Cintas - CTAS Stock Forecast, Price & News

6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Cintas in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" CTAS shares.
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6 analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for Cintas' stock. Their CTAS share price forecasts range from $401.00 to $530.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $476.10 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 7.8% from the stock's current price.
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Cintas' stock was trading at $451.62 at the start of the year. Since then, CTAS stock has decreased by 2.2% and is now trading at $441.79.
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Cintas saw a increase in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 1,220,000 shares, an increase of 9.9% from the February 13th total of 1,110,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 348,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.5 days. Approximately 1.4% of the shares of the stock are short sold.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, March 29th 2023.
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Cintas will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, March 29th at 10:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

Cintas Co. (NASDAQ:CTAS) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December, 21st. The business services provider reported $3.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.03 by $0.09. The business services provider earned $2.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.13 billion. Cintas had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 37.89% and a net margin of 15.35%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 13.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.76 earnings per share.

Cintas announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, January 10th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 15th will be given a dividend of $1.15 per share on Wednesday, March 15th. This represents a $4.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.04%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 14th.
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Cintas (NASDAQ:CTAS) pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.06%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 39 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 37.43%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, CTAS will have a dividend payout ratio of 32.97% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Cintas updated its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Wednesday, December, 21st. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $12.50-$12.80 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.58. The company issued revenue guidance of $8.67 billion-$8.75 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $8.63 billion.

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Cintas trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "CTAS."

Cintas' stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Geode Capital Management LLC (1.80%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (1.28%), Franklin Resources Inc. (1.15%), Brown Advisory Inc. (1.05%), Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH (1.05%) and Impax Asset Management Group plc (1.01%). Insiders that own company stock include J Michael Hansen, Joseph Scaminace, Melanie W Barstad, Michael Lawrence Thompson, Ronald W Tysoe, Thomas E Frooman and Todd M Schneider.
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Shares of CTAS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of CTAS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $441.79.

Cintas (NASDAQ:CTAS) has a market capitalization of $44.89 billion and generates $7.85 billion in revenue each year. The business services provider earns $1.24 billion in net income (profit) each year or $12.29 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 43,000 workers across the globe.

Cintas' mailing address is 6800 CINTAS BOULEVARD; P O BOX 625737, CINCINNATI OH, 45262. The official website for the company is www.cintas.com. The business services provider can be reached via phone at (513) 459-1200, via email at webmaster@cintasmail.com, or via fax at 513-573-4030.