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MGRC vs. UNF, KAR, HCSG, CTAS, CPRT, IRM, UPBD, HST, OHI, and AFG

Should you be buying McGrath RentCorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of McGrath RentCorp include Unifirst (UNF), OPENLANE (KAR), Healthcare Services Group (HCSG), Cintas (CTAS), Copart (CPRT), Iron Mountain (IRM), Upbound Group (UPBD), Host Hotels & Resorts (HST), Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI), and American Financial Group (AFG).

McGrath RentCorp vs. Its Competitors

McGrath RentCorp (NASDAQ:MGRC) and Unifirst (NYSE:UNF) are both mid-cap diversified support services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and earnings.

In the previous week, Unifirst had 20 more articles in the media than McGrath RentCorp. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Unifirst and 7 mentions for McGrath RentCorp. McGrath RentCorp's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Unifirst's score of 0.47 indicating that McGrath RentCorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
McGrath RentCorp
3 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Unifirst
5 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
15 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

McGrath RentCorp currently has a consensus price target of $145.50, indicating a potential upside of 20.88%. Unifirst has a consensus price target of $181.67, indicating a potential upside of 6.01%. Given McGrath RentCorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe McGrath RentCorp is more favorable than Unifirst.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
McGrath RentCorp
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Unifirst
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.67

92.1% of McGrath RentCorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.2% of Unifirst shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of McGrath RentCorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Unifirst shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

McGrath RentCorp pays an annual dividend of $1.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Unifirst pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. McGrath RentCorp pays out 20.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Unifirst pays out 17.4% 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. McGrath RentCorp has increased its dividend for 33 consecutive years and Unifirst has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years. McGrath RentCorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

McGrath RentCorp has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Unifirst has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

McGrath RentCorp has a net margin of 25.81% compared to Unifirst's net margin of 6.13%. McGrath RentCorp's return on equity of 13.57% beat Unifirst's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
McGrath RentCorp25.81% 13.57% 6.41%
Unifirst 6.13%7.46%5.86%

McGrath RentCorp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Unifirst. McGrath RentCorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Unifirst, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
McGrath RentCorp$910.94M3.25$231.73M$9.6512.47
Unifirst$2.43B1.31$145.47M$8.0421.31

Summary

McGrath RentCorp beats Unifirst on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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MGRC vs. The Competition

MetricMcGrath RentCorpFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$2.96B$2.24B$12.02B$8.93B
Dividend Yield1.67%3.95%5.61%4.12%
P/E Ratio12.4712.3919.9619.86
Price / Sales3.251.7925.74113.78
Price / Cash11.246.0421.1757.06
Price / Book2.632.452.265.38
Net Income$231.73M$177.61M$1.00B$248.50M
7 Day Performance4.93%5.65%2.61%2.78%
1 Month Performance5.26%8.65%4.19%5.84%
1 Year Performance15.39%0.96%540.23%20.06%

McGrath RentCorp Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MGRC
McGrath RentCorp
4.8128 of 5 stars
$120.37
+1.6%
$145.50
+20.9%
+13.7%$2.96B$910.94M12.471,219Positive News
UNF
Unifirst
3.8103 of 5 stars
$185.59
+1.1%
$180.00
-3.0%
+10.8%$3.45B$2.43B23.0816,000Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
KAR
OPENLANE
2.9147 of 5 stars
$22.62
+1.5%
$24.00
+6.1%
+51.2%$2.43B$1.79B34.274,800
HCSG
Healthcare Services Group
1.5253 of 5 stars
$14.30
-0.4%
$14.80
+3.5%
+42.6%$1.04B$1.72B25.5435,300News Coverage
Positive News
CTAS
Cintas
4.7986 of 5 stars
$220.90
+1.0%
$215.81
-2.3%
+29.3%$89.20B$9.60B51.1646,500Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
CPRT
Copart
3.6179 of 5 stars
$47.72
-0.5%
$55.50
+16.3%
-7.0%$46.14B$4.59B31.3911,700Positive News
IRM
Iron Mountain
4.0444 of 5 stars
$103.14
+1.8%
$121.71
+18.0%
+11.3%$30.43B$6.15B251.5628,850Positive News
UPBD
Upbound Group
4.5532 of 5 stars
$23.92
-1.2%
$34.50
+44.2%
-13.7%$1.38B$4.32B11.2311,970Positive News
HST
Host Hotels & Resorts
4.7522 of 5 stars
$15.77
+0.6%
$18.12
+14.9%
-10.0%$10.94B$5.68B16.43160Positive News
Analyst Forecast
OHI
Omega Healthcare Investors
4.444 of 5 stars
$37.30
+0.9%
$41.88
+12.3%
+8.0%$10.79B$1.05B23.1750Positive News
AFG
American Financial Group
4.7105 of 5 stars
$126.15
+1.9%
$138.75
+10.0%
+3.0%$10.55B$8.32B13.258,700News Coverage
Positive News
Dividend Announcement

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This page (NASDAQ:MGRC) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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