Brokerages Set Rentokil Initial plc (LON:RTO) Target Price at GBX 411

Rentokil Initial plc (LON:RTO) has been given an average recommendation of “Hold” by the five analysts that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1-year target price among brokerages 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 restated a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 380 target price on shares of Rentokil Initial in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Citigroup lifted their target price on Rentokil Initial from GBX 470 to GBX 500 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. Finally, Berenberg Bank raised their price target on Rentokil Initial from GBX 284 to GBX 300 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday, November 3rd.

Rentokil Initial Stock Performance

Shares of Rentokil Initial stock opened at GBX 468.10 on Friday. Rentokil Initial has a 52 week low of GBX 306 and a 52 week high of GBX 483.30. 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 stock has a market capitalization of £11.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.48, a PEG ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.55. The firm has a fifty day moving average of GBX 448.61 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 407.03.

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.