Temasek Holdings Private Ltd Raises Stock Position in Cintas Corporation $CTAS

Key Points

• Temasek Holdings boosted its stake in Cintas by 62.4% in Q3, adding 22,715 shares to reach 59,120 shares worth about $12.14 million, according to its latest 13F filing.
• Wall Street consensus is a Moderate Buy on Cintas with an average target price of $220.25; analyst ratings are mixed (1 Strong Buy, 6 Buy, 6 Hold, 1 Sell).
• Cintas posted Q3 EPS of $1.21 (beating estimates) and 9.3% revenue growth year-over-year, set FY2026 guidance of $4.810–4.880 EPS, trades at roughly a 56.6 PE with a ~$77.7B market cap, and pays a $0.45 quarterly dividend (≈0.9% yield).

Temasek Holdings Private Ltd increased its holdings in shares of Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ:CTAS - Free Report) by 62.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 59,120 shares of the business services provider's stock after buying an additional 22,715 shares during the quarter. Temasek Holdings Private Ltd's holdings in Cintas were worth $12,135,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in CTAS. Portside Wealth Group LLC boosted its holdings in Cintas by 3.5% in the second quarter. Portside Wealth Group LLC now owns 1,360 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $303,000 after acquiring an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Beacon Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Cintas by 3.2% during the second quarter. Beacon Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,725 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $381,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of Cintas by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 16,697 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $3,721,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. Woodward Diversified Capital LLC raised its position in shares of Cintas by 4.7% in the 3rd quarter. Woodward Diversified Capital LLC now owns 1,229 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $252,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Continuum Advisory LLC boosted its stake in Cintas by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 6,894 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $1,415,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. 63.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have weighed in on the stock. Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Cintas in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Bank of America assumed coverage on shares of Cintas in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $215.00 price target for the company. Citigroup reiterated a "sell" rating and set a $181.00 price objective (up from $176.00) on shares of Cintas in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on shares of Cintas from $220.00 to $210.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. Finally, Robert W. Baird raised Cintas from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $250.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $220.25.

Cintas Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:CTAS opened at $194.28 on Friday. Cintas Corporation has a twelve month low of $180.39 and a twelve month high of $229.24. The company's 50 day moving average is $195.16 and its 200 day moving average is $193.48. The company has a current ratio of 1.71, a quick ratio of 1.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. The company has a market cap of $77.69 billion, a PE ratio of 56.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.48 and a beta of 0.95.

Cintas (NASDAQ:CTAS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 18th. The business services provider reported $1.21 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.20 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $2.80 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.77 billion. Cintas had a net margin of 17.58% and a return on equity of 41.07%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 9.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.09 EPS. Cintas has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.810-4.880 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Cintas Corporation will post 4.31 EPS for the current year.

Cintas Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 13th. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th were given a dividend of $0.45 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 13th. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. Cintas's payout ratio is currently 52.48%.

Cintas Company Profile

Cintas Corporation NASDAQ: CTAS is a provider of business services and products focused on workplace appearance, safety and facility maintenance. The company is best known for its uniform rental and corporate apparel programs, which include rental, leasing and direct-purchase options, laundering and garment repair. Cintas markets its services to a wide range of end-users, including manufacturing, food service, healthcare, hospitality, retail and government customers.

Beyond uniforms, Cintas offers a suite of facility services and products designed to help organizations maintain clean, safe and compliant workplaces.

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