Analyzing Cintas (NASDAQ:CTAS) & Corporate Resource Services (OTCMKTS:CRRSQ)

Cintas (NASDAQ:CTAS) and Corporate Resource Services (OTCMKTS:CRRSQ) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Cintas and Corporate Resource Services, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cintas	1	7	6	1	2.47
Corporate Resource Services	0	0	0	0	0.00

Cintas currently has a consensus price target of $215.92, indicating a potential upside of 26.38%. Given Cintas’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Cintas is more favorable than Corporate Resource Services.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

63.5% of Cintas shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.9% of Cintas shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 89.2% of Corporate Resource Services shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Cintas and Corporate Resource Services”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cintas	$10.34 billion	6.61	$1.81 billion	$3.54	48.26
Corporate Resource Services	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Cintas has higher revenue and earnings than Corporate Resource Services.

Profitability

This table compares Cintas and Corporate Resource Services’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cintas	17.57%	41.47%	19.36%
Corporate Resource Services	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Cintas beats Corporate Resource Services on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cintas

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. In addition, the company offers first aid and safety services, and fire protection products and services. It provides its products and services through its distribution network and local delivery routes, or local representatives to small service and manufacturing companies, as well as major corporations. The company was founded in 1968 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Cintas Corporation was formerly a subsidiary of Cintas Corporation.

About Corporate Resource Services

Corporate Resource Services, Inc. is in bankruptcy, previously it operates through its wholly-owned subsidiaries that provides diversified staffing, recruiting, and consulting services with a focus on delivering its customers temporary staffing solutions for professional services, administrative and light industrial positions. The company was founded on December 15, 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY.