Rentokil Initial (RTO) Projected to Post Earnings on Thursday

Rentokil Initial (NYSE:RTO) will likely be issuing its quarterly earnings data before the market opens on Thursday, April 17th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.63 per share and revenue of $3.50 billion for the quarter. Investors that are interested in registering for the company’s conference call can do so using this link.

Rentokil Initial Trading Down 0.8 %

NYSE:RTO opened at $22.23 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $11.22 billion, a PE ratio of 14.72, a P/E/G ratio of 7.95 and a beta of 1.07. The business’s 50 day moving average is $23.44 and its two-hundred day moving average is $24.50. The company has a quick ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.75. Rentokil Initial has a 52 week low of $19.60 and a 52 week high of $34.07.

Rentokil Initial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, April 4th will be issued a $0.3825 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, April 4th. This represents a yield of 2.4%. Rentokil Initial’s dividend payout ratio is currently 43.71%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating on shares of Rentokil Initial in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

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.