Top-Rated Dividend Stocks NASDAQ:RCII Rent-A-Center Stock Forecast, Price & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Rent-A-Center, Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. $20.27 +0.52 (+2.63%) (As of 07/5/2022 02:27 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$18.90▼$20.3050-Day Range$19.45▼$28.9052-Week Range$19.01▼$67.76Volume13,689 shsAverage Volume1.13 million shsMarket Capitalization$1.20 billionP/E Ratio15.84Dividend Yield6.89%Price Target$52.75 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainability Rent-A-Center MarketRank™ ForecastAnalyst RatingModerate Buy2.80 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside163.6% Upside$52.75 Price TargetShort InterestBearish10.06% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthModerateBased on Four FactorsSustainability-1.94Upright™ Environmental ScoreNews Sentiment0.11Based on 9 Articles This WeekInsider TradingAcquiring Shares$24,993 Bought Last QuarterProj. Earnings Growth21.96%From $4.60 to $5.61 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™MarketRank is calculated as 30% analysis score, 20% valuation score, 10% short interest score, 10% dividend score, 10% sustainability score, 10% news and social score, and 10% insider trading score.2.77 out of 5 starsConsumer Discretionary Sector17th out of 406 stocksEquipment Rental & Leasing, Not Elsewhere Classified Industry1st out of 18 stocks 3.4 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingRent-A-Center has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $52.75, Rent-A-Center has a forecasted upside of 163.6% from its current price of $20.01.Amount of Analyst CoverageRent-A-Center has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted10.06% of the float of Rent-A-Center has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverRent-A-Center has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.6.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Rent-A-Center has recently decreased by 1.12%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. Previous Next 2.5 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipRent-A-Center is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.89%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthRent-A-Center has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Rent-A-Center is 106.25%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Rent-A-Center will have a dividend payout ratio of 24.24% next year. This indicates that Rent-A-Center will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 1.0 Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreRent-A-Center has received a 9.57% net impact score from Upright. Rent-a-center seems to create the most significant positive value in categories "Jobs", "Taxes", and "Relationships". The positive contribution in the "Relationships" impact category is mostly driven by its "Physical retail of telephony equipment at a home electronics store", "Online retail of consumer electronics", and "Physical retail of computing equipment at a home electronics store" products. See details.Environmental SustainabilityThe Environmental Impact score for Rent-A-Center is -1.94. Previous Next 2.8 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentRent-A-Center has a news sentiment score of 0.11. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Rent-A-Center this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.Search Interest10 people have searched for RCII on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows14 people have added Rent-A-Center to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 250% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 3.3 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Rent-A-Center insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $24,993.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 1.50% of the stock of Rent-A-Center is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions81.66% of the stock of Rent-A-Center is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 2.5 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Rent-A-Center are expected to grow by 21.96% in the coming year, from $4.60 to $5.61 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Rent-A-Center is 15.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 81.09.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Rent-A-Center is 15.63, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 14.37.Price to Book Value per Share RatioRent-A-Center has a P/B Ratio of 2.58. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive RCII Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Rent-A-Center and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address About Rent-A-Center (NASDAQ:RCII) StockRent-A-Center, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, leases household durable goods to customers on a lease-to-own basis. The company operates in four segments: Rent-A-Center Business, Acima, Mexico, and Franchising. It offers furniture and accessories, appliances, consumer electronics, computers, tablets and smartphones, tools, tires, handbags, and other accessories under rental purchase agreements. The company also provides merchandise on an installment sales basis; and the lease-to-own transaction to consumers who do not qualify for financing from the traditional retailer through kiosks located within retailer's locations. It operates retail installment sales stores under the Get It Now and Home Choice names; lease-to-own and franchised lease-to-own stores under the Rent-A-Centre, ColorTyme, and RimTyme names; and rentacenter.com, an e-commerce platform. As of December 31, 2021, the company owned and operated approximately 1,846 stores in the United States and Puerto Rico, including 45 retail installment sales stores; 35 Acima staffed locations in North Carolina; and 123 stores in Mexico, as well as franchised 466 lease-to-own stores in 32 states. Rent-A-Center, Inc. was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Plano, Texas.Read More RCII Stock News HeadlinesJune 16, 2022 | marketbeat.comDirt-Cheap Dividends: Low P/Es, Yields Up to 6.1%July 3, 2022 | americanbankingnews.comRent-A-Center, Inc. (NASDAQ:RCII) Receives $52.75 Average PT from BrokeragesJuly 2, 2022 | americanbankingnews.comRent-A-Center (NASDAQ:RCII) Rating Lowered to Equal Weight at StephensJuly 1, 2022 | americanbankingnews.comRent-A-Center (NASDAQ:RCII) Downgraded to "Hold" at StockNews.comJune 29, 2022 | markets.businessinsider.comBenzinga's Top Ratings Upgrades, Downgrades For June 29, 2022 - Markets InsiderJune 29, 2022 | seekingalpha.comRent-A-Center cut to equal-weight as Stephens turns cautious on lease-to-own stocks - Seeking AlphaJune 27, 2022 | nasdaq.comStrength Seen in Rent-A-Center (RCII): Can Its 7.9% Jump Turn into More Strength? - NasdaqJune 27, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comStrength Seen in Rent-A-Center (RCII): Can Its 7.9% Jump Turn into More Strength?June 18, 2022 | nasdaq.comThursday Sector Laggards: General Contractors & Builders, Music & Electronics Stores - NasdaqJune 17, 2022 | nasdaq.comRent-A-Center Becomes Oversold - NasdaqJune 17, 2022 | nasdaq.comThe 7 Best High-Yield Stocks to Buy Now - NasdaqJune 15, 2022 | investorplace.comThe 7 Best High-Yield Stocks to Buy Now - InvestorPlaceJune 15, 2022 | americanbankingnews.comRent-A-Center, Inc. (RCII) To Go Ex-Dividend on June 17thJune 15, 2022 | seekingalpha.com15 June Exceptional Dividend Dogs Primed To Buy - Seeking AlphaJune 12, 2022 | americanbankingnews.comRent-A-Center (NASDAQ:RCII) Stock Rating Upgraded by StockNews.comJune 9, 2022 | nasdaq.comH&R Block (HRB) Up 25.3% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue? - NasdaqJune 8, 2022 | nasdaq.comDaily Dividend Report: CAT,RCII,DELL,ACM,GEF - NasdaqJune 8, 2022 | businesswire.comRent-A-Center, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.34 for the Third Quarter of 2022 - Business WireJune 8, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comRent-A-Center, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.34 for the Third Quarter of 2022June 6, 2022 | globenewswire.comFormer Longtime Rent-A-Center Service Executive Joins Encompass - GlobeNewswireJune 6, 2022 | businesswire.comRent-A-Center Opens Store in Lacey, Washington - Business WireJune 6, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comRent-A-Center, Inc. (NASDAQ:RCII) Delivered A Weaker ROE Than Its IndustryJune 4, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comRent-A-Center (RCII) Down 3.1% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Rebound? - Yahoo FinanceJune 4, 2022 | nasdaq.comCrowdStrike Earnings Beat: The Stock's Dip Is a Buying Opportunity - NasdaqJune 3, 2022 | seekingalpha.comRent-A-Center Stock Is Looking Like A Bargain (NASDAQ:RCII) - Seeking AlphaSee More Headlines Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ Industry Equipment rental & leasing, not elsewhere classified Sub-IndustryComputer & Electronics Retail SectorConsumer Discretionary Current SymbolNASDAQ:RCII CUSIP76009N10 CIK933036 Webwww.rentacenter.com Phone(972) 801-1100Fax972-943-0113Employees14,290Year Founded1986Company Calendar Ex-Dividend for 4/22 Dividend4/04/2022Dividend Payable4/22/2022Last Earnings5/04/2022Ex-Dividend for 7/12 Dividend6/17/2022Today7/05/2022Dividend Payable7/12/2022Next Earnings (Estimated)8/03/2022Fiscal Year End12/31/2022Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Forecast$52.75 High Stock Price Forecast$85.00 Low Stock Price Forecast$40.00 Forecasted Upside/Downside+160.2%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.8 Research Coverage5 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.28 Trailing P/E Ratio15.84 Forward P/E Ratio4.41 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$134.94 million Net Margins1.87% Pretax Margin2.91% Return on Equity48.47% Return on Assets11.10% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio2.68 Current Ratio3.25 Quick Ratio0.73 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$4.58 billion Price / Sales0.26 Cash Flow$27.39 per share Price / Cash Flow0.74 Book Value$7.76 per share Price / Book2.61Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares59,140,000Free Float58,256,000Market Cap$1.20 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.65 Rent-A-Center Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Rent-A-Center stock right now? 5 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Rent-A-Center in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating and 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" Rent-A-Center stock. View analyst ratings for Rent-A-Center or view top-rated stocks. What is Rent-A-Center's stock price forecast for 2022? 5 brokerages have issued twelve-month price objectives for Rent-A-Center's shares. Their RCII stock forecasts range from $40.00 to $85.00. On average, they expect Rent-A-Center's stock price to reach $52.75 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 160.2% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Rent-A-Center or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How has Rent-A-Center's stock performed in 2022? Rent-A-Center's stock was trading at $48.04 at the beginning of the year. Since then, RCII shares have decreased by 57.8% and is now trading at $20.27. View the best growth stocks for 2022 here. When is Rent-A-Center's next earnings date? Rent-A-Center is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August 3rd 2022. View our earnings forecast for Rent-A-Center. How were Rent-A-Center's earnings last quarter? Rent-A-Center, Inc. (NASDAQ:RCII) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 4th. The company reported $0.74 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.71 by $0.03. The firm earned $1.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.11 billion. Rent-A-Center had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 48.47% and a net margin of 1.87%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 9.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.32 EPS. View Rent-A-Center's earnings history. How often does Rent-A-Center pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Rent-A-Center? Rent-A-Center declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, June 8th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.34 per share on Tuesday, July 12th. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.71%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 17th. View Rent-A-Center's dividend history. Is Rent-A-Center a good dividend stock? Rent-A-Center(NASDAQ:RCII) pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 6.89%. RCII has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. Rent-A-Center has been increasing its dividend for 3 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of Rent-A-Center is 106.25%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, Rent-A-Center will have a dividend payout ratio of 24.24% next year. This indicates that Rent-A-Center will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. View Rent-A-Center's dividend history. What guidance has Rent-A-Center issued on next quarter's earnings? Rent-A-Center updated its second quarter 2022 earnings guidance on Monday, May, 9th. The company provided EPS guidance of $0.95-$1.10 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $1.30. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.04 billion-$1.07 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.13 billion. Who are Rent-A-Center's key executives? Rent-A-Center's management team includes the following people: Mr. Mitchell E. Fadel, CEO & Director (Age 65, Pay $3.05M) (LinkedIn Profile)Ms. Maureen B. Short, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 47, Pay $912.36k) (LinkedIn Profile)Mr. Bryan J. Pechersky, Exec. VP, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sec. (Age 51, Pay $654.89k)Mr. Anthony J. Blasquez, Exec. VP of Rent-A-Center Bus. (Age 46, Pay $698.14k) (LinkedIn Profile)Mr. Michael Santimaw, Sr. VP & Chief Information OfficerMr. Brendan James Metrano C.F.A., VP of Investor RelationsTyler Montrone, Sr. VP, Chief Compliance Officer & Assistant Gen. Counsel AcimaMs. Ann L. Davids, Exec. VP, Chief Customer Officer & Chief Marketing Officer (Age 53)Mr. Transient C. Taylor, Exec. VP & Chief HR Officer (Age 56)Mr. James York, Sr. VP of Rent-A-Center East (Age 53) What is Mitch Fadel's approval rating as Rent-A-Center's CEO? 189 employees have rated Rent-A-Center CEO Mitch Fadel on Glassdoor.com. Mitch Fadel has an approval rating of 53% among Rent-A-Center's employees. This puts Mitch Fadel in the bottom 25% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies. Who are some of Rent-A-Center's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Rent-A-Center include Air Lease (AL), Triton International (TRTN), McGrath RentCorp (MGRC), Textainer Group (TGH), Custom Truck One Source (CTOS), PROG (PRG), Aaron's (AAN), Black Diamond Group (BDIMF), Exterran (EXTN), Katapult (KPLT), Mega Matrix (MTMT), FlexShopper (FPAY), Aly Energy Services (ALYE) and MediGreen (RFMK). View all of RCII's competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Rent-A-Center own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Rent-A-Center investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Aaron's (AAN), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Intel (INTC), Micron Technology (MU), PayPal (PYPL), AT&T (T), Activision Blizzard (ATVI) and McDonald's (MCD). What is Rent-A-Center's stock symbol? Rent-A-Center trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "RCII." How do I buy shares of Rent-A-Center? Shares of RCII can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What is Rent-A-Center's stock price today? One share of RCII stock can currently be purchased for approximately $20.27. How much money does Rent-A-Center make? Rent-A-Center (NASDAQ:RCII) has a market capitalization of $1.20 billion and generates $4.58 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $134.94 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.28 on an earnings per share basis. How many employees does Rent-A-Center have? Rent-A-Center employs 14,290 workers across the globe. Does Rent-A-Center have any subsidiaries? The following companies are subsidiares of Rent-A-Center: Rainbow Rentals, Rent-Way, and The Rental Store.Read More When was Rent-A-Center founded? Rent-A-Center was founded in 1986. How can I contact Rent-A-Center? Rent-A-Center's mailing address is 5501 HEADQUARTERS DRIVE, PLANO TX, 75024. The official website for Rent-A-Center is www.rentacenter.com. The company can be reached via phone at (972) 801-1100, via email at maureen.short@rentacenter.com, or via fax at 972-943-0113. This page (NASDAQ:RCII) was last updated on 7/5/2022 by MarketBeat.com Staff 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for $1.00 Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. Stock Ideas and Recommendations Get daily stock ideas from top-performing Wall Street analysts. Get short term trading ideas from the MarketBeat Idea Engine. View which stocks are hot on social media with MarketBeat's trending stocks report. 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