Cintas Corporation (CTAS) is up 5.0% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.
Analysis: The most likely driver is a strong fiscal fourth-quarter report that beat Wall Street expectations on both earnings and revenue, while also showing stronger profitability. Investors also appear to be responding well to fiscal 2027 guidance and management’s message that the UniFirst deal is still expected to close in the second half of calendar 2026. ([files.quartr.com](https://files.quartr.com/reports/5855e90f80344a2ba27b33b9543126d8-2026-07-15-12-31-53.pdf?ref=TWFya2V0QmVhdCBNZWRpYSBMTEM%3D))
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Cintas, SEC, MarketBeat ([files.quartr.com](https://files.quartr.com/reports/5855e90f80344a2ba27b33b9543126d8-2026-07-15-12-31-53.pdf?ref=TWFya2V0QmVhdCBNZWRpYSBMTEM%3D))
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$CTAS Insider Trading Activity
$CTAS insiders have traded $CTAS stock on the open market 1 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 1 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $CTAS stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- RONALD W TYSOE sold 4,666 shares for an estimated $834,607
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API insider transaction endpoint.
$CTAS Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 620 institutional investors add shares of $CTAS stock to their portfolio, and 634 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ added 3,058,768 shares (+114.0%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $517,360,019
- BLACKROCK, INC. removed 1,959,134 shares (-6.8%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $331,367,924
- WINSLOW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC removed 1,822,369 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $308,235,492
- GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC added 1,496,704 shares (+61.4%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $253,152,514
- NUVEEN, LLC added 1,433,075 shares (+136.8%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $242,390,305
- TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP added 1,142,149 shares (+93.8%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $193,183,081
- BROWN ADVISORY INC added 1,026,567 shares (+118.2%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $173,633,542
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.
$CTAS Government Contracts
We have seen $117,301 of award payments to $CTAS over the last year.
Here are some of the awards which we have have seen pay out the most over the last year:
- UNIFORM RENTAL WITH LAUNDRY: $43,759
- FLOOR MAT SERVICE: $25,997
- FIRST AID KITS QUARTERLY REPLENISHMENT: $12,744
- CINTAS RAG DELIVERY USCG HITRON FY26: $10,800
- UNIFORMS: $10,000
To track government contracts to publicy traded companies, check out Quiver Quantitative's government contracts dashboard. You can access data on government contracts through the Quiver Quantitative API government contracts endpoint.
$CTAS Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $CTAS recently. We have seen 4 analysts offer price targets for $CTAS in the last 6 months, with a median target of $195.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Curtis Nagle from B of A Securities set a target price of $200.0 on 06/29/2026
- Jasper Bibb from Truist Securities set a target price of $225.0 on 06/15/2026
- Leo Carrington from Citigroup set a target price of $160.0 on 03/31/2026
- Shlomo Rosenbaum from Stifel set a target price of $190.0 on 03/26/2026
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