NASDAQ:UPBD Upbound Group (UPBD) Stock Price, News & Analysis $23.62 +0.99 (+4.37%) Closing price 08/13/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$23.62 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/13/2025 06:51 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Upbound Group Stock (NASDAQ:UPBD) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Upbound Group alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$22.58▼$23.7850-Day Range$20.64▼$26.8452-Week Range$19.65▼$36.00Volume683,729 shsAverage Volume854,344 shsMarket Capitalization$1.37 billionP/E Ratio13.27Dividend Yield6.60%Price Target$34.50Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Upbound Group, Inc. leases household durable goods to customers on a lease-to-own basis in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Mexico. It operates through four segments: Rent-A-Center, Acima, Mexico, and Franchising. The company's brands, such as Rent-A-Center and Acima that facilitate consumer transactions across a range of store-based and virtual channels. It offers furniture comprising mattresses, tires, consumer electronics, appliances, tools, handbags, computers, smartphones, and accessories. It also provides merchandise on an installment sales basis; and the lease-to-own transaction to consumers who do not qualify for traditional financing, the lease to-own transaction through staffed or unstaffed kiosks located in third-party retailer's locations, and other virtual options. It operates retail installment sales stores under the Get It Now and Home Choice names; lease-to-own and franchised lease-to-own stores under the Rent-A-Centre, ColorTyme, and RimTyme names; and company-owned stores and e-commerce platform through rentacenter.com. The company was formerly known as Rent-A-Center, Inc. and changed its name to Upbound Group, Inc. in February 2023. Upbound Group, Inc. was founded in 1960 and is based in Plano, Texas. Read More Upbound Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks88th Percentile Overall ScoreUPBD MarketRank™: Upbound Group scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 212th out of 941 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.4 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingUpbound Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageUpbound Group has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.Read more about Upbound Group's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation3.1 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth16.36% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Upbound Group are expected to grow by 16.36% in the coming year, from $4.28 to $4.98 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Upbound Group is 13.27, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.78.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Upbound Group is 13.27, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.78.Price to Book Value per Share RatioUpbound Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.99. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Upbound Group's valuation and earnings. Short Interest1.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted5.94% of the float of Upbound Group has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverUpbound Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.4.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Upbound Group has recently increased by 112,862.96%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend3.3 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend LeadershipUpbound Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.89%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthUpbound Group has been increasing its dividend for 5 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Upbound Group is 87.64%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Upbound Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 31.33% next year. This indicates that Upbound Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Upbound Group's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted5.94% of the float of Upbound Group has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverUpbound Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.4.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Upbound Group has recently increased by 112,862.96%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media2.6 / 5News Sentiment0.72 News SentimentUpbound Group has a news sentiment score of 0.72. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.96 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Upbound Group this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.Search Interest9 people have searched for UPBD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows8 people have added Upbound Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 700% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership3.3 / 5Insider TradingAcquiring Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Upbound Group insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $42,813.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 2.60% of the stock of Upbound Group is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions90.30% of the stock of Upbound Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Upbound Group's insider trading history. Receive UPBD Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Upbound Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address UPBD Stock News HeadlinesWall Street Zen Downgrades Upbound Group (NASDAQ:UPBD) to HoldAugust 11 at 2:43 AM | americanbankingnews.comUpbound Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:UPBD) Q2 2025 Earnings Call TranscriptAugust 6, 2025 | msn.comThe $7 company helping Nvidia build the world’s first trillion-dollar robot …Michael Robinson has been at the forefront of the technology market for over 40 years. Spotting some profitable trends in tech … well ahead of Wall Street. Like when he called Nvidia at a mere 80 cents a share. Or Bitcoin when it was trading for just $300. Throughout his illustrious career … Michael has given his followers almost 150 different chances to register triple-digit gains.August 14 at 2:00 AM | Weiss Ratings (Ad)Upbound Group Inc (UPBD) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Revenue Growth Amid Strategic ...August 2, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comUpbound Group beats Q2 expectations with strong Acima and Brigit growthJuly 31, 2025 | investing.comUpbound Group Tops Q2 Estimates, Driven by Acima and Brigit MomentumJuly 31, 2025 | msn.comUpbound Group, Inc. 2025 Q2 - Results - Earnings Call PresentationJuly 31, 2025 | seekingalpha.comUpbound Group, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2025 ResultsJuly 31, 2025 | businesswire.comSee More Headlines UPBD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have UPBD shares performed this year? Upbound Group's stock was trading at $29.17 at the beginning of the year. Since then, UPBD stock has decreased by 19.0% and is now trading at $23.62. How were Upbound Group's earnings last quarter? Upbound Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:UPBD) issued its earnings results on Thursday, July, 31st. The company reported $1.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.05 by $0.07. The business's quarterly revenue was up 7.5% on a year-over-year basis. Read the conference call transcript. Who are Upbound Group's major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of Upbound Group include LSV Asset Management (3.53%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.32%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.37%) and Marshall Wace LLP (1.18%). Insiders that own company stock include Fahmi Karam, Jeffrey J Brown, Tyler Montrone, Anthony J Blasquez, Ralph T Montrone and Transient C Taylor. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Upbound Group? Shares of UPBD stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Upbound Group own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Upbound Group investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), AU Optronics (AUOTY), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), The RMR Group (RMR), Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) and iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC). Company Calendar Record date for 7/8 Dividend6/17/2025Ex-Dividend for 7/8 Dividend6/17/2025Dividend Payable7/08/2025Last Earnings7/31/2025Today8/13/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)10/30/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorFinance Industry FIN - LEASING COS Sub-IndustryBusiness Services Current SymbolNASDAQ:UPBD CIK933036 Webwww.rentacenter.com Phone(972) 801-1100Fax972-943-0113Employees11,970Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for Upbound Group$34.50 High Price Target$38.00 Low Price Target$30.00 Potential Upside/Downside+46.1%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.80 Research Coverage5 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$1.78 Trailing P/E Ratio13.27 Forward P/E Ratio5.52 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$123.48 million Net Margins2.28% Pretax Margin3.50% Return on Equity36.26% Return on Assets8.31% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio2.29 Current Ratio3.11 Quick Ratio0.83 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$4.32 billion Price / Sales0.32 Cash Flow$31.49 per share Price / Cash Flow0.75 Book Value$11.84 per share Price / Book1.99Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares57,900,000Free Float56,391,000Market Cap$1.37 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.74 (Almost) Everything You Need To Know About The EV MarketLooking to profit from the electric vehicle mega-trend? 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