Reviewing Rentokil Initial (NYSE:RTO) & Primech (NASDAQ:PMEC)

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

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Rentokil Initial and Primech”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rentokil Initial	$6.92 billion	1.90	$392.32 million	$1.51	17.20
Primech	$74.35 million	0.91	-$1.94 million	N/A	N/A

Rentokil Initial has higher revenue and earnings than Primech.

Profitability

This table compares Rentokil Initial and Primech’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
Primech	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

9.9% of Rentokil Initial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.1% of Primech shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Rentokil Initial and Primech, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rentokil Initial	2	0	1	1	2.25
Primech	0	0	0	0	0.00

Volatility & Risk

Rentokil Initial has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Primech has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Summary

Rentokil Initial beats Primech on 6 of the 8 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 Primech

Primech Holdings Ltd. provides facilities and stewarding services in the public and private sectors in Singapore. Its facilities services include educational institutions cleaning, airport cleaning, and conservancy areas cleaning services, as well as offers cleaning of hotels, public spaces, roads, condominium, office, industrial, and retail stores. The company offers housekeeping services; specialized cleaning services, including marble polishing, building façade cleaning, and clean room sanitation services; and waste management and pest control services. In addition, it provides stewarding services comprising cleaning of the kitchen area of healthcare facilities, hotels, and restaurants, as well as supplies ad hoc customer service officers, and food and beverage service crews to healthcare facilities, hotels, and restaurants. Further, the company operates HomeHelpy, an online portal that allows individual customers to book cleaning services in homes and offices; and manufactures and sells cleaning supplies, such as hand soaps, hand soap dispensers, cleaning fluids, and garbage bags used for general, floor, carpet, restroom, or kitchen purposes, as well as treatment products used in the marine industry under the D’Bond brand name. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Singapore. Primech Holdings Ltd. is a subsidiary of Sapphire Universe Holdings Limited.