Cintas (NASDAQ:CTAS) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Cintas (NASDAQ:CTAS) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 4.280-4.340 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 4.240. The company issued revenue guidance of $10.3 billion-$10.3 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $10.3 billion. Cintas also updated its FY25 guidance to $4.28-4.34 EPS.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the company. UBS Group lifted their target price on Cintas from $219.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, September 26th. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price objective on shares of Cintas from $730.00 to $200.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, September 26th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Cintas from $184.00 to $191.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Thursday, September 26th. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of Cintas from $185.00 to $202.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, Barclays upped their target price on Cintas from $210.00 to $245.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, September 27th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Cintas currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $200.77.

Cintas Stock Performance

Shares of CTAS traded down $17.68 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $186.71. The company had a trading volume of 1,568,444 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,483,813. The company has a quick ratio of 1.33, a current ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $75.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 47.15, a PEG ratio of 4.15 and a beta of 1.33. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $215.20 and a two-hundred day moving average of $203.00. Cintas has a 52-week low of $138.39 and a 52-week high of $228.12.

Cintas (NASDAQ:CTAS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, December 19th. The business services provider reported $1.09 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.01 by $0.08. Cintas had a return on equity of 39.56% and a net margin of 16.80%. The business had revenue of $2.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.56 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $3.61 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect that Cintas will post 4.23 earnings per share for the current year.

Cintas Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 15th were given a dividend of $0.39 per share. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.84%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 15th. Cintas’s payout ratio is 39.39%.

Cintas Company Profile

Cintas Corporation engages in the provision of corporate identity uniforms and related business services primarily in the United States, Canada, and Latin America. It operates through Uniform Rental and Facility Services, First Aid and Safety Services, and All Other segments. The company rents and services uniforms and other garments, including flame resistant clothing, mats, mops and shop towels, and other ancillary items; and provides restroom cleaning services and supplies, as well as sells uniforms.