Cintas Co. (NASDAQ:CTAS - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research upped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Cintas in a research report issued on Wednesday, April 16th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the business services provider will post earnings of $4.38 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $4.30. The consensus estimate for Cintas' current full-year earnings is $4.31 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Cintas' Q4 2025 earnings at $1.06 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.17 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.20 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.20 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.73 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.31 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.31 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.21 EPS.
A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Citigroup started coverage on shares of Cintas in a research report on Monday, February 24th. They set a "sell" rating and a $161.00 price target on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a "sector perform" rating and issued a $215.00 price target on shares of Cintas in a research note on Thursday, March 27th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Cintas from $184.00 to $196.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, March 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on Cintas from $211.00 to $233.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, March 27th. Finally, Bank of America started coverage on Cintas in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. They set a "buy" rating and a $250.00 price target on the stock. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $213.62.
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Cintas Price Performance
Shares of Cintas stock traded up $1.15 during trading on Friday, hitting $206.99. 756,467 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,698,776. The stock has a market cap of $83.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.91, a PEG ratio of 3.98 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a quick ratio of 1.38, a current ratio of 1.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. Cintas has a 52 week low of $162.16 and a 52 week high of $228.12. The firm's fifty day moving average is $201.33 and its 200-day moving average is $204.30.
Cintas (NASDAQ:CTAS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 26th. The business services provider reported $1.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.05 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $2.61 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.60 billion. Cintas had a net margin of 17.23% and a return on equity of 40.62%. The firm's revenue was up 8.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $3.84 EPS.
Institutional Trading of Cintas
Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. MJP Associates Inc. ADV raised its holdings in Cintas by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. MJP Associates Inc. ADV now owns 2,412 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $441,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the period. Guardian Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Cintas by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. Guardian Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,741 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $318,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. MGB Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Cintas by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. MGB Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,248 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $1,328,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares during the period. TIAA Trust National Association lifted its stake in Cintas by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 5,380 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $983,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wellspring Financial Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Cintas by 4.6% during the fourth quarter. Wellspring Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,171 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $214,000 after buying an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 63.46% of the company's stock.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In related news, Director Ronald W. Tysoe sold 8,521 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, April 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $208.96, for a total value of $1,780,548.16. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 27,029 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,647,979.84. This represents a 23.97 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, COO Jim Rozakis sold 2,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, April 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $190.37, for a total transaction of $380,740.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now owns 256,528 shares in the company, valued at approximately $48,835,235.36. This trade represents a 0.77 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 15.00% of the company's stock.
Cintas Dividend Announcement
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be given a dividend of $0.39 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.75%. Cintas's payout ratio is 36.11%.
About Cintas
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Cintas Corporation engages in the provision of corporate identity uniforms and related business services primarily in the United States, Canada, and Latin America. It operates through Uniform Rental and Facility Services, First Aid and Safety Services, and All Other segments. The company rents and services uniforms and other garments, including flame resistant clothing, mats, mops and shop towels, and other ancillary items; and provides restroom cleaning services and supplies, as well as sells uniforms.
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