On Sep 27, major Wall Street analysts update their ratings for $Cintas (CTAS.US)$, with price targets ranging from $191 to $245.
Barclays analyst Manav Patnaik maintains with a buy rating, and adjusts the target price from $210 to $245.
UBS analyst Joshua Chan maintains with a buy rating, and adjusts the target price from $218.5 to $240.
Wells Fargo analyst Jason Haas CFA maintains with a sell rating, and maintains the target price at $191.
Baird analyst Andrew Wittmann maintains with a hold rating, and adjusts the target price from $193.75 to $209.
Furthermore, according to the comprehensive report, the opinions of $Cintas (CTAS.US)$'s main analysts recently are as follows:
The uniform sector continues to surpass expectations in terms of its appeal and prospects.
Following the fiscal Q1 report, it was noted that the company experienced an acceleration in growth and maintained strong margin expansion.
Cintas' Q1 results were described as 'solid', and there was a tightening of the guidance range for revenue, EPS, and organic growth, with an increase at the lower end, which could potentially be seen as conservative. It was noted that the company has a tendency to exceed expectations and revise forecasts upward throughout the year. Subsequent to the quarterly report, projections for the company's FY25 and FY26 earnings per share were moderately increased.
The company's recent fiscal Q1 results were described as 'robust,' surpassing consensus estimates in all areas, with management also raising guidance for FY25. It's mentioned that margins could see further improvement due to technological investments, operating leverage, and synergistic mergers and acquisitions. Nevertheless, a cautious stance is maintained in light of the current valuation.
The company demonstrated strong execution, with its technology and operating efficiency improvements resulting in 38% incremental margins. This has contributed to an earnings beat and an upward revision in guidance. There is, however, a need to be vigilant about potential decelerations in revenue growth due to a softer labor market, and questions remain regarding the ongoing viability of the company's high incremental margins.
Here are the latest investment ratings and price targets for $Cintas (CTAS.US)$ from 4 analysts:
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