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United Rentals (URI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$1,100.81 -10.21 (-0.92%)
Closing price 10/23/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$1,097.84 -2.97 (-0.27%)
As of 10/23/2026 07:52 PM Eastern
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About United Rentals Stock (NYSE:URI)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$1,038.02
▼
$1,104.98
50-Day Range
$979.66
▼
$1,166.11
52-Week Range
$701.59
▼
$1,179.18
Volume
553,245 shs
Average Volume
578,694 shs
Market Capitalization
$68.16 billion
P/E Ratio
24.19
Dividend Yield
0.72%
Price Target
$1,288.19
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

United Rentals, Inc. is an equipment rental company serving construction, industrial, infrastructure, utilities, government and other commercial customers. The company provides access to equipment and related services through a network of rental locations, helping customers manage projects without purchasing and maintaining all of the equipment they need.

Its rental fleet includes aerial work platforms, earthmoving equipment, material-handling equipment, general construction tools, trucks and trailers, and light-duty equipment. United Rentals also offers specialty services and equipment for trench safety, power generation, heating and cooling, temporary site services, and climate control. Additional offerings include equipment sales, delivery, maintenance, repair, project support and workforce training.

Founded in 1997, United Rentals has expanded through organic growth and acquisitions, including the 2012 acquisition of RSC Equipment Rental and the 2018 acquisition of BakerCorp, which strengthened its specialty rental operations. The company serves customers across the United States, Canada and selected international markets, including parts of Europe and Australia. United Rentals is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, and is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Matthew Flannery.

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United Rentals Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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97th Percentile Overall Score

URI MarketRank™: 
4.87262000536 of 5 stars

United Rentals scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 44th out of 649 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    United Rentals has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.89, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 15 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside Potential

    United Rentals has a consensus price target of $1,288.19, representing about 17.0% upside from its current price of $1,100.81.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    United Rentals has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about United Rentals' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for United Rentals are expected to grow by 15.55% in the coming year, from $49.65 to $57.37 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of United Rentals is 24.19, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.37.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of United Rentals is 24.19, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.18.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    United Rentals has a PEG Ratio of 1.59. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    United Rentals has a P/B Ratio of 7.03. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.27% of the float of United Rentals has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    United Rentals has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.59, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in United Rentals has recently decreased by 8.99%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    United Rentals has a dividend yield of 0.72%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    United Rentals has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of United Rentals is 17.32%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, United Rentals will have a dividend payout ratio of 13.74% next year. This indicates that United Rentals will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about United Rentals' dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    United Rentals has a news sentiment score of 0.83. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.47 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 33 news articles for United Rentals this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    16 people have searched for URI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    7 people have added United Rentals to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 133% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, United Rentals insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.47% of the stock of United Rentals is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    96.26% of the stock of United Rentals is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about United Rentals' insider trading history.
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URI Stock News Headlines

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URI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

United Rentals' stock was trading at $809.06 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, URI shares have increased by 36.1% and is now trading at $1,100.8080.

United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE:URI) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October, 21st. The construction company reported $15.55 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $13.97 by $1.58. United Rentals's revenue was up 15.7% compared to the same quarter last year.
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United Rentals' board authorized a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, January 28th 2026, which allows the company to buy back $5,000,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 8.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

United Rentals subsidiaries include General Finance Corporation, BlueLine Rental, BakerCorp International Holdings Inc., Neff Rental, NES Rentals Holdings, Blue-Stream Services, National Pump, and others.

United Rentals' top institutional investors include AMF Tjanstepension AB (0.17%), Cardinal Capital Management Inc. (0.08%), Eastern Bank (0.03%) and Bank of New Hampshire. Insiders that own company stock include Matthew John Flannery, Craig Adam Pintoff, Michael D Durand, William E Grace, Joli L Gross, Anthony S Leopold and Andrew B Limoges.
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Shares of URI 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that United Rentals investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Micron Technology (MU), Netflix (NFLX), Tesla (TSLA), Broadcom (AVGO), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

Company Calendar

Record date for 8/26 Dividend
8/12/2026
Ex-Dividend for 8/26 Dividend
8/12/2026
Dividend Payable
8/26/2026
Last Earnings
10/21/2026
Today
10/25/2026
Ex-Dividend for 11/25 Dividend
11/10/2026
Record date for 11/25 Dividend
11/11/2026
Dividend Payable
11/25/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Trading Companies & Distributors
Sub-Industry
Trading Companies & Distributors
Current Symbol
NYSE:URI
CIK
1067701
Employees
28,500
Year Founded
1997

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$1,450.00
Low Price Target
$950.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+17.0%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.89
Research Coverage
18 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$45.50
Trailing P/E Ratio
24.19
Forward P/E Ratio
22.17
P/E Growth
1.59
Net Income
$2.49 billion
Net Margins
16.33%
Pretax Margin
21.79%
Return on Equity
33.47%
Return on Assets
9.96%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.35
Current Ratio
0.80
Quick Ratio
0.70

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$16.10 billion
Price / Sales
4.23
Cash Flow
$92.90 per share
Price / Cash Flow
11.85
Book Value
$156.58 per share
Price / Book
7.03

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
61,920,000
Free Float
61,626,000
Market Cap
$68.16 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.83

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This page (NYSE:URI) was last updated on 10/23/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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