Cintas (CTAS) Competitors $224.31 +1.44 (+0.65%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$224.10 -0.21 (-0.09%) As of 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CTAS vs. CPRT, IRM, UNF, MGRC, KAR, HCSG, ULS, APG, RTO, and ARMKShould you be buying Cintas stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cintas include Copart (CPRT), Iron Mountain (IRM), Unifirst (UNF), McGrath RentCorp (MGRC), OPENLANE (KAR), Healthcare Services Group (HCSG), UL Solutions (ULS), APi Group (APG), Rentokil Initial (RTO), and Aramark (ARMK). Cintas vs. Its Competitors Copart Iron Mountain Unifirst McGrath RentCorp OPENLANE Healthcare Services Group UL Solutions APi Group Rentokil Initial Aramark Cintas (NASDAQ:CTAS) and Copart (NASDAQ:CPRT) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CTAS or CPRT? 63.5% of Cintas shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.8% of Copart shares are held by institutional investors. 15.0% of Cintas shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of Copart shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, CTAS or CPRT? Cintas has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Copart has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to CTAS or CPRT? In the previous week, Cintas had 16 more articles in the media than Copart. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Cintas and 23 mentions for Copart. Cintas' average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Copart's score of 1.28 indicating that Cintas is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cintas 31 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Copart 15 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate CTAS or CPRT? Cintas currently has a consensus target price of $217.73, indicating a potential downside of 2.93%. Copart has a consensus target price of $55.50, indicating a potential upside of 11.80%. Given Copart's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Copart is more favorable than Cintas.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cintas 2 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Copart 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Is CTAS or CPRT more profitable? Copart has a net margin of 32.21% compared to Cintas' net margin of 17.53%. Cintas' return on equity of 41.30% beat Copart's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cintas17.53% 41.30% 19.11% Copart 32.21%18.20%16.36% Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCintas$9.60B9.44$1.57B$4.3251.92Copart$4.24B11.33$1.36B$1.5232.66 SummaryCintas beats Copart on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Cintas News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CTAS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CTAS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CTAS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCintasBUSINESS SVCS IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$90.57B$5.92B$13.03B$8.86BDividend Yield0.71%3.08%2.60%4.13%P/E Ratio51.9520.9528.2619.77Price / Sales9.441.9639.16110.45Price / Cash44.4913.6224.0427.49Price / Book21.085.186.205.36Net Income$1.57B$150.49M$187.14M$248.34M7 Day Performance0.50%0.56%1.33%1.28%1 Month Performance-1.01%1.91%3.76%5.45%1 Year Performance29.27%63.57%25.19%18.02% Cintas Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CTASCintas4.794 of 5 stars$224.31+0.6%$217.73-2.9%+27.3%$90.57B$9.60B51.9546,500Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeCPRTCopart3.6131 of 5 stars$47.72-0.5%$55.50+16.3%-9.4%$46.14B$4.59B31.3911,700News CoveragePositive NewsIRMIron Mountain4.0631 of 5 stars$103.14+1.8%$121.71+18.0%+14.4%$30.43B$6.15B251.5628,850UNFUnifirst3.7432 of 5 stars$185.59+1.1%$180.00-3.0%+9.6%$3.45B$2.43B23.0816,000News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastMGRCMcGrath RentCorp4.8148 of 5 stars$111.97+0.6%$145.50+29.9%+8.8%$2.76B$910.94M11.601,219Positive NewsKAROPENLANE2.9589 of 5 stars$22.62+1.5%$24.00+6.1%+47.7%$2.43B$1.79B34.274,800Positive NewsHCSGHealthcare Services Group1.5856 of 5 stars$14.30-0.4%$14.80+3.5%+42.1%$1.04B$1.72B25.5435,300Positive NewsULSUL Solutions2.898 of 5 stars$71.40+1.1%$69.43-2.8%+72.5%$14.32B$2.87B42.7515,094Positive NewsAPGAPi Group2.8102 of 5 stars$50.75-0.9%$50.57-0.3%+35.8%$14.05B$7.14B110.3229,000High Trading VolumeRTORentokil Initial1.9256 of 5 stars$23.49+0.8%N/A-19.1%$11.86B$6.95B15.5668,485Positive NewsARMKAramark3.2691 of 5 stars$40.42+0.8%$43.73+8.2%+23.1%$10.59B$17.40B31.09266,680News CoverageAnalyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Copart Alternatives Iron Mountain Alternatives Unifirst Alternatives McGrath RentCorp Alternatives OPENLANE Alternatives Healthcare Services Group Alternatives UL Solutions Alternatives APi Group Alternatives Rentokil Initial Alternatives Aramark Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CTAS) was last updated on 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Crypto Is Set to Explode in JanuaryFree summit: How to profit from the Coinbase-Deribit deal Our hedge fund experts know exactly what this mea...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredTrump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%?If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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