Copart (CPRT) Competitors

Cintas (NASDAQ:CTAS) and Copart (NASDAQ:CPRT) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Does the media prefer CTAS or CPRT?

In the previous week, Cintas had 19 more articles in the media than Copart. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Cintas and 15 mentions for Copart. Cintas' average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Copart's score of 1.31 indicating that Cintas is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cintas	26 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Copart	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate CTAS or CPRT?

Cintas presently has a consensus price target of $215.81, indicating a potential downside of 2.89%. Copart has a consensus price target of $55.50, indicating a potential upside of 10.38%. Given Copart's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Copart is more favorable than Cintas.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cintas	3 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27
Copart	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CTAS or CPRT?

Cintas has higher revenue and earnings than Copart. Copart is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cintas, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cintas	$10.14B	8.85	$1.57B	$4.32	51.44
Copart	$4.59B	10.59	$1.36B	$1.52	33.08

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CTAS or CPRT?

63.5% of Cintas shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.8% of Copart shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.0% of Cintas shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of Copart shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is CTAS or CPRT more profitable?

Copart has a net margin of 32.27% compared to Cintas' net margin of 17.23%. Cintas' return on equity of 40.62% beat Copart's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cintas	17.23%	40.62%	18.72%
Copart	32.27%	19.31%	17.24%

Which has more risk and volatility, CTAS or CPRT?

Cintas has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Copart has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CTAS or CPRT?

Cintas received 167 more outperform votes than Copart when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.55% of users gave Copart an outperform vote while only 59.14% of users gave Cintas an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cintas	Outperform Votes 547 59.14%	Underperform Votes 378 40.86%
Copart	Outperform Votes 380 63.55%	Underperform Votes 218 36.45%

Summary

Cintas beats Copart on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.