Head to head
First Advantage vs Cintas
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: FA · CTAS
FA
First Advantage
18.37-0.65%
1-year price shape — +22% over the period
Quant Rating C · 58/100
vs
CTAS
Cintas
197.19+0.63%
1-year price shape — +0% over the period
Quant Rating C · 39/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
Cintas edges it on the scoreable measures. Cintas trades cheapest on trailing earnings; Cintas pays the highest dividend yield; Cintas earns the most per share.
| FA | CTAS | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Specialty Business Services | Specialty Business Services |
| Last price | 18.37 | 197.19 |
| Change today | -0.65% | +0.63% |
| 1-year return | +22.0% | +0.0% |
| Market cap | $3.16B | $78.30B |
| 52-week range | 8.82 – 25.15 | 160.31 – 218.60 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 122.47 | 38.89 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 84th | 37th |
| P/B | 2.44 | 15.04 |
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | 0.95% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | -0.20 | 4.91 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $-34.35M | $1.95B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $1.66B | $11.56B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +14.9% | +10.9% |
| Gross margin | 45.2% | 51.0% |
| Operating margin | 10.7% | 23.6% |
| Net margin | 1.5% | 17.8% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $195.44M | $2.03B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 106.6% | 69.6% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 28 buy / 21 sell | 37 buy / 13 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 6.0% | 2.8% |
| Analyst consensus | 75% buy / 25% hold (8) | 64% buy / 29% hold / 7% sell (14) |
| Analyst price target | $27 (+44%) | $225 (+14%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | C (58) | C (39) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 9,500 | 48,100 |
| Founded | 2003 | 1968 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.