Copart (CPRT) Competitors

Cintas (NASDAQ:CTAS) and Copart (NASDAQ:CPRT) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

Do analysts prefer CTAS or CPRT?

Cintas currently has a consensus target price of $198.46, suggesting a potential downside of 2.92%. Copart has a consensus target price of $58.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.45%. Given Copart's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Copart is more favorable than Cintas.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cintas	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.19
Copart	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more risk & volatility, CTAS or CPRT?

Cintas has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Copart has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor CTAS or CPRT?

In the previous week, Cintas had 2 more articles in the media than Copart. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Cintas and 32 mentions for Copart. Copart's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Cintas' score of 1.50 indicating that Copart is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cintas	31 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Copart	27 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CTAS or CPRT?

Cintas received 162 more outperform votes than Copart when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.76% of users gave Copart an outperform vote while only 59.36% of users gave Cintas an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cintas	Outperform Votes 542 59.36%	Underperform Votes 371 40.64%
Copart	Outperform Votes 380 63.76%	Underperform Votes 216 36.24%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CTAS or CPRT?

63.5% of Cintas shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.8% of Copart shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.0% of Cintas shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of Copart shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CTAS or CPRT?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cintas	$9.60B	8.60	$1.57B	$4.15	49.29
Copart	$4.24B	12.87	$1.36B	$1.42	39.87

Is CTAS or CPRT more profitable?

Copart has a net margin of 31.92% compared to Cintas' net margin of 17.23%. Cintas' return on equity of 40.62% beat Copart's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cintas	17.23%	40.62%	18.72%
Copart	31.92%	18.96%	16.93%

Summary

Cintas beats Copart on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.