Rentokil Initial (LON:RTO) Upgraded at UBS Group

UBS Group upgraded shares of Rentokil Initial (LON:RTO) from a neutral rating to a buy rating in a report issued on Thursday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. UBS Group currently has GBX 540 target price on the stock, up from their previous target price of GBX 430.

Several other analysts have also issued reports on RTO. Stifel Nicolaus reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 390 target price on shares of Rentokil Initial in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on shares of Rentokil Initial from GBX 540 to GBX 550 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 10th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 450.71.

Rentokil Initial Price Performance

Shares of LON RTO opened at GBX 486.20 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 111.54, a quick ratio of 1.76 and a current ratio of 1.16. The firm has a fifty day moving average of GBX 460.81 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 424.18. The firm has a market cap of £12.23 billion, a PE ratio of 37.89, a PEG ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.49. Rentokil Initial has a one year low of GBX 306 and a one year high of GBX 493.90.

Rentokil Initial Company Profile

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.