Cintas rewards investors

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CINTAS CORP. $392 remains a buy for aggressive investors. The company (Nasdaq symbol CTAS; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing sector; Shares outstanding: 103.0 million; Market cap: $40.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 5.7; Dividend yield: 1.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.cintas.com) designs and makes uniforms, then sells or rents them to businesses, mainly in North America. It also sells related products and services, such as office cleaning and first-aid kits. The stock is up 17% in the past year as the company’s clients, like hotels and airlines, re-open with the easing of COVID-19 restrictions. Thanks to its improving outlook, Cintas will now raise your quarterly dividend by 26.7%. Starting with the September 2021 payment, investors will receive $0.95 a share instead of $0.75. The new annual rate of $3.80 yields 1.0%. The company also plans to buy back up to $1.5 billion of its shares. There are no time limits for those purchases. Cintas is a buy for aggressive investors. investors…