Cintas (CTAS) Competitors $209.75 +2.06 (+0.99%) Closing price 04/24/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$208.76 -0.99 (-0.47%) As of 07:32 AM 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 CTAS vs. CPRT, IRM, UNF, MGRC, KAR, HCSG, RL, VFC, PVH, and KTBShould you be buying Cintas stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cintas include Copart (CPRT), Iron Mountain (IRM), UniFirst (UNF), McGrath RentCorp (MGRC), OPENLANE (KAR), Healthcare Services Group (HCSG), Ralph Lauren (RL), VF (VFC), PVH (PVH), and Kontoor Brands (KTB). Cintas vs. Copart Iron Mountain UniFirst McGrath RentCorp OPENLANE Healthcare Services Group Ralph Lauren VF PVH Kontoor Brands Copart (NASDAQ:CPRT) and Cintas (NASDAQ:CTAS) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CPRT or CTAS? Cintas received 167 more outperform votes than Copart when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.65% of users gave Copart an outperform vote while only 59.26% of users gave Cintas an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCopartOutperform Votes38063.65% Underperform Votes21736.35% CintasOutperform Votes54759.26% Underperform Votes37640.74% 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 Copart32.27% 19.31% 17.24% Cintas 17.23%40.62%18.72% Which has more risk & volatility, CPRT or CTAS? Copart has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cintas has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to CPRT or CTAS? In the previous week, Cintas had 10 more articles in the media than Copart. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Cintas and 22 mentions for Copart. Copart's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Cintas' score of 1.56 indicating that Copart is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Copart 22 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Cintas 28 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do institutionals & insiders 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 insiders. Comparatively, 15.0% of Cintas shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCopart$4.51B13.29$1.36B$1.4941.59Cintas$10.14B8.35$1.57B$4.3248.55 Do analysts rate CPRT or CTAS? Copart currently has a consensus price target of $58.00, suggesting a potential downside of 6.41%. Cintas has a consensus price target of $213.62, suggesting a potential upside of 1.84%. Given Cintas' higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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) 2.33Cintas 2 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 SummaryCintas beats Copart on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Cintas News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CTAS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 CTAS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCintasMens' & boy's furnishings, work clothing, & allied garments IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$84.69B$18.49B$7.14B$7.70BDividend Yield0.76%2.64%2.65%4.32%P/E Ratio50.5729.7430.5718.31Price / Sales8.352.17160.56107.05Price / Cash41.5015.7631.6134.62Price / Book19.716.584.814.25Net Income$1.57B$367.38M$195.43M$247.51M7 Day Performance1.94%9.36%18.08%6.33%1 Month Performance8.42%-5.61%-0.83%-3.33%1 Year Performance26.12%-5.55%9.30%5.15% Cintas Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CTASCintas4.468 of 5 stars$209.75+1.0%$213.62+1.8%+26.3%$84.69B$10.14B50.5743,000Positive NewsCPRTCopart2.8078 of 5 stars$58.73-1.6%$58.00-1.2%+12.8%$56.74B$4.51B39.4211,700Positive NewsIRMIron Mountain4.534 of 5 stars$81.78-2.9%$121.29+48.3%+9.1%$24.02B$6.15B134.0726,000Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsUNFUniFirst3.6 of 5 stars$171.47-0.2%$180.00+5.0%+6.7%$3.18B$2.45B21.9314,000Positive NewsMGRCMcGrath RentCorp4.8549 of 5 stars$102.80-2.0%$145.50+41.5%-4.2%$2.52B$910.94M10.901,220Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsKAROPENLANE3.8947 of 5 stars$18.29-2.3%$22.75+24.4%+5.6%$1.96B$1.79B34.513,960Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsHCSGHealthcare Services Group1.0346 of 5 stars$9.37-1.6%$14.00+49.4%+20.5%$683.22M$1.72B17.3535,700Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeNews CoverageGap UpRLRalph Lauren4.7954 of 5 stars$204.31-1.1%$277.43+35.8%+30.9%$12.62B$6.95B18.6422,200Analyst ForecastVFCVF4.4101 of 5 stars$10.48+0.3%$22.35+113.3%-11.2%$4.08B$10.15B-8.8135,000Analyst ForecastOptions VolumePVHPVH4.9574 of 5 stars$69.67+1.1%$105.40+51.3%-33.8%$3.67B$8.65B5.6731,000Positive NewsKTBKontoor Brands4.8022 of 5 stars$57.52+4.6%$88.00+53.0%+1.0%$3.18B$2.61B12.9514,000Dividend AnnouncementPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Copart Alternatives Iron Mountain Alternatives UniFirst Alternatives McGrath RentCorp Alternatives OPENLANE Alternatives Healthcare Services Group Alternatives Ralph Lauren Alternatives VF Alternatives PVH Alternatives Kontoor Brands 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 (NASDAQ:CTAS) was last updated on 4/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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