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.
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.
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.
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.
Summary
McGrath RentCorp beats Unifirst on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:MGRC) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff