Positive News SentimentPositive News Upbound Group Stock Price, News & Analysis (NASDAQ:UPBD) $31.69 +0.73 (+2.36%) (As of 12/7/2023 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$30.39▼$31.7250-Day Range$25.27▼$31.6952-Week Range$21.68▼$36.17Volume321,702 shsAverage Volume469,479 shsMarket Capitalization$1.72 billionP/E Ratio226.37Dividend Yield4.29%Price Target$36.80 Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Upbound Group MarketRank™ Stock AnalysisAnalyst RatingModerate Buy2.67 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside16.1% Upside$36.80 Price TargetShort InterestBearish6.08% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthModerateBased on Four FactorsSustainabilityN/ANews Sentiment1.59Based on 4 Articles This WeekInsider TradingAcquiring Shares$27,279 Bought Last QuarterProj. Earnings Growth4.27%From $3.51 to $3.66 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.2.02 out of 5 starsFinance Sector438th out of 695 stocksEquipment Rental & Leasing, Not Elsewhere Classified Industry10th out of 13 stocks 2.3 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingUpbound Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $36.80, Upbound Group has a forecasted upside of 16.1% from its current price of $31.69.Amount of Analyst CoverageUpbound Group has received no research coverage in the past 90 days. Previous Next 1.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted6.08% of the float of Upbound Group has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverUpbound Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.8.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Upbound Group has recently increased by 5.04%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Previous Next 2.5 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipUpbound Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.52%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthUpbound Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Upbound Group is 971.43%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Upbound Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 37.16% next year. This indicates that Upbound Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next N/A Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreThere is no current Upright™ data available for UPBD. Previous Next 3.1 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentUpbound Group has a news sentiment score of 1.59. 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 0.58 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Upbound Group this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 2 people have searched for UPBD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 1 people have added Upbound Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -75% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 3.3 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Upbound Group insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $27,279.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 2.50% of the stock of Upbound Group is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions86.72% of the stock of Upbound Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 0.6 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Upbound Group are expected to grow by 4.27% in the coming year, from $3.51 to $3.66 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Upbound Group is 226.37, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 117.18.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Upbound Group is 226.37, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 47.36.Price to Book Value per Share RatioUpbound Group has a P/B Ratio of 3.36. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here About Upbound Group Stock (NASDAQ:UPBD)Upbound Group, Inc., an omni-channel platform company, leases household durable goods to customers on a lease-to-own basis in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Mexico. The company operates in four segments: Rent-A-Center Business, 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. It offers furniture comprising mattresses, tires, consumer electronics, appliances, tools, handbags, computers, smartphones, and accessories. 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 company-owned stores and e-commerce platform through rentacenter.com. The company was formerly known as Rent-A-Center, Inc. and changed its name to Upbound Group, Inc. in February 2023. Upbound Group, Inc. was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Plano, Texas.Read More UPBD Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart UPBD Stock News HeadlinesDecember 6, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comUpbound Group, Inc. Increases Quarterly Cash Dividend by Approximately 9% to $0.37 for the First Quarter of 2024December 5, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comUpbound Group Raises Approximately $185,000 for Hunger Relief in North TexasDecember 8, 2023 | DTI Trader (Ad)New CBOE “special perk” helps traders target income every weekendYou might not immediately realize what you’re reading. Let me help you out a little… What you're looking at is a “special perk” set up by the Chicago Board of Options Exchange. November 21, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comUpbound Group Stock Meets 80-Plus Relative Strength Rating BenchmarkNovember 13, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comUpbound Group, Inc., to Participate in the 2023 Stephens Annual Investment ConferenceNovember 13, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comGet It Now! Opens Store in Rhinelander, WisconsinNovember 5, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comUpbound Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:UPBD) Q3 2023 Earnings Call TranscriptNovember 2, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comUpbound Group Inc (UPBD) Reports Q3 2023 Earnings: Revenue Down 4.4% YoY, Diluted EPS at $0.08December 8, 2023 | DTI Trader (Ad)All the trading advice you’ve ever received boils down to thisAll the trading advice you’ve ever received boils down to one goal and one goal only: finding a reliable edge in the markets. If you can do that, grab hold of it and never let go. Because once you have that edge, and you can count on it, you never need to do anything else.November 2, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comUpbound Group (UPBD) Reports Q3 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to SayNovember 2, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comHere's what Wall Street expects from Upbound Group's earningsNovember 2, 2023 | sfgate.comUpbound Group: Q3 Earnings SnapshotNovember 2, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comUpbound Group, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2023 ResultsOctober 26, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comUpbound Honors Family & Youth Empowerment with $25,000 Donation to City YearOctober 23, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comHome Choice Opens Store in Willmar, MinnesotaOctober 17, 2023 | seekingalpha.comUpbound Group: Market Under Reflecting Compounding Ability, Valuations AttractiveOctober 12, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comUpbound Group, Inc. Announces Timing of Third Quarter 2023 Financial ResultsOctober 3, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comUnfolding Upbound Group Inc's Dividend Story: A Deep DiveSeptember 27, 2023 | benzinga.comUpbound Group: Dividend InsightsSeptember 21, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comImplied Volatility Surging for Upbound Group (UPBD) Stock OptionsSeptember 21, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comUpbound Group, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.34 for the Fourth Quarter of 2023September 20, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comRent-A-Center Opens Store in Rochester, New YorkSeptember 15, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comUpbound Group (UPBD)'s Hidden Bargain: An In-Depth Look at the 25% Margin of Safety Based on ...September 14, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comCraig-Hallum Keeps Their Buy Rating on Upbound Group (UPBD)September 1, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comUpbound Group Donates $25,000 to the American Red Cross for Wildfire Relief Efforts in Maui, HawaiiAugust 23, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comUpbound Group (UPBD) Gets a Buy from Craig-HallumAugust 8, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comUpbound Donates Nearly $149,000 to Boys & Girls Clubs of AmericaSee More Headlines Receive UPBD Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Upbound Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Company Calendar Ex-Dividend for 10/24 Dividend10/02/2023Dividend Payable10/24/2023Last Earnings11/02/2023Today12/07/2023Ex-Dividend for 1/9 Dividend12/18/2023Fiscal Year End12/31/2023Dividend Payable1/09/2024Next Earnings (Estimated)2/22/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ Industry Equipment rental & leasing, not elsewhere classified Sub-IndustryN/A SectorFinance Current SymbolNASDAQ:UPBD CUSIPN/A CIK933036 Webwww.rentacenter.com Phone(972) 801-1100Fax972-943-0113Employees12,690Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$36.80 High Stock Price Target$40.00 Low Stock Price Target$32.00 Potential Upside/Downside+16.1%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.67 Research Coverage3 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.14 Trailing P/E Ratio226.37 Forward P/E Ratio9.03 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$12.36 million Net Margins0.22% Pretax Margin1.04% Return on Equity33.73% Return on Assets7.61% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio2.08 Current Ratio3.34 Quick Ratio0.81 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$3.96 billion Price / Sales0.43 Cash Flow$30.18 per share Price / Cash Flow1.05 Book Value$9.43 per share Price / Book3.36Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares54,295,000Free Float52,938,000Market Cap$1.72 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.82 12 Stocks Corporate Insiders are AbandoningIf a company's CEO, COO, and CFO were all selling shares of their stock, would you want to know?Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMr. Mitchell E. Fadel (Age 66)CEO & Director Comp: $1.16MMr. Fahmi Karam (Age 43)Executive VP & CFO Comp: $653.85kMr. Bryan J. Pechersky (Age 52)Executive VP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary Comp: $646.19kMr. Transient C. Taylor (Age 57)Executive VP & Chief HR and Diversity Officer Comp: $419.13kMr. Sudeep Gautam (Age 52)Chief Technology & Digital Officer Mr. Michael SantimawSenior VP & Chief Information OfficerMr. Brendan James Metrano C.F.A.Vice President of Investor RelationsMs. Ann L. Davids (Age 54)Executive VP, Chief Customer & Marketing Officer Comp: $698.5kMr. James York (Age 54)Senior Vice President of Rent-A-Center East Daniel B. O'RourkeSenior VP Finance & Real EstateMore ExecutivesKey CompetitorsPROGNYSE:PRGMcGrath RentCorpNASDAQ:MGRCRLJ Lodging TrustNYSE:RLJBannerNASDAQ:BANRWesBancoNASDAQ:WSBCView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsCitigroup Inc.Bought 20,222 shares on 12/6/2023Ownership: 0.037%Wellington Management Group LLPBought 13,681 shares on 12/1/2023Ownership: 0.025%American Century Companies Inc.Bought 731,722 shares on 11/30/2023Ownership: 1.348%Deutsche Bank AGBought 31,812 shares on 11/24/2023Ownership: 0.059%KBC Group NVBought 21,118 shares on 11/22/2023Ownership: 0.039%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions UPBD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Upbound Group stock right now? 3 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Upbound Group in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" UPBD shares. View UPBD analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Upbound Group's stock price target for 2024? 3 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Upbound Group's shares. Their UPBD share price targets range from $32.00 to $40.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $36.80 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 16.1% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for UPBD or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have UPBD shares performed in 2023? Upbound Group's stock was trading at $26.97 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, UPBD shares have increased by 17.5% and is now trading at $31.69. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. When is Upbound Group's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 22nd 2024. View our UPBD earnings forecast. How were Upbound Group's earnings last quarter? Upbound Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:UPBD) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November, 2nd. The company reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.75 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $979.10 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $966.46 million. Upbound Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 33.73% and a net margin of 0.22%. How often does Upbound Group pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Upbound Group? Upbound Group announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, December 5th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 19th will be paid a dividend of $0.37 per share on Tuesday, January 9th. This represents a $1.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.67%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 18th. This is a boost from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.34. Read our dividend analysis for UPBD. Is Upbound Group a good dividend stock? Upbound Group (NASDAQ:UPBD) pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.52%. UPBD has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio is 971.43%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, UPBD will have a dividend payout ratio of 37.16% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Read our dividend analysis for UPBD. What ETFs hold Upbound Group's stock? ETFs with the largest weight of Upbound Group (NASDAQ:UPBD) stock in their portfolio include LeaderShares Activist Leaders ETF (ACTV), ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF (SIXS), Invesco S&P SmallCap Consumer Discretionary ETF (PSCD), WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DGRS), Invesco S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Value ETF (RZV), Hartford Multifactor Small Cap ETF (ROSC), WBI Power Factor High Dividend ETF (WBIY) and WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund (DES). What guidance has Upbound Group issued on next quarter's earnings? Upbound Group issued an update on its FY23 earnings guidance on Thursday, November, 2nd. The company provided EPS guidance of $3.45-3.55 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $3.44. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.95-4.00 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.93 billion. Who are Upbound Group's major shareholders? Upbound Group's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include FMR LLC (11.41%), Ieq Capital LLC (2.56%), LSV Asset Management (1.93%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.58%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (1.47%) and American Century Companies Inc. (1.35%). Insiders that own company stock include Jeffrey J Brown and Tyler Montrone. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Upbound Group? Shares of UPBD stock 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. This page (NASDAQ:UPBD) was last updated on 12/8/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Upbound Group, Inc. 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