Stock Price Trends

Cintas Corporation (CTAS)

Cintas Corporation is an American corporation headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, which provides a range of products and services to businesses including uniforms, mats, mops, cleaning and restroom supplies, first aid and safety products, fire extinguishers and testing, and safety courses.

Stock Price Trends

Stock price trends estimated using linear regression.

Key facts

  • The primary trend is increasing.
  • The growth rate of the primary trend is 44.15% per annum.
  • CTAS price at the close of April 24, 2025 was $209.75 and was lower than the bottom border of the primary price channel by $6.72 (3.10%). This indicates a possible reversal in the primary trend direction.
  • The secondary trend is decreasing.
  • The decline rate of the secondary trend is 5.31% per annum.
  • CTAS price at the close of April 24, 2025 was inside the secondary price channel.
  • The direction of the secondary trend is opposite to the direction of the primary trend. This indicates a possible reversal in the direction of the primary trend.

Linear Regression Model

Model equation:
Yi = α + β × Xi + εi

Top border of price channel:
Exp(Yi) = Exp(a + b × Xi + 2 × s)

Bottom border of price channel:
Exp(Yi) = Exp(a + b × Xi – 2 × s)

where:

i - observation number
Yi - natural logarithm of CTAS price
Xi - time index, 1 day interval
σ - standard deviation of εi
a - estimator of α
b - estimator of β
s - estimator of σ
Exp() - calculates the exponent of e


Primary Trend

Start date: September 13, 2022
End date: December 18, 2024

a = 3.6534

b = 0.0010

s = 0.0512

Annual growth rate:

Exp(365 × b) – 1
= Exp(365 × 0.0010) – 1
= 44.15%

Price channel spread:

Exp(4 × s) – 1
= Exp(4 × 0.0512) – 1
= 22.72%

September 13, 2022 calculations

Top border of price channel:

Exp(Y600)
= Exp(a + b × X600 + 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 869 + 2 × s)
= Exp(3.6534 + 0.0010 × 869 + 2 × 0.0512)
= Exp(4.6264)
= $102.15

Bottom border of price channel:

Exp(Y600)
= Exp(a + b × X600 – 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 869 – 2 × s)
= Exp(3.6534 + 0.0010 × 869 – 2 × 0.0512)
= Exp(4.4217)
= $83.24

December 18, 2024 calculations

Top border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,170)
= Exp(a + b × X1,170 + 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,696 + 2 × s)
= Exp(3.6534 + 0.0010 × 1,696 + 2 × 0.0512)
= Exp(5.4550)
= $233.91

Bottom border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,170)
= Exp(a + b × X1,170 – 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,696 – 2 × s)
= Exp(3.6534 + 0.0010 × 1,696 – 2 × 0.0512)
= Exp(5.2502)
= $190.61

Description

  • The primary trend is increasing.
  • The growth rate of the primary trend is 44.15% per annum.
  • CTAS price at the close of April 24, 2025 was $209.75 and was lower than the bottom border of the primary price channel by $6.72 (3.10%). This indicates a possible reversal in the primary trend direction.

Secondary Trend

Start date: August 23, 2024
End date: April 24, 2025

a = 5.5711

b = -0.0001

s = 0.0465

Annual growth rate:

Exp(365 × b) – 1
= Exp(365 × -0.0001) – 1
= -5.31%

Price channel spread:

Exp(4 × s) – 1
= Exp(4 × 0.0465) – 1
= 20.43%

August 23, 2024 calculations

Top border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,089)
= Exp(a + b × X1,089 + 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,579 + 2 × s)
= Exp(5.5711 + -0.0001 × 1,579 + 2 × 0.0465)
= Exp(5.4280)
= $227.69

Bottom border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,089)
= Exp(a + b × X1,089 – 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,579 – 2 × s)
= Exp(5.5711 + -0.0001 × 1,579 – 2 × 0.0465)
= Exp(5.2421)
= $189.07

April 24, 2025 calculations

Top border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,255)
= Exp(a + b × X1,255 + 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,823 + 2 × s)
= Exp(5.5711 + -0.0001 × 1,823 + 2 × 0.0465)
= Exp(5.3915)
= $219.53

Bottom border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,255)
= Exp(a + b × X1,255 – 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,823 – 2 × s)
= Exp(5.5711 + -0.0001 × 1,823 – 2 × 0.0465)
= Exp(5.2056)
= $182.30

Description

  • The secondary trend is decreasing.
  • The decline rate of the secondary trend is 5.31% per annum.
  • CTAS price at the close of April 24, 2025 was inside the secondary price channel.