Rent-A-Center Company Profile (NASDAQ:RCII)

About Rent-A-Center

Rent-A-Center, Inc. is a rent-to-own operator in North America. The Company provides an opportunity to obtain ownership of products, such as consumer electronics, appliances, computers (including tablets), smartphones and furniture (including accessories), under rental purchase agreements. The Company operates in four segments: Core U.S., Acceptance Now, Mexico and Franchising. Its Core U.S. and Mexico stores generally offer merchandise from over five basic product categories: consumer electronics, appliances, computers (including tablets), smartphones and furniture (including accessories). The Acceptance Now segment provides an on-site rent-to-own option at a third-party retailer's location. Its Franchising segment engages in the sale of rental merchandise to its franchisees who, in turn, offer the merchandise to the general public for rent or purchase under a rent-to-own transaction. It offers brands, such as LG, Frigidaire, Acer, Apple, Asus, Samsung, Ashley, Powell and Standard.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Consumer Discretionary
Industry: Rental & Leasing Services
Sub-Industry: Computer & Electronics Retail
Exchange: NASDAQ
Symbol: RCII
CUSIP: 76009N10

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $12.35
50 Day Moving Average: $12.57
200 Day Moving Average: $13.19
52-Week Range: $9.76 - $26.26
Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
Foreward P/E Ratio: 7.26
P/E Growth: 1.43
Market Cap: $671.39M
Outstanding Shares: 53,116,000
Beta: 0.77

Profitability:

Net Margins: -27.93%
Return on Equity: 14.03%
Return on Assets: 4.70%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.44%
Current Ratio: 2.84%
Quick Ratio: 0.50%

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Consensus Ratings for Rent-A-Center (NASDAQ:RCII) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	1 Hold Rating, 3 Buy Ratings, 1 Strong Buy Rating
Consensus Rating:	Buy (Score: 3.00)
Consensus Price Target:	$23.86 (88.93% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for Rent-A-Center (NASDAQ:RCII)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
5/23/2016	Topeka Capital Markets	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$27.00
3/15/2016	Raymond James Financial Inc.	Upgrade	Outperform -> Strong-Buy	$18.00 -> $21.00
1/12/2016	BB&T Corp.	Downgrade	Buy -> Hold	$13.31
12/28/2015	Cantor Fitzgerald	Initiated Coverage	Buy
10/19/2015	Sidoti	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$40.00
7/29/2015	Benchmark Co.	Boost Price Target	Buy	$43.00 -> $45.00
7/29/2015	Canaccord Genuity	Boost Price Target	Buy	$43.00 -> $45.00
5/4/2015	Jefferies Group	Upgrade	Market Perform -> Outperform	$34.00
3/10/2015	Stephens	Initiated Coverage	Equal Weight	$31.00
2/5/2015	Northcoast Research	Downgrade	Buy -> Neutral

(Data available from 10/1/2014 forward)

Earnings History for Rent-A-Center (NASDAQ:RCII)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
10/24/2016
7/27/2016	Q216	$0.49	$0.41	$782.12 million	$749.60 million	View	Listen
4/27/2016	Q116	$0.40	$0.48	$850.92 million	$835.65 million	View	Listen
2/1/2016	Q415	$0.52	$0.54	$809.00 million	$793.80 million	View	N/A
10/26/2015	Q315	$0.45	$0.47	$804.03 million	$791.60 million	View	Listen
7/27/2015	Q215	$0.49	$0.50	$813.41 million	$815.30 million	View	Listen
4/27/2015	Q115	$0.50	$0.52		$877.60 million	View	Listen
2/2/2015	Q414	$0.63	$0.50	$804.95 million	$797.00 million	View	Listen
10/20/2014	Q314	$0.47	$0.49	$773.32 million	$769.50 million	View	Listen
7/21/2014	Q2	$0.38	$0.38	$772.24 million	$773.20 million	View	Listen
4/21/2014	Q114	$0.56	$0.57	$840.31 million	$833.00 million	View	Listen
1/28/2014	Q413	$0.76	$0.25	$792.12 million	$769.61 million	View	Listen
10/22/2013	Q313	$0.62	$0.51	$773.56 million	$754.78 million	View	Listen
7/22/2013	Q2 2013	$0.75	$0.76	$779.38 million	$760.50 million	View	Listen
4/22/2013	Q1 2013	$0.87	$0.80	$845.70 million	$819.28 million	View	Listen
1/28/2013	Q4 2012	$0.83	$0.81	$777.57 million	$758.40 million	View	Listen
10/22/2012		$0.67	$0.67			View	N/A
7/23/2012		$0.72	$0.74			View	N/A
4/23/2012		$0.85	$0.87			View	N/A
1/30/2012		$0.82	$0.85			View	N/A
10/24/2011		$0.58	$0.60			View	N/A
7/25/2011		$0.72	$0.68			View	N/A
4/26/2011		$0.85	$0.79			View	N/A
1/31/2011		$0.68	$0.71			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for Rent-A-Center (NASDAQ:RCII)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $1.74 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $1.74 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	5	$0.40	$0.52	$0.45
Q2 2016	3	$0.47	$0.51	$0.49
Q3 2016	4	$0.37	$0.50	$0.45
Q4 2016	4	$0.42	$0.53	$0.49
Q1 2017	1	$0.40	$0.40	$0.40
Q2 2017	1	$0.35	$0.35	$0.35
Q3 2017	1	$0.36	$0.36	$0.36
Q4 2017	1	$0.45	$0.45	$0.45

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Current Dividend Information for Rent-A-Center (NASDAQ:RCII)

Annual Dividend:	$0.32
Dividend Yield:	2.53%
Payout Ratio:	-1.93% (Based on Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 18.39% (Based on Current Year Consensus EPS Estimate) 18.39% (Based on Next Year Consensus EPS Estimate)

Dividend History for Rent-A-Center (NASDAQ:RCII)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
9/8/2016	quarterly	$0.08	2.57%	9/29/2016	10/3/2016	10/20/2016
6/2/2016	quarterly	$0.08	2.48%	6/30/2016	7/5/2016	7/21/2016
2/1/2016	quarterly	$0.08	3.24%	3/31/2016	4/4/2016	4/21/2016
12/10/2015	quarterly	$0.24	6.22%	12/30/2015	1/4/2016	1/21/2016
9/8/2015	quarterly	$0.24	3.56%	9/29/2015	10/1/2015	10/22/2015
6/4/2015	quarterly	$0.24	3.03%	6/30/2015	7/2/2015	7/23/2015
3/5/2015	quarterly	$0.24	3.51%	3/31/2015	4/2/2015	4/23/2015
12/11/2014	quarterly	$0.24	3.07%	12/30/2014	1/2/2015	1/22/2015
9/8/2014	quarterly	$0.23	3.24%	9/30/2014	10/2/2014	10/23/2014
5/8/2014	quarterly	$0.23	3.15%	6/30/2014	7/2/2014	7/24/2014
3/6/2014	quarterly	$0.23	3.6%	4/1/2014	4/3/2014	4/24/2014
12/12/2013	quarterly	$0.23	2.76%	12/31/2013	1/3/2014	1/23/2014
9/9/2013	quarterly	$0.21	2.22%	9/27/2013	10/1/2013	10/24/2013
5/9/2013	quarterly	$0.21	2.39%	6/28/2013	7/2/2013	7/25/2013
3/7/2013	quarterly	$0.21	2.23%	4/2/2013	4/4/2013	4/25/2013
12/17/2012	quarterly	$0.21	2.31%	12/31/2012	1/3/2013	1/24/2013

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for Rent-A-Center (NASDAQ:RCII)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 3.40%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 98.58%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
8/1/2016	Robert Dale Davis	CEO	Buy	10,000	$10.87	$108,700.00
5/2/2016	Jeffery M Jackson	Director	Buy	1,400	$14.87	$20,818.00
2/5/2016	Robert Dale Davis	CEO	Buy	10,000	$10.66	$106,600.00
2/4/2016	Jeffery M Jackson	Director	Buy	955	$10.52	$10,046.60
11/20/2015	Mark E Denman	EVP	Buy	1,270	$16.84	$21,386.80
11/18/2015	Jeffery M Jackson	Director	Buy	1,000	$16.70	$16,700.00
10/30/2015	Robert Dale Davis	CEO	Buy	10,000	$18.42	$184,200.00
10/29/2015	Jeffery M Jackson	Director	Buy	1,200	$17.76	$21,312.00
8/17/2015	Michael J Gade	Director	Sell	9,000	$27.39	$246,510.00
7/31/2015	Robert Dale Davis	CEO	Buy	5,000	$26.86	$134,300.00
5/20/2015	Mark E Speese	Chairman	Sell	153,510	$32.61	$5,005,961.10
8/25/2014	Joel M Mussat	EVP	Sell	1,319	$26.32	$34,716.08
8/11/2014	Guy J Constant	CFO	Buy	10,000	$24.84	$248,400.00
8/1/2014	J V Lentell	Director	Buy	5,000	$23.81	$119,050.00
4/28/2014	Mitchell Fadel	COO	Sell	75,544	$29.66	$2,240,635.04
1/30/2014	Robert Dale Davis	CFO	Buy	4,000	$25.04	$100,160.00
8/2/2013	J Lentell	Director	Sell	5,000	$40.34	$201,700.00
5/22/2013	Theodore V Demarino	EVP	Sell	8,033	$35.69	$286,697.77
2/15/2013	Theodore V Demarino	EVP	Sell	5,000	$37.41	$187,050.00

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Latest Headlines for Rent-A-Center (NASDAQ:RCII)

Date	Headline
	Rent-A-Center, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner : RCII-US : September 30, 2016 (NASDAQ:RCII) www.capitalcube.com - September 30 at 3:30 PM
	Notable Thursday Option Activity: CAMP, RCII, FRGI (NASDAQ:RCII) www.stockoptionschannel.com - September 29 at 6:52 PM
	RENT-A-CENTER INC : ex-dividend day (NASDAQ:RCII) www.4-traders.com - September 28 at 6:44 PM
	Rent-A-Center in Red Zone: What's Wrong with the Stock? (NASDAQ:RCII) www.zacks.com - September 26 at 11:49 AM
	Sell-side Taking Aim at Shares of Rent-A-Center Inc. (NASDAQ:RCII) - Frisco Fastball (NASDAQ:RCII) friscofastball.com - September 25 at 6:12 PM
	Rent A Center : AcceptanceNow Grows National Accounts Team with Addition of Matt Dishman (NASDAQ:RCII) www.4-traders.com - September 23 at 11:41 AM
	The Statistics Don't Lie: Rent-A-Center, Inc. (NASDAQ:RCII) Earnings Preview - The Voice Registrar (NASDAQ:RCII) voiceregistrar.com - September 21 at 6:36 PM
	AcceptanceNow Grows National Accounts Team with Addition of Matt Dishman (NASDAQ:RCII) finance.yahoo.com - September 21 at 6:36 PM
	Rent-A-Center, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner : RCII-US : September 19, 2016 (NASDAQ:RCII) www.capitalcube.com - September 19 at 11:34 AM
	What are Analysts Expecting for Rent-A-Center Inc. (NASDAQ:RCII) Earnings? - Frisco Fastball (NASDAQ:RCII) friscofastball.com - September 16 at 6:45 PM
	Rent A Center : Adopts Provenir Cloud; Intelligent Risk Analytics and Decisioning Solution provides scalability to high growth company (NASDAQ:RCII) www.4-traders.com - September 15 at 7:02 PM
	Steering Attention Towards Earnings; Analysts Weigh in on Rent-A-Center Inc. (NASDAQ:RCII) Stock - Frisco Fastball (NASDAQ:RCII) friscofastball.com - September 14 at 7:06 PM
	Rent A Center : Man charged in Spotsylvania robbery (NASDAQ:RCII) www.4-traders.com - September 14 at 11:23 AM
	What is the Street Saying About Rent-A-Center Inc. (NASDAQ:RCII)? - Frisco Fastball (NASDAQ:RCII) friscofastball.com - September 13 at 11:50 AM
	Rent-A-Center Promotes Michael Muth to Divisional VP - Business Wire (press release) (NASDAQ:RCII) www.businesswire.com - September 9 at 6:37 PM
	Rent-A-Center (RCII) Declares $0.08 Quarterly Dividend; 2.5% Yield - StreetInsider.com (NASDAQ:RCII) www.streetinsider.com - September 9 at 6:37 PM
	Rent-A-Center Promotes Michael Muth to Divisional VP (NASDAQ:RCII) www.publicnow.com - September 9 at 6:37 PM
	RENT A CENTER INC DE : Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits (form 8-K) (NASDAQ:RCII) www.4-traders.com - September 9 at 11:45 AM
	RENT A CENTER INC DE Files SEC form 8-K, Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits (NASDAQ:RCII) biz.yahoo.com - September 9 at 11:45 AM
	Rent-A-Center, Inc. Declares Cash Dividend (NASDAQ:RCII) www.publicnow.com - September 8 at 6:43 PM
	Rent-A-Center, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bullish Manner : RCII-US : September 8, 2016 (NASDAQ:RCII) www.capitalcube.com - September 8 at 10:49 AM
	Can Shares Of Rent-A-Center Inc. (NASDAQ:RCII) Get To $19? - Investor Newswire (NASDAQ:RCII) www.investornewswire.com - September 5 at 6:07 PM
	ETF’s with exposure to Rent-A-Center, Inc. : August 30, 2016 (NASDAQ:RCII) www.capitalcube.com - August 30 at 6:55 PM
	Rent-A-Center, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner : RCII-US : August 29, 2016 (NASDAQ:RCII) www.capitalcube.com - August 29 at 6:48 PM
	Friday Sector Laggards: Education & Training Services, Music & Electronics Stores (NASDAQ:RCII) www.nasdaq.com - August 26 at 6:44 PM
	Rent-A-Center, Inc. (NASDAQ:RCII) Upcoming Earnings: What matter for investors? - The Voice Registrar (NASDAQ:RCII) voiceregistrar.com - August 23 at 11:34 AM
	RCII October 21st Options Begin Trading (NASDAQ:RCII) www.stockoptionschannel.com - August 22 at 6:58 PM
	Top Performing Industries For August 22, 2016 (NASDAQ:RCII) feeds.benzinga.com - August 22 at 1:28 PM
	Will Rent-A-Center Inc. (NASDAQ:RCII) Hit $19 Price Target? - Investor Newswire (NASDAQ:RCII) www.investornewswire.com - August 20 at 6:42 PM
	The Rise of the Buy Side (NASDAQ:RCII) www.bloomberg.com - August 16 at 10:24 AM
	ETF’s with exposure to Rent-A-Center, Inc. : August 11, 2016 (NASDAQ:RCII) www.capitalcube.com - August 11 at 7:36 PM
	Can Rent-A-Center Inc. (NASDAQ:RCII) Meet Analysts Expectations? - Stocks Daily (NASDAQ:RCII) www.stocksdaily.net - August 11 at 10:21 AM
	Rent-A-Center, Inc. (NASDAQ:RCII) To Report September 2016 Results - The Voice Registrar (NASDAQ:RCII) voiceregistrar.com - August 11 at 10:21 AM
	Rent-A-Center, Inc. :RCII-US: Earnings Analysis: Q2, 2016 By the Numbers : August 10, 2016 (NASDAQ:RCII) www.capitalcube.com - August 10 at 7:34 PM
	Rent-A-Center, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bullish Manner : RCII-US : August 10, 2016 (NASDAQ:RCII) www.capitalcube.com - August 10 at 10:10 AM
	Can Rent-A-Center Inc. (NASDAQ:RCII) Keep Up with Analyst Expectations? - Investor Newswire (NASDAQ:RCII) www.investornewswire.com - August 6 at 9:49 AM
	RENT A CENTER INC DE Financials (NASDAQ:RCII) finance.yahoo.com - August 5 at 7:18 PM
	Rent-A-Center, Inc. (NASDAQ:RCII) at $10.69: How much higher it can go - Review Fortune (NASDAQ:RCII) reviewfortune.com - August 4 at 8:58 PM
	Rent-A-Center Inc. (RCII) is Trading Higher on Unusual Volume for August 02 - Equities.com (NASDAQ:RCII) www.equities.com - August 4 at 8:58 PM
	Analyst Rating Update on Rent-A-Center (RCII) - Trade Calls (NASDAQ:RCII) www.tradecalls.org - August 4 at 3:16 PM
	Revenue Update on Rent-A-Center Inc(NASDAQ:RCII) - Trade Calls (NASDAQ:RCII) www.tradecalls.org - August 4 at 3:16 PM
	Rent-A-Center, Inc. (NASDAQ:RCII) Insider Activities Are in the Air - Review Fortune (NASDAQ:RCII) reviewfortune.com - August 4 at 3:16 PM
	Insider Trading Activity: Rent-A-Center Inc (NASDAQ:RCII) - Post Registrar (NASDAQ:RCII) postregistrar.com - August 4 at 10:14 AM
	Rent-A-Center Inc. (RCII) Jumps 6.92% on August 02 - Equities.com (NASDAQ:RCII) www.equities.com - August 4 at 10:14 AM
	RENT A CENTER INC DE Files SEC form 10-Q, Quarterly Report (NASDAQ:RCII) biz.yahoo.com - August 1 at 6:04 AM
	Rent-A-Center Inc. (RCII) Drops 17.65% on July 28 - Equities.com (NASDAQ:RCII) www.equities.com - July 30 at 9:51 AM
	Rent-A-Center, Inc. (NASDAQ:RCII) Insiders Look Optimistic About Prospects - Review Fortune (NASDAQ:RCII) reviewfortune.com - July 30 at 9:51 AM
	Rent-A-Center, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner : RCII-US : July 29, 2016 (NASDAQ:RCII) www.capitalcube.com - July 29 at 8:21 AM
	Shares of Rent-A-Center Plunged After Q2 Miss and Updated Guidance (NASDAQ:RCII) www.fool.com - July 28 at 2:26 PM
	Pre-Open Stock Movers 07/28: (GRPN) (N) (ALR) (FB) Higher; (INFN) (ARGS) (RCII) (F) Lower (more...) (NASDAQ:RCII) www.streetinsider.com - July 28 at 10:20 AM