Iron Mountain (IRM) Competitors $84.41 +0.97 (+1.16%) Closing price 04/14/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$83.37 -1.04 (-1.23%) As of 08:23 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 IRM vs. CTAS, CPRT, UNF, MGRC, KAR, HCSG, WELL, PLD, EQIX, and PSAShould you be buying Iron Mountain stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Iron Mountain include Cintas (CTAS), Copart (CPRT), UniFirst (UNF), McGrath RentCorp (MGRC), OPENLANE (KAR), Healthcare Services Group (HCSG), Welltower (WELL), Prologis (PLD), Equinix (EQIX), and Public Storage (PSA). Iron Mountain vs. Cintas Copart UniFirst McGrath RentCorp OPENLANE Healthcare Services Group Welltower Prologis Equinix Public Storage Iron Mountain (NYSE:IRM) and Cintas (NASDAQ:CTAS) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, risk and profitability. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer IRM or CTAS? Cintas received 123 more outperform votes than Iron Mountain when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.80% of users gave Iron Mountain an outperform vote while only 59.22% of users gave Cintas an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformIron MountainOutperform Votes42363.80% Underperform Votes24036.20% CintasOutperform Votes54659.22% Underperform Votes37640.78% Which has more volatility & risk, IRM or CTAS? Iron Mountain has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cintas has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings & valuation, IRM or CTAS? Cintas has higher revenue and earnings than Iron Mountain. Cintas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Iron Mountain, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIron Mountain$6.15B4.03$180.16M$0.61138.38Cintas$10.14B8.34$1.57B$4.3248.52 Is IRM or CTAS a better dividend stock? Iron Mountain pays an annual dividend of $3.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Cintas pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Iron Mountain pays out 514.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Cintas pays out 36.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cintas has raised its dividend for 42 consecutive years. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in IRM or CTAS? 80.1% of Iron Mountain shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.5% of Cintas shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Iron Mountain shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.0% of Cintas shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to IRM or CTAS? In the previous week, Cintas had 11 more articles in the media than Iron Mountain. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Cintas and 30 mentions for Iron Mountain. Cintas' average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Iron Mountain's score of 1.05 indicating that Cintas is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Iron Mountain 18 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cintas 25 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate IRM or CTAS? Iron Mountain presently has a consensus target price of $121.29, suggesting a potential upside of 43.69%. Cintas has a consensus target price of $213.62, suggesting a potential upside of 1.91%. Given Iron Mountain's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Iron Mountain is more favorable than Cintas.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Iron Mountain 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.13Cintas 2 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.21 Is IRM or CTAS more profitable? Cintas has a net margin of 17.23% compared to Iron Mountain's net margin of 2.95%. Cintas' return on equity of 40.62% beat Iron Mountain's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Iron Mountain2.95% -401.83% 2.87% Cintas 17.23%40.62%18.72% SummaryCintas beats Iron Mountain on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Iron Mountain News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IRM 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 NYSE 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 IRM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIron MountainReal estate investment trusts IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$24.79B$6.66B$7.02B$18.51BDividend Yield3.85%7.49%2.71%4.24%P/E Ratio138.3856.9529.8331.06Price / Sales4.036.48148.3026.47Price / Cash18.9217.3231.6117.54Price / Book-81.161.604.554.29Net Income$180.16M$177.71M$196.25M$1.02B7 Day Performance9.82%3.54%5.15%6.63%1 Month Performance-2.62%-9.26%-6.23%-6.86%1 Year Performance12.79%2.09%3.06%1.19% Iron Mountain Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IRMIron Mountain4.4859 of 5 stars$84.41+1.2%$121.29+43.7%+11.0%$24.79B$6.15B138.3826,000Positive NewsCTASCintas4.3859 of 5 stars$191.42+0.6%$210.58+10.0%+25.4%$77.11B$10.14B46.0743,000Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsCPRTCopart2.6071 of 5 stars$54.56+0.1%$58.00+6.3%+8.0%$52.57B$4.51B36.5211,700Positive NewsUNFUniFirst3.6346 of 5 stars$165.10+1.0%$180.00+9.0%+8.4%$3.06B$2.45B21.0514,000Dividend AnnouncementBuyback AnnouncementShort Interest ↓MGRCMcGrath RentCorp4.8835 of 5 stars$105.64+0.5%$145.50+37.7%-7.1%$2.58B$910.94M11.131,220Positive NewsKAROPENLANE3.8814 of 5 stars$18.19+1.1%$22.20+22.0%+6.5%$1.94B$1.79B34.263,960Positive NewsGap DownHCSGHealthcare Services Group2.6589 of 5 stars$9.91-1.6%$14.00+41.2%-15.8%$727.02M$1.72B18.3235,700News CoveragePositive NewsWELLWelltower4.3615 of 5 stars$139.78-2.5%$156.46+11.9%+62.0%$90.50B$7.85B89.47510Short Interest ↓Positive NewsPLDPrologis4.8267 of 5 stars$94.55-3.7%$126.78+34.1%-17.6%$87.44B$8.20B23.582,470Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeEQIXEquinix4.9108 of 5 stars$751.49-1.9%$1,007.59+34.1%+2.6%$72.88B$8.75B87.5813,606Positive NewsPSAPublic Storage4.398 of 5 stars$276.98-2.7%$338.73+22.3%+6.0%$48.52B$4.70B28.726,200 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CTAS Alternatives CPRT Alternatives UNF Alternatives MGRC Alternatives KAR Alternatives HCSG Alternatives WELL Alternatives PLD Alternatives EQIX Alternatives PSA 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 (NYSE:IRM) was last updated on 4/15/2025 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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