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NASDAQ:CTAS News 22 December 2025

UniFirst Corporation Stock (UNF) Jumps After Cintas Renews $275 Buyout Offer — News, Forecasts, and What’s Next

UniFirst Corporation Stock (UNF) Jumps After Cintas Renews $275 Buyout Offer — News, Forecasts, and What’s Next

UniFirst Corporation (NYSE: UNF) became one of the market’s most closely watched stocks on Monday, December 22, 2025, after larger rival Cintas Corporation (Nasdaq: CTAS) disclosed a renewed, all-cash acquisition proposal that would value UniFirst at roughly $5.2 billion. The headline number is simple: $275.00 per share in cash. The situation around it is anything but. By late morning New…
22 December 2025
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