Cintas (CTAS) Competitors

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

Does the media favor CPRT or CTAS?

In the previous week, Cintas had 23 more articles in the media than Copart. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Cintas and 16 mentions for Copart. Copart's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Cintas' score of 1.15 indicating that Copart is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Copart	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cintas	23 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate CPRT or CTAS?

Copart presently has a consensus price target of $58.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.93%. Cintas has a consensus price target of $198.46, indicating a potential upside of 0.08%. Given Copart's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Copart is more favorable than Cintas.

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CPRT or CTAS?

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

Which has better valuation and earnings, CPRT or CTAS?

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
Copart	$4.24B	12.94	$1.36B	$1.42	40.07
Cintas	$9.60B	8.34	$1.57B	$4.15	47.81

Is CPRT or CTAS 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
Copart	31.92%	18.96%	16.93%
Cintas	17.23%	40.62%	18.72%

Which has more volatility and risk, CPRT or CTAS?

Copart has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cintas has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CPRT or CTAS?

85.8% of Copart shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.5% of Cintas shares are held by institutional investors. 9.7% of Copart shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.0% of Cintas shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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