Iron Mountain (IRM) Competitors $118.25 +1.95 (+1.68%) (As of 10:31 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends IRM vs. CTAS, CPRT, UNF, MGRC, KAR, VVI, HCSG, PFMT, PLD, and AMTShould 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), Viad (VVI), Healthcare Services Group (HCSG), Performant Financial (PFMT), Prologis (PLD), and American Tower (AMT). Iron Mountain vs. Cintas Copart UniFirst McGrath RentCorp OPENLANE Viad Healthcare Services Group Performant Financial Prologis American Tower Cintas (NASDAQ:CTAS) and Iron Mountain (NYSE:IRM) are both large-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment and earnings. Does the MarketBeat Community favor CTAS or IRM? Cintas received 122 more outperform votes than Iron Mountain when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.06% of users gave Iron Mountain an outperform vote while only 59.49% of users gave Cintas an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCintasOutperform Votes53959.49% Underperform Votes36740.51% Iron MountainOutperform Votes41764.06% Underperform Votes23435.94% Do analysts recommend CTAS or IRM? Cintas presently has a consensus price target of $199.63, indicating a potential downside of 8.74%. Iron Mountain has a consensus price target of $129.40, indicating a potential upside of 11.26%. Given Iron Mountain's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Iron Mountain 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) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.24Iron Mountain 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.17 Which has more volatility & risk, CTAS or IRM? Cintas has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Iron Mountain has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders believe in CTAS or IRM? 63.5% of Cintas shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.1% of Iron Mountain shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.0% of Cintas shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Iron Mountain shares are owned by company 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. Is CTAS or IRM a better dividend stock? Cintas pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Iron Mountain pays an annual dividend of $2.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Cintas pays out 39.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Iron Mountain pays out 794.5% 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 has raised its dividend for 42 consecutive years. Is CTAS or IRM more profitable? Cintas has a net margin of 16.80% compared to Iron Mountain's net margin of 1.77%. Cintas' return on equity of 39.56% beat Iron Mountain's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cintas16.80% 39.56% 18.19% Iron Mountain 1.77%-44,660.04%2.94% Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CTAS or IRM? 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 RatioCintas$9.60B9.19$1.57B$3.9655.24Iron Mountain$5.48B6.23$184.23M$0.36323.06 Does the media prefer CTAS or IRM? In the previous week, Cintas had 36 more articles in the media than Iron Mountain. MarketBeat recorded 60 mentions for Cintas and 24 mentions for Iron Mountain. Cintas' average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Iron Mountain's score of 1.06 indicating that Cintas is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cintas 58 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Iron Mountain 16 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryCintas beats Iron Mountain on 15 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Darwin2025 AI Stock Picks: 2 Hidden Gems Under $10/ShareThe AI sector continues to make waves as we move into 2025, and now is a prime opportunity to get involved—without stretching your budget! 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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 IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$34.19B$7.68B$10.51B$19.96BDividend Yield2.45%6.52%10.13%3.49%P/E Ratio323.0635.5546.1836.42Price / Sales6.239.053,478.9217.94Price / Cash25.6417.8730.6021.28Price / Book-332.291.974.064.59Net Income$184.23M$146.60M$1.02B$985.93M7 Day Performance2.77%0.10%-0.05%0.45%1 Month Performance-5.78%-1.97%7.13%1.05%1 Year Performance84.46%17.41%24.11%24.67% Iron Mountain Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IRMIron Mountain4.2046 of 5 stars$118.25+1.7%$129.40+9.4%+84.0%$34.70B$5.48B328.4827,000Analyst ForecastPositive NewsCTASCintas4.4741 of 5 stars$219.70+0.4%$199.63-9.1%+58.8%$88.61B$9.60B55.2446,500Positive NewsCPRTCopart3.5033 of 5 stars$55.79+0.7%$55.67-0.2%+9.0%$53.75B$4.24B39.8711,700Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsUNFUniFirst3.7055 of 5 stars$192.01+0.2%$186.25-3.0%+12.2%$3.57B$2.43B24.6616,000Analyst UpgradePositive NewsMGRCMcGrath RentCorp4.5512 of 5 stars$118.87+0.8%$124.00+4.3%+18.5%$2.92B$831.84M12.891,204Positive NewsKAROPENLANE3.7272 of 5 stars$19.62-0.2%$20.20+3.0%+33.0%$2.10B$1.65B75.604,500Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsVVIViad2.0643 of 5 stars$42.55+0.9%$48.00+12.8%+27.4%$902.06M$1.24B84.304,035HCSGHealthcare Services Group2.59 of 5 stars$11.52+1.1%$14.00+21.5%+11.1%$844.30M$1.67B16.5133,400Positive NewsPFMTPerformant Financial2.4682 of 5 stars$2.94+0.7%$7.00+138.1%+0.7%$230.17M$113.74M0.00930PLDPrologis4.8793 of 5 stars$114.67+0.1%$131.25+14.5%+3.2%$106.20B$8.02B34.602,574Analyst ForecastPositive NewsAMTAmerican Tower4.3941 of 5 stars$200.77-0.1%$235.54+17.3%+0.6%$93.82B$11.14B84.765,643Analyst ForecastPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CTAS Alternatives CPRT Alternatives UNF Alternatives MGRC Alternatives KAR Alternatives VVI Alternatives HCSG Alternatives PFMT Alternatives PLD Alternatives AMT Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:IRM) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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