Cintas (CTAS) Competitors

93.5% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.5% of Cintas shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.9% of Cintas shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Cintas had 10 more articles in the media than Applied Industrial Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Cintas and 8 mentions for Applied Industrial Technologies. Cintas' average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Applied Industrial Technologies' score of 0.72 indicating that Cintas is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Applied Industrial Technologies pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Cintas pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Applied Industrial Technologies pays out 19.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cintas pays out 50.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Applied Industrial Technologies has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years and Cintas has raised its dividend for 42 consecutive years. Cintas is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Applied Industrial Technologies has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cintas has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Applied Industrial Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $313.67, indicating a potential upside of 2.63%. Cintas has a consensus price target of $215.17, indicating a potential upside of 27.13%. Given Cintas' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cintas is more favorable than Applied Industrial Technologies.

Cintas has a net margin of 17.57% compared to Applied Industrial Technologies' net margin of 8.34%. Cintas' return on equity of 41.47% beat Applied Industrial Technologies' return on equity.

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

Cintas presently has a consensus price target of $215.17, suggesting a potential upside of 27.13%. Iron Mountain has a consensus price target of $131.67, suggesting a potential downside of 0.07%. Given Cintas' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Cintas is more favorable than Iron Mountain.

Cintas pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Iron Mountain pays an annual dividend of $3.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Cintas pays out 50.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Iron Mountain pays out 380.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Cintas has raised its dividend for 42 consecutive years and Iron Mountain has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Cintas has a net margin of 17.57% compared to Iron Mountain's net margin of 3.76%. Cintas' return on equity of 41.47% beat Iron Mountain's return on equity.

In the previous week, Iron Mountain had 24 more articles in the media than Cintas. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Iron Mountain and 18 mentions for Cintas. Cintas' average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Iron Mountain's score of 0.82 indicating that Cintas is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

63.5% of Cintas shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.1% of Iron Mountain shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.9% of Cintas shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Iron Mountain shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Cintas has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Iron Mountain has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

63.5% of Cintas shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.8% of Copart shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.9% of Cintas shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.6% of Copart shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Cintas currently has a consensus price target of $215.17, indicating a potential upside of 27.13%. Copart has a consensus price target of $44.40, indicating a potential upside of 33.94%. Given Copart's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Copart is more favorable than Cintas.

Copart has a net margin of 33.76% compared to Cintas' net margin of 17.57%. Cintas' return on equity of 41.47% beat Copart's return on equity.

In the previous week, Copart had 2 more articles in the media than Cintas. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Copart and 18 mentions for Cintas. Copart's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Cintas' score of 1.54 indicating that Copart is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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.

Cintas has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Copart has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

63.5% of Cintas shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.2% of UniFirst shares are held by institutional investors. 14.9% of Cintas shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of UniFirst shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Cintas pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. UniFirst pays an annual dividend of $1.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Cintas pays out 50.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. UniFirst pays out 19.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Cintas has increased its dividend for 42 consecutive years and UniFirst has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Cintas is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Cintas presently has a consensus target price of $215.17, indicating a potential upside of 27.13%. UniFirst has a consensus target price of $228.25, indicating a potential downside of 9.61%. Given Cintas' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Cintas is more favorable than UniFirst.

In the previous week, Cintas had 13 more articles in the media than UniFirst. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Cintas and 5 mentions for UniFirst. Cintas' average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat UniFirst's score of 1.44 indicating that Cintas is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Cintas has a net margin of 17.57% compared to UniFirst's net margin of 5.49%. Cintas' return on equity of 41.47% beat UniFirst's return on equity.

Cintas has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UniFirst has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.