Cintas (CTAS) Competitors

In the previous week, Cintas had 20 more articles in the media than Copart. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Cintas and 10 mentions for Copart. Cintas' average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Copart's score of 0.43 indicating that Cintas is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Copart has a net margin of 31.81% compared to Cintas' net margin of 17.75%. Cintas' return on equity of 42.05% beat Copart's return on equity.

Copart currently has a consensus target price of $37.22, indicating a potential upside of 28.98%. Cintas has a consensus target price of $213.85, indicating a potential upside of 11.40%. Given Copart's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Copart is more favorable than Cintas.

85.8% of Copart shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.5% of Cintas shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.6% of Copart shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.4% of Cintas shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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.

Copart has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cintas has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Cintas had 21 more articles in the media than RB Global. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Cintas and 9 mentions for RB Global. RB Global's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Cintas' score of 0.58 indicating that RB Global is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Cintas presently has a consensus price target of $213.85, suggesting a potential upside of 11.40%. RB Global has a consensus price target of $127.57, suggesting a potential upside of 53.96%. Given RB Global's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe RB Global is more favorable than Cintas.

Cintas pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. RB Global pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Cintas pays out 55.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. RB Global pays out 56.7% 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 raised its dividend for 42 consecutive years and RB Global has raised its dividend for 20 consecutive years.

Cintas has a net margin of 17.75% compared to RB Global's net margin of 9.99%. Cintas' return on equity of 42.05% beat RB Global's return on equity.

Cintas has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, RB Global has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its share price is 48% less volatile than the broader market.

Cintas has higher revenue and earnings than RB Global. RB Global 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, 95.4% of RB Global shares are held by institutional investors. 14.4% of Cintas shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of RB Global shares are held 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.

UniFirst has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its share price is 39% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cintas has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the broader market.

UniFirst pays an annual dividend of $1.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Cintas pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. UniFirst pays out 23.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cintas pays out 55.6% 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. UniFirst has raised its dividend for 7 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.

UniFirst presently has a consensus target price of $246.67, indicating a potential downside of 4.35%. Cintas has a consensus target price of $213.85, indicating a potential upside of 11.40%. Given Cintas' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cintas is more favorable than UniFirst.

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.

Cintas has a net margin of 17.75% compared to UniFirst's net margin of 4.65%. Cintas' return on equity of 42.05% beat UniFirst's return on equity.

In the previous week, Cintas had 26 more articles in the media than UniFirst. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Cintas and 4 mentions for UniFirst. UniFirst's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Cintas' score of 0.58 indicating that UniFirst is being referred to more favorably in the media.

78.2% of UniFirst shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.5% of Cintas shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of UniFirst shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.4% of Cintas shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

63.5% of Cintas shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of Openlane shares are held by institutional investors. 14.4% of Cintas shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Openlane shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Cintas had 27 more articles in the media than Openlane. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Cintas and 3 mentions for Openlane. Cintas' average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Openlane's score of 0.36 indicating that Cintas is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Cintas has higher revenue and earnings than Openlane. Openlane 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 $213.85, suggesting a potential upside of 11.40%. Openlane has a consensus price target of $43.83, suggesting a potential upside of 28.12%. Given Openlane's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Openlane is more favorable than Cintas.

Cintas has a net margin of 17.75% compared to Openlane's net margin of 9.67%. Cintas' return on equity of 42.05% beat Openlane's return on equity.

Cintas has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Openlane has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the broader market.