Contrasting Rentokil Initial (NYSE:RTO) & YY Group (NASDAQ:YYGH)

Rentokil Initial (NYSE:RTO) and YY Group (NASDAQ:YYGH) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Rentokil Initial and YY Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rentokil Initial	N/A	N/A	N/A
YY Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk and Volatility

Rentokil Initial has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, YY Group has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

9.9% of Rentokil Initial shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Rentokil Initial and YY Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rentokil Initial	$6.95 billion	2.17	$392.32 million	N/A	N/A
YY Group	$41.10 million	0.28	-$4.84 million	N/A	N/A

Rentokil Initial has higher revenue and earnings than YY Group.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Rentokil Initial and YY Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rentokil Initial	1	2	4	1	2.63
YY Group	1	0	0	0	1.00

Rentokil Initial presently has a consensus price target of $34.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.84%. Given Rentokil Initial’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Rentokil Initial is more favorable than YY Group.

Summary

Rentokil Initial beats YY Group on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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. In addition, it engages in the supply and maintenance of workwear and protective equipment. Further, the company offers property care services; and provides a range of specialist cleaning services, such as graffiti removal deep cleaning of kitchens and washrooms, trauma cleaning, and flood or fire damage cleaning, as well as specialist medical and hygiene services. Rentokil Initial plc was founded in 1903 and is headquartered in Crawley, the United Kingdom.

About YY Group

YY Group Holding Limited, a data and technology driven company, provides manpower outsourcing and cleaning services in Singapore and Malaysia. Its cleaning services include commercial cleaning for offices and schools; hospitality cleaning for hotels and shopping centers; industrial cleaning, facade cleaning, disinfection, and stewarding services for meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions, as well as banquets; and pest control services. The company also offers cleaning robots and machines to enhance cleaning performance by deploying them at designated premises. In addition, it provides YY Smart iClean App, which is a smart toilet central management platform. Further, the company offers manpower contracting services; employment agencies; general cleaning services; manpower outsourcing with information technology solution; management consulting; and employment placement and recruitment services. YY Group Holding Limited was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Singapore.