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

Rentokil Initial plc (LON:RTO – Get Rating) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the eight research firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 626 ($7.64).

Several analysts recently commented on RTO shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued an “overweight” rating and set a GBX 650 ($7.93) price objective on shares of Rentokil Initial in a research report on Tuesday, October 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 600 ($7.32) price objective on shares of Rentokil Initial in a research report on Thursday, November 3rd. Shore Capital reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Rentokil Initial in a research report on Monday, November 14th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a GBX 645 ($7.87) price objective on shares of Rentokil Initial in a research report on Thursday, January 5th.

Rentokil Initial Stock Up 0.1 %

LON:RTO opened at GBX 522.60 ($6.38) on Tuesday. Rentokil Initial has a 1-year low of GBX 441.20 ($5.38) and a 1-year high of GBX 565.40 ($6.90). The firm’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 529.14 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 521.11. The company has a market capitalization of £13.17 billion and a PE ratio of 3,732.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 264.09, a current ratio of 1.88 and a quick ratio of 1.76.

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 and residential customers.