RTORentokil Initial plc
What is the market doing?
No clear lean: nothing decisive, though in a downtrend (−30% vs 200-day).
In a downtrend, below its 50- and 200-day averages. Price is −30% vs its 200-day average.
A token position, settled Sep 15, 2026, a few days of normal trading to cover. Up 27% since the previous count, unchanged over three months.
Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.
How RTO is trading
Rentokil Initial plc is −16% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 34 points behind the market.
1-year return · S&P 500 +18%
- vs 200-day average
- −30%
vs 200-day average · a clear downtrend
- RSI (14)
- 30
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- 41%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-09
- $20.23
- 1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
- −9.7%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +18%
- −16%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
- −47%
- vs 50-day average$22.79
- −11%
- 52-week high
- $34.52
- 52-week low
- $19.76
- Annualised volatility
- 33%
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | −30% |
| 2025 | +20% |
| 2024 | −9.8% |
| 2023 | −5.9% |
| 2022 | −22% |
| 2021 | +14% |
| 2020 | +17% |
| 2019 | +42% |
| 2018 | −0.07% |
| 2017 | +63% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 4 of 10 | −0.76% |
| Feb | 10 | 6 of 10 | +0.79% |
| Mar | 10 | 5 of 10 | −0.71% |
| Apr | 10 | 9 of 10 | +6.5% |
| May | 10 | 6 of 10 | +0.06% |
| Jun | 10 | 7 of 10 | +1.3% |
| Jul | 11 | 9 of 11 | +6.4% |
| Aug | 11 | 6 of 11 | −2.1% |
| Sep | 11 | 4 of 11 | −4.1% |
| Oct | 11 | 7 of 11 | +0.85% |
| Nov | 10 | 5 of 10 | +0.48% |
| Dec | 10 | 7 of 10 | +1.3% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
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