Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ:CTAS) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” by Brokerages

Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ:CTAS) has been given an average rating of “Hold” by the fourteen brokerages that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $218.1667.

CTAS has been the topic of several research reports. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Cintas in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Bank of America assumed coverage on Cintas in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $215.00 price objective on the stock. Citigroup reaffirmed a “sell” rating and issued a $181.00 price objective (up from $176.00) on shares of Cintas in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. Sanford C. Bernstein assumed coverage on Cintas in a report on Wednesday, November 12th. They set a “market perform” rating and a $200.00 target price for the company. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of Cintas from a “cautious” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price target for the company from $205.00 to $245.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 14th.

Institutional Trading of Cintas

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Pure Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in Cintas by 47.5% during the 4th quarter. Pure Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,674 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $315,000 after buying an additional 539 shares during the period. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd increased its position in shares of Cintas by 79.9% during the fourth quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 484 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $91,000 after acquiring an additional 215 shares during the last quarter. Reflection Asset Management purchased a new stake in shares of Cintas during the fourth quarter worth about $62,000. Tobam lifted its stake in shares of Cintas by 21,826.1% in the fourth quarter. Tobam now owns 5,043 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $948,000 after acquiring an additional 5,020 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arwa LLC purchased a new position in Cintas in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,275,000. 63.46% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Cintas Trading Up 2.2%

Shares of CTAS stock opened at $204.53 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $194.10 and its 200-day simple moving average is $194.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 1.71 and a quick ratio of 1.49. Cintas has a 1-year low of $180.39 and a 1-year high of $229.24. The firm has a market cap of $81.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 59.63, a PEG ratio of 3.61 and a beta of 0.95.

Cintas (NASDAQ:CTAS) last released its earnings results on Thursday, December 18th. The business services provider reported $1.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.20 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $2.80 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.77 billion. Cintas had a net margin of 17.58% and a return on equity of 41.07%. Cintas’s revenue was up 9.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.09 earnings per share. Cintas has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.810-4.880 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Cintas will post 4.31 EPS for the current year.

Cintas Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be paid a $0.45 dividend. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 13th. Cintas’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 52.48%.

About Cintas

Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ: CTAS) is a provider of business services and products focused on workplace appearance, safety and facility maintenance. The company is best known for its uniform rental and corporate apparel programs, which include rental, leasing and direct-purchase options, laundering and garment repair. Cintas markets its services to a wide range of end-users, including manufacturing, food service, healthcare, hospitality, retail and government customers.

Beyond uniforms, Cintas offers a suite of facility services and products designed to help organizations maintain clean, safe and compliant workplaces.