United Rentals (URI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

United Rentals is an equipment rental company serving construction, industrial, infrastructure, utility and other customers. Its offerings include general construction equipment and tools, aerial work platforms, earthmoving equipment, and specialty services such as trench safety, power and HVAC, and fluid solutions.

Founded in 1997, the company expanded its business through organic growth and acquisitions. It serves customers across North America and in select international markets, with a network of rental locations and service capabilities.

United Rentals also provides equipment delivery, maintenance and related support to help customers manage projects and equipment needs without purchasing every item they use.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $1,118.75 to $1,154.85
• 50-Day Range: $986.89 to $1,198.33
• 52-Week Range: $701.59 to $1,202.12
• Volume: 288,055 shs
• Average Volume: 576,385 shs
• Market Capitalization: $69.67 billion
• P/E Ratio: 24.73
• Dividend Yield: 0.70%
• Price Target: $1,238.53
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

United Rentals Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

United Rentals scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 100th out of 654 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

United Rentals has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.76, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 15 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

United Rentals has a consensus price target of $1,238.53, representing about 10.1% upside from its current price of $1,125.10.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

United Rentals has been the subject of 16 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 18.11%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for United Rentals are expected to grow by 18.11% in the coming year, from $51.51 to $60.84 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of United Rentals is 24.73, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.41.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of United Rentals is 24.73, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 31.12.

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 7.19. 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

2.19% 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 2.29, 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 6.72%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

United Rentals has a dividend yield of 0.69%, 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 12.95% next year. This indicates that United Rentals will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.18

News Sentiment

United Rentals has a news sentiment score of 1.18. 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 0.55 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

Search Interest

19 people have searched for URI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 58% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 4 people have added United Rentals to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

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.

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
• Ex-Dividend for 11/25 Dividend: 11/10/2026
• Record date for 11/25 Dividend: 11/11/2026
• Today: 11/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/25/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 1/27/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Trading Companies & Distributors
• 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: $1,238.53
• High Price Target: $1,450.00
• Low Price Target: $810.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +10.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.76
• Research Coverage: 21 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $45.50
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 24.73
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.49
• 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: 0.73

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $16.10 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.33
• Cash Flow: $91.55 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.29
• Book Value: $156.58 per share
• Price / Book: 7.19

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 61,920,000
• Free Float: 61,626,000
• Market Cap: $69.67 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.82