Unifirst (UNF) Competitors $165.52 -1.28 (-0.77%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$165.24 -0.28 (-0.17%) As of 04:19 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 UNF vs. KAR, MGRC, HCSG, CTAS, CPRT, IRM, VSTS, IEX, RBC, and AMCRShould you be buying Unifirst stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Unifirst include OPENLANE (KAR), McGrath RentCorp (MGRC), Healthcare Services Group (HCSG), Cintas (CTAS), Copart (CPRT), Iron Mountain (IRM), Vestis (VSTS), IDEX (IEX), RBC Bearings (RBC), and Amcor (AMCR). Unifirst vs. Its Competitors OPENLANE McGrath RentCorp Healthcare Services Group Cintas Copart Iron Mountain Vestis IDEX RBC Bearings Amcor Unifirst (NYSE:UNF) and OPENLANE (NYSE:KAR) are both mid-cap diversified support services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in UNF or KAR? 78.2% of Unifirst shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of OPENLANE shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Unifirst shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of OPENLANE shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend UNF or KAR? Unifirst presently has a consensus price target of $179.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.45%. OPENLANE has a consensus price target of $28.75, suggesting a potential upside of 2.42%. Given Unifirst's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Unifirst is more favorable than OPENLANE.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Unifirst 2 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50OPENLANE 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has higher earnings and valuation, UNF or KAR? Unifirst has higher revenue and earnings than OPENLANE. Unifirst is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than OPENLANE, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUnifirst$2.46B1.25$145.47M$8.1420.33OPENLANE$1.79B1.67$109.90M$0.7437.93 Is UNF or KAR more profitable? OPENLANE has a net margin of 8.18% compared to Unifirst's net margin of 6.18%. OPENLANE's return on equity of 11.65% beat Unifirst's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Unifirst6.18% 7.35% 5.78% OPENLANE 8.18%11.65%3.40% Which has more risk and volatility, UNF or KAR? Unifirst has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OPENLANE has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to UNF or KAR? In the previous week, Unifirst and Unifirst both had 4 articles in the media. OPENLANE's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat Unifirst's score of 1.33 indicating that OPENLANE is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Unifirst 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive OPENLANE 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryOPENLANE beats Unifirst on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Unifirst News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for UNF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 UNF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUnifirstUNIFORM & RELATED IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.07B$1.81B$7.81B$21.35BDividend Yield0.82%0.82%4.58%3.52%P/E Ratio20.3320.33302.9529.19Price / Sales1.250.72277.94104.21Price / Cash10.506.4328.2624.47Price / Book1.461.044.724.52Net Income$145.47M$83.22M$799.16M$1.00B7 Day Performance-3.04%-0.73%0.06%-1.35%1 Month Performance-5.93%-7.11%2.15%2.04%1 Year Performance-12.85%-42.61%26.66%13.83% Unifirst Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UNFUnifirst4.3938 of 5 stars$165.52-0.8%$179.50+8.4%-12.1%$3.07B$2.46B20.3316,000Positive NewsKAROPENLANE4.0283 of 5 stars$28.89-0.7%$28.75-0.5%+68.5%$3.09B$1.79B39.044,800Positive NewsMGRCMcGrath RentCorp4.8841 of 5 stars$120.740.0%$147.50+22.2%+12.2%$2.97B$910.94M11.761,219Dividend AnnouncementHCSGHealthcare Services Group2.3516 of 5 stars$16.14+2.0%$16.25+0.7%+48.8%$1.15B$1.72B115.2935,300Positive NewsCTASCintas4.7309 of 5 stars$202.59+1.2%$224.54+10.8%-2.3%$80.65B$10.34B45.9448,300Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastCPRTCopart4.601 of 5 stars$45.38-1.0%$54.50+20.1%-13.5%$44.33B$4.65B28.3611,700Positive NewsIRMIron Mountain4.3531 of 5 stars$104.42+4.5%$120.14+15.1%-15.0%$29.50B$6.15B745.8728,850Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastVSTSVestis3.1009 of 5 stars$4.10-1.3%$9.13+122.8%-73.2%$547.14M$2.81B-17.8010,800IEXIDEX4.9497 of 5 stars$160.76-0.2%$201.71+25.5%-24.9%$12.12B$3.27B25.979,000Dividend AnnouncementBuyback AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionRBCRBC Bearings3.6608 of 5 stars$383.03+0.8%$425.17+11.0%+25.0%$11.99B$1.64B48.245,334AMCRAmcor4.954 of 5 stars$8.27+0.1%$11.21+35.7%-28.6%$11.94B$15.01B22.9677,000Analyst ForecastAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies KAR Alternatives MGRC Alternatives HCSG Alternatives CTAS Alternatives CPRT Alternatives IRM Alternatives VSTS Alternatives IEX Alternatives RBC Alternatives AMCR 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 (NYSE:UNF) was last updated on 9/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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