Rentokil Initial (RTO)

Sector:

Support

Index:

FTSE 100

365.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      9.00p
  • 52 Week High: 483.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 309.50p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 2,526.04m
  • Volume: 4,772,853
  • Market Cap: £9,220m
  • RiskGrade: 127

Rentokil rallies as Trian buys £31m worth of shares

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Friday 13 Dec 2024

LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - Rentokil Initial rallied on Friday after activist investor Nelson Peltz's Trian Fund Management bought 7.5m shares in the pest control company for £31m.
The shares were purchased at 413.4p each on 11 December.

At 1155 GMT, Rentokil shares were up 3.7% at 414p, having jumped to as high as 415.30p earlier.

Trian took a 2.26% stake in Rentokil in June and in September, the company announced the appointment of a representative of Trian to its board as a non-executive director, sending the shares surging.



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RTO Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 365.00p
Change Today 9.00p
% Change 2.53 %
52 Week High 483.00p
52 Week Low 309.50p
Volume 4,772,853
Shares Issued 2,526.04m
Market Cap £9,220m
RiskGrade 127

RTO Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
30.25% below the market average30.25% below the market average30.25% below the market average30.25% below the market average30.25% below the market average
38.82% below the sector average38.82% below the sector average38.82% below the sector average38.82% below the sector average38.82% below the sector average
Price Trend
59% below the market average59% below the market average59% below the market average59% below the market average59% below the market average
52.69% below the sector average52.69% below the sector average52.69% below the sector average52.69% below the sector average52.69% below the sector average
Income
36.03% below the market average36.03% below the market average36.03% below the market average36.03% below the market average36.03% below the market average
22.22% below the sector average22.22% below the sector average22.22% below the sector average22.22% below the sector average22.22% below the sector average
Growth
7.61% above the market average7.61% above the market average7.61% above the market average7.61% above the market average7.61% above the market average
25.00% above the sector average25.00% above the sector average25.00% above the sector average25.00% above the sector average25.00% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 3
Buy 2
Neutral 9
Sell 1
Strong Sell 1
Total 16
neutral
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RTO Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 14-Aug-25 03-Apr-25
Paid 22-Sep-25 14-May-25
Amount 4.15¢ 5.93p

Trades for 29-Aug-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
15:21 33 @ 364.60p
15:04 290 @ 364.90p
16:36 500 @ 365.00p
16:35 105 @ 365.00p
16:35 37,669 @ 365.00p

RTO Key Personnel

CEO Andy M. Ransom
Chair Richard Solomons
CFO Paul Edgecliffe-Johnson

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