Cintas (CTAS) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CPRT or CTAS?

Cintas received 165 more outperform votes than Copart when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.65% of users gave Copart an outperform vote while only 59.17% of users gave Cintas an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Copart	Outperform Votes 380 63.65%	Underperform Votes 217 36.35%
Cintas	Outperform Votes 545 59.17%	Underperform Votes 376 40.83%

Does the media refer more to CPRT or CTAS?

In the previous week, Cintas had 14 more articles in the media than Copart. MarketBeat recorded 52 mentions for Cintas and 38 mentions for Copart. Copart's average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Cintas' score of 1.29 indicating that Copart is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Copart	34 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Cintas	38 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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	$4.51B	11.87	$1.36B	$1.49	37.15
Cintas	$10.14B	7.70	$1.57B	$4.32	44.80

Do analysts prefer CPRT or CTAS?

Copart currently has a consensus target price of $58.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.77%. Cintas has a consensus target price of $210.58, suggesting a potential upside of 8.81%. Given Cintas' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cintas is more favorable than Copart.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Copart	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Cintas	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.15

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

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

Which has more risk and volatility, CPRT or CTAS?

Copart has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cintas has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CPRT or CTAS more profitable?

Copart has a net margin of 32.27% 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	32.27%	19.31%	17.24%
Cintas	17.23%	40.62%	18.72%

Summary

Cintas beats Copart on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.