Rentokil Initial (RTO)

Sector:

Support

Index:

FTSE 100

355.70p
   
  • Change Today:
    -7.50p
  • 52 Week High: 486.50
  • 52 Week Low: 309.50
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 2,524.54m
  • Volume: 1,261,363
  • Market Cap: £8,980m
  • RiskGrade: 127
  • Beta: 0.01

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 355.70p
Change Today -7.50p
% Change -2.07 %
52 Week High 486.50
52 Week Low 309.50
Volume 1,261,363
Shares Issued 2,524.54m
Market Cap £8,980m
Beta 0.01
RiskGrade 127

RTO Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
32.24% below the market average32.24% below the market average32.24% below the market average32.24% below the market average32.24% below the market average
46.67% below the sector average46.67% below the sector average46.67% below the sector average46.67% below the sector average46.67% below the sector average
Price Trend
49.94% below the market average49.94% below the market average49.94% below the market average49.94% below the market average49.94% below the market average
46.39% below the sector average46.39% below the sector average46.39% below the sector average46.39% below the sector average46.39% below the sector average
Income
35.25% below the market average35.25% below the market average35.25% below the market average35.25% below the market average35.25% below the market average
35.59% below the sector average35.59% below the sector average35.59% below the sector average35.59% below the sector average35.59% below the sector average
Growth
0.08% above the market average0.08% above the market average0.08% above the market average0.08% above the market average0.08% above the market average
21.74% above the sector average21.74% above the sector average21.74% above the sector average21.74% above the sector average21.74% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 3
Buy 3
Neutral 9
Sell 1
Strong Sell 1
Total 17
neutral
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RTO Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 03-Apr-25 08-Aug-24
Paid 14-May-25 16-Sep-24
Amount 5.93p 3.16p

Trades for 03-Jun-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
12:47 0 @ 355.80p
12:47 146 @ 355.70p
12:46 146 @ 355.67p
12:46 19 @ 355.70p
12:45 10 @ 355.67p

RTO Key Personnel

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

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