Rentokil Initial

(RTO)
Sector: Industrial Support Services
415.90p
9.20p 2.26
Last updated: 10:15:57

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Today's buy and sell prices

The price at which you can buy a share or investment. It is usually higher than the bid (sell) price. It’s the price you are being offered. Offer 415.90p
The price at which you can sell a share or investment. It is lower than the offer (buy) price. Bid 415.80p
The difference between the bid and offer prices expressed as a percentage. When you buy shares you pay a higher price than you get when you sell them. The difference between these prices is the profit made by the market maker who puts the deals together. Spread 0.02

Today's trading

Range The lowest and the highest price a share has reached in the trading day. 406.40p-418.60p
The lowest and the highest price a share has reached in the trading day. Volume 741,685.00
The lowest and the highest price a share has reached in the trading day. Today's open 406.40p
At the end of the trading day there is an official closing price for every share. The previous session’s close is used as the base to calculate the following day’s price changes. Previous close 397.00p

Yearly summary

The highest and lowest prices the shares have traded at over a rolling 52-week period. It gives you a good indication of how the share price is performing now relative to its recent past performance. 52wk range 341.10p-504.20p

Fundamentals and health

A measure of the company's worth on the stock market. We display the previous closing share price multiplied by the number of shares in issue. Market capitalisation £10,499.56
The number of shares a company has in circulation, in millions. Shares in issue 2,524.54
The main valuation used by investors and a way of gauging whether a company's share price is cheap or expensive compared to competitors. You get PE by dividing the share price by the earnings per share (EPS). Our figure is last basic unadjusted - reported - annual EPS / current share price x 100. Companies also quote adjusted EPS figures to remove the effect of one-off exceptional figures from the profit figures. There is debate among investors as to whether this should be used. We use basic EPS – the purest figure. PE ratio 19
PEG ratio 2.1
An important ratio for showing how much profit after tax and other deductions (net profit) is actually being earned per share. You divide the net profit by the number of shares in issue. Expressed in pence per share. Looking at whether the EPS is rising or falling over time is one of the most important indicators of whether a company is really making money for its shareholders. Our figure is undiluted, meaning it is not adjusted for exceptional costs. EPS 15.14p
Earnings per share growth illustrates the growth of earning per share over the last two reporting periods. It helps investors identify stocks that are increasing or decreasing in profitability. A minus sign indicates negative growth. EPS growth 9
Return on capital employed measures a company's profitability in relation to how much capital is invested in the business. Generally, the higher the figure the better but with all these ratios it is best to compare companies from the same sector. A high double digit figure may mean a company has an advantage over its competitors because of a unique product but an oil company, for example, will have higher capital outlay than an online retailer. Our formula: [Pre-tax profit / (total assets – short-term liabilities)] * 100 ROCE 23.91
Also known as the acid test ratio, it's a quick guide to how well a company can pay its short-term debts. Above 1 is considered healthy. A ratio of 1.5 would mean the company has £1.50 of liquid (accessible) assets to cover each £1 of debt (current liabilities). Formula: Current assets minus inventory / current liabilities. Quick ratio 0.97
Indicates whether a company can convert assets into cash to pay its debts within the next 12 months. It is calculated as current assets / current liabilities for the same period but will display as '0' for companies such as banks that don't distinguish between short and long-term liabilities. Current ratio 1.05
The amount of money a company paid to a shareholder for each share they own over the past 12 months, expressed in pence. Total dividends per share 8.68p
The dividends paid per share over the past 12 months (interim plus final) as a percentage of the share price. Our figure includes recurring special dividends. Dividend yield 2
The number of times the dividend could have been paid out from net profits. It is a good indicator of the company's ability to pay the dividend and its level of generosity. Formula: earnings per share / dividends per share. More than 2 is considered healthy, less than 1.5 may hint that a dividend is at risk of being cut. Dividend cover 2.67
Dividend per share growth 14.97

Rentokil Initial Fundamentals

Rentokil is known as the royal rat catcher, but is actually much more than that. It is one of the largest business services companies in the world, operating in over 40 countries in the major economies of Europe, North America, Asia Pacific and Africa. Services include textiles and washroom services, pest control, office plants and artwork, parcels delivery and facilities services.

Rentokil Initial Regulatory news

Date Time Headline Source
25/11/2024 07:00 Directorate Change RNS
12/11/2024 10:30 Holding(s) in Company RNS
08/11/2024 10:30 Holding(s) in Company RNS
17/10/2024 07:00 Q3 Trading Update RNS
01/10/2024 14:00 Block listing Interim Review RNS
25/09/2024 07:00 Appointment of Non-Executive Director RNS
19/09/2024 10:30 Director/PDMR Shareholding RNS
11/09/2024 07:00 Trading Update RNS
10/09/2024 10:30 Holding(s) in Company RNS
05/09/2024 11:08 Holding(s) in Company RNS

Rentokil Initial Latest trades

Latest trades

Date Time Price Amount Value Type Buy / sell
25/11/2024 10:14:00 418p 23 £96.14 O Buy
25/11/2024 10:13:01 418p 309 £1,291.62 AT Unknown
25/11/2024 10:12:05 418p 100 £418.00 AT Buy
25/11/2024 10:12:05 418p 230 £961.40 AT Sell
25/11/2024 10:12:05 418p 758 £3,168.44 AT Sell

Analysis

Buy Sell Unknown
Quantity 617 574 33
Volume 431,510 238,307 21,379
Value £1,782,072 £990,561 £88,414

Rentokil Initial Director dealings

Trade date Director Volume / Price Trade value Trade type
17/09/2024 Andy M. Ransom 4,386 @ 379.40p £16,640.48 Dividend Reinvestment
26/06/2024 Sally Johnson 2,493 @ 462.00p £11,517.66 Buy
16/05/2024 Andy M. Ransom 7,091 @ 434.50p £30,810.40 Dividend Reinvestment
13/03/2024 Andy M. Ransom 464,245 @ 489.07p £2,270,483.02 Sell
13/03/2024 Andy M. Ransom 986,515 @ 0.00 0.00 Exercise of Option
09/11/2023 Sarosh Mistry 1,000 @ $5.43 $5,430.00 Buy
09/11/2023 Sarosh Mistry 850 @ $5.43 $4,615.50 Buy
03/11/2023 Stuart Ingall- Tombs 22,904 @ 437.62p £100,232.48 Buy
03/11/2023 Richard Solomons 22,900 @ 436.33p £99,919.57 Buy
03/11/2023 Andy M. Ransom 45,700 @ 438.50p £200,394.50 Buy

Rentokil Initial Broker views

Date Broker Recomm. Old target price New target price Notes
12/09/2024 Deutsche buy 550.00p 465.00p reiteration
31/07/2024 RBC Capital Markets outperform - 570.00p reiteration
02/07/2024 JP Morgan Cazenove neutral - 500.00p reiteration
17/06/2024 RBC Capital Markets outperform - 590.00p reiteration
23/04/2024 JP Morgan Cazenove buy - 500.00p reiteration
18/04/2024 Jefferies buy - 600.00p reiteration
12/03/2024 RBC Capital Markets outperform 575.00p 590.00p reiteration
27/02/2024 RBC Capital Markets outperform - 575.00p reiteration
08/09/2023 Peel Hunt Limited hold - 629.00p reiteration
03/07/2023 Barclays overweight 650.00p 700.00p reiteration
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