Upbound Group (NASDAQ:UPBD) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

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Upbound Group (NASDAQ:UPBD - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 4.050-4.40 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 4.208. The company issued revenue guidance of $4.6 billion-$4.8 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $4.7 billion. Upbound Group also updated its Q3 2025 guidance to 0.950-1.05 EPS.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Raymond James Financial restated an "outperform" rating and set a $35.00 target price (down from $40.00) on shares of Upbound Group in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $34.50.

Upbound Group Trading Up 2.5%

NASDAQ UPBD traded up $0.51 on Monday, hitting $21.23. The company's stock had a trading volume of 932,507 shares, compared to its average volume of 723,699. Upbound Group has a 52-week low of $19.65 and a 52-week high of $36.00. The company has a current ratio of 3.11, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.29. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $24.75 and its 200 day simple moving average is $24.95. The firm has a market cap of $1.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.93 and a beta of 1.74.

Upbound Group (NASDAQ:UPBD - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $1.12 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.05 by $0.07. Upbound Group had a return on equity of 36.26% and a net margin of 2.28%. The business had revenue of $1.16 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.14 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.04 EPS. The business's revenue was up 7.5% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts predict that Upbound Group will post 4.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Upbound Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 8th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 17th were given a $0.39 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 17th. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.3%. Upbound Group's dividend payout ratio is currently 87.64%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Jeffrey J. Brown bought 21,730 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 6th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $23.75 per share, with a total value of $516,087.50. Following the transaction, the director owned 21,730 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $516,087.50. The trade was a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 2.60% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in UPBD. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in Upbound Group by 15.9% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 48,276 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,157,000 after buying an additional 6,623 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its position in Upbound Group by 4.5% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 31,891 shares of the company's stock valued at $764,000 after buying an additional 1,376 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its position in Upbound Group by 73.0% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 532,809 shares of the company's stock valued at $12,766,000 after buying an additional 224,811 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC increased its position in Upbound Group by 286.3% during the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 86,450 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,071,000 after buying an additional 64,073 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.30% of the company's stock.

Upbound Group Company Profile

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.