United Rentals (URI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) is a leading equipment rental company headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm provides rental solutions and related services to construction, industrial, commercial, and municipal customers. Its business model centers on providing access to a broad fleet of equipment on a short-term or long-term basis, enabling customers to avoid the capital expenditure of ownership and to scale equipment use to match project needs.

The company’s product and service offerings span general construction equipment and a range of specialty categories, including aerial work platforms, earthmoving and excavation machines, material handling equipment, pumps, power and HVAC systems, trench and shoring solutions, and tools. In addition to equipment rentals, United Rentals offers equipment maintenance, on-site services, fleet management solutions, safety training and compliance support, and sales of used equipment. These complementary services are designed to support project efficiency, uptime and worker safety for a diverse set of end users from contractors to industrial operators.

Founded by Bradley Jacobs in the late 1990s, United Rentals has expanded through a combination of organic growth and strategic acquisitions to become one of the largest equipment rental providers in North America. The company operates a network of rental locations and service centers across the United States and Canada, with select international activities, and is governed by an executive management team and board of directors. As a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange, United Rentals positions itself as a full-service rental partner for organizations seeking flexible access to construction and industrial equipment.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $930.69 to $947.81
• 50-Day Range: $710.36 to $987.92
• 52-Week Range: $681.98 to $1,021.47
• Volume: 339,317 shs
• Average Volume: 562,671 shs
• Market Capitalization: $58.84 billion
• P/E Ratio: 23.96
• Dividend Yield: 0.84%
• Price Target: $996.94
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

United Rentals Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

United Rentals scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 25th out of 100 stocks in the construction sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

United Rentals has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.71, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 13 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for United Rentals is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

United Rentals has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 12.24%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for United Rentals are expected to grow by 12.24% in the coming year, from $47.07 to $52.83 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of United Rentals is 23.96, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.91.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of United Rentals is 23.96, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Construction sector average P/E ratio of about 17.74.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

United Rentals has a PEG Ratio of 1.48. 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 6.56. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.46% 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 2.25, 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 14.98%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

United Rentals has a dividend yield of 0.85%, 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 20.10%. 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 14.92% next year. This indicates that United Rentals will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.52

News Sentiment

United Rentals has a news sentiment score of 1.52. 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 0.46 average news sentiment score of Construction companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for United Rentals this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 15 people have searched for URI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -42% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

6 people have added United Rentals to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 500% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, United Rentals insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $25,628,877.00 in 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.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 2/25 Dividend: 2/11/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 2/25 Dividend: 2/11/2026
• Dividend Payable: 2/25/2026
• Last Earnings: 4/22/2026
• Record date for 5/27 Dividend: 5/13/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 5/27 Dividend: 5/13/2026
• Today: 5/23/2026
• Dividend Payable: 5/27/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/22/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Construction
• Industry: BLDG&CONST - MISC
• Sub-Industry: Trading Companies & Distributors
• Current Symbol: NYSE:URI
• CIK: 1067701
• Web: www.unitedrentals.com
• Phone: (203) 622-3131
• Fax: 203-622-6080
• Employees: 28,500
• Year Founded: 1997

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for United Rentals: $996.94
• High Price Target: $1,209.00
• Low Price Target: $715.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +6.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.71
• Research Coverage: 17 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $39.20
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 23.96
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.95
• P/E Growth: 1.48
• Net Income: $2.49 billion
• Net Margins: 15.32%
• Pretax Margin: 20.48%
• Return on Equity: 30.56%
• Return on Assets: 9.23%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.37
• Current Ratio: 0.80
• Quick Ratio: 0.74

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $16.10 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.65
• Cash Flow: $93.36 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.06
• Book Value: $143.15 per share
• Price / Book: 6.56

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 62,650,000
• Free Float: 62,353,000
• Market Cap: $58.84 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.83