Cintas - CTAS Stock Forecast, Price & News

9 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Cintas in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" CTAS shares.
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9 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Cintas' stock. Their CTAS share price forecasts range from $373.00 to $525.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $454.70 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 1.0%.
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Cintas' stock was trading at $443.17 at the beginning of the year. Since then, CTAS shares have increased by 3.7% and is now trading at $459.41.
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Cintas saw a increase in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,260,000 shares, an increase of 8.6% from the October 31st total of 1,160,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 435,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.9 days. Currently, 1.5% of the company's stock are sold short.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, December 28th 2022.
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Cintas Co. (NASDAQ:CTAS) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, September, 28th. The business services provider reported $3.39 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.15 by $0.24. The business services provider earned $2.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.08 billion. Cintas had a net margin of 15.46% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 36.63%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $3.11 earnings per share.
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Cintas declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, October 25th. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 15th will be given a dividend of $1.15 per share on Thursday, December 15th. This represents a $4.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.00%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 14th.
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Cintas (NASDAQ:CTAS) pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.99%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 38 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 38.56%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, CTAS will have a dividend payout ratio of 33.48% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Cintas issued an update on its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Monday, October, 24th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $12.30-$12.65 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $12.27. The company issued revenue guidance of $8.58 billion-$8.67 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $8.50 billion.

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

Cintas' stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.81%), BlackRock Inc. (7.46%), State Street Corp (3.71%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (1.37%), Brown Advisory Inc. (1.16%) and Royal Bank of Canada (1.06%). 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 $459.41.

Cintas (NASDAQ:CTAS) has a market capitalization of $46.65 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 $11.93 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.