 446.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 110.37, a quick ratio of 1.76 and a current ratio of 1.06. The stock has a market capitalization of £8.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.42, a PEG ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.40. Rentokil Initial has a 52 week low of GBX 329.60 and a 52 week high of GBX 507.

Rentokil Initial Company Profile

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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.

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