ROL vs TROW Comparison

Rollins is a global leader in route-based pest control services, with operations primarily in the United States and across North, Central, and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Australia. Its portfolio of pest-control brands includes the prominent Orkin brand, a market leader in the US and Canada, with near-national coverage. It also has a portfolio of other brands, which it uses to reach customers through alternative sales channels. Residential pest and termite prevention accounts for the majority of Rollins' services, reflecting its ongoing focus on the US and Canadian markets.

T. Rowe Price provides asset management services for individual and institutional investors. It offers a broad range of no-load US and international stock, hybrid, bond, and money market funds. At the end of September, the firm had $1.767 trillion in managed assets, composed of equity (50%), balanced (35%), fixed-income and money market (12%), and alternative (3%) offerings. Approximately two-thirds of managed assets are held in retirement-based accounts, which provides T. Rowe Price with a somewhat stickier client base than most of its peers. The firm also manages private accounts, provides retirement planning advice, and offers discount brokerage and trust services. The company is primarily a US-based asset manager, deriving less than 10% of its AUM from overseas.