Asset Advisors Corp held its stake in Cintas Co. (NASDAQ:CTAS) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,440 shares of the company’s stock at the end of the fourth quarter. Asset Advisors Corp’s holdings in Cintas were worth $404,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC purchased a new position in Cintas during the fourth quarter valued at $363,000. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale boosted its position in Cintas by 3.0% in the fourth quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 136,136 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,663,000 after buying an additional 3,944 shares during the last quarter. Montecito Bank & Trust boosted its position in Cintas by 40.0% in the fourth quarter. Montecito Bank & Trust now owns 4,839 shares of the company’s stock valued at $441,000 after buying an additional 1,383 shares during the last quarter. Boston Advisors boosted its position in Cintas by 5.6% in the fourth quarter. Boston Advisors now owns 50,323 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,582,000 after buying an additional 2,679 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UMB Bank boosted its position in Cintas by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank now owns 83,873 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,636,000 after buying an additional 805 shares during the last quarter.

Shares of Cintas Co. (NASDAQ:CTAS) opened at 85.92 on Friday. Cintas Co. has a 12-month low of $77.96 and a 12-month high of $94.35. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $87.27 and its 200 day moving average price is $88.14. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.29 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.29.

Cintas (NASDAQ:CTAS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, December 21st. The company reported $1.03 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.03. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.86 earnings per share. The business earned $1.22 billion during the quarter. The company’s revenue was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts expect that Cintas Co. will post $3.92 earnings per share for the current year.

Several research firms have weighed in on CTAS. RBC Capital increased their price objective on Cintas from $88.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 22nd. Zacks Investment Research upgraded Cintas from a “sell” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $102.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, December 23rd. Oppenheimer reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Cintas in a research report on Tuesday, December 29th. Piper Jaffray reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Cintas in a research report on Monday, December 28th. Finally, Barclays reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Cintas in a research report on Monday, December 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and six have issued a hold rating to the stock. The stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $93.33.

In other Cintas news, COO James Phillip Holloman sold 3,730 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $84.65, for a total value of $315,744.50. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now owns 103,489 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,760,343.85. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Cintas Corporation provides products and services to businesses of all types. The Company is a provider of corporate identity uniforms through rental and sales programs, as well as a provider of related business services, including entrance mats, restroom cleaning services and supplies, carpet and tile cleaning services, and first aid, safety and fire protection products and services. The Company has three segments: Rental Uniforms and Ancillary Products, Uniform Direct Sales, and First Aid, Safety and Fire Protection Services. The Company’s Rental Uniforms and Ancillary Products segment consists of the rental and servicing of uniforms and other garments, including flame resistant clothing, mats, mops and shop towels and other ancillary items. The Company’s Uniform Direct Sales segment consists of the direct sale of uniforms and related items. The Company’s First Aid, Safety and Fire Protection Services segment consists of first aid, safety and fire protection products and services.

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