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NYSE:PRG

PROG (PRG) Competitors

$32.45
-1.71 (-5.01%)
(As of 09:46 AM ET)
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Today's Range
$32.31
$32.74
50-Day Range
$22.08
$34.16
52-Week Range
$12.11
$34.33
Volume
36,600 shs
Average Volume
485,928 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.52 billion
P/E Ratio
13.41
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$29.33

PRG vs. UPBD, MGRC, UE, USA, BANR, JBGS, SPNT, EFSC, GAB, and BOH

Should you be buying PROG stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PROG include Upbound Group (UPBD), McGrath RentCorp (MGRC), Urban Edge Properties (UE), Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (USA), Banner (BANR), JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS), SiriusPoint (SPNT), Enterprise Financial Services (EFSC), The Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB), and Bank of Hawaii (BOH). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

PROG vs.

PROG (NYSE:PRG) and Upbound Group (NASDAQ:UPBD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, community ranking, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and media sentiment.

98.8% of PROG shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.1% of Upbound Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of PROG shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Upbound Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, PROG had 2 more articles in the media than Upbound Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for PROG and 2 mentions for Upbound Group. PROG's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Upbound Group's score of 0.00 indicating that PROG is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
PROG
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Upbound Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

PROG has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Upbound Group. PROG is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Upbound Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
PROG$2.60 billion0.59$98.71 million$2.4213.49
Upbound Group$4.25 billion0.42$12.36 million$1.1228.74

PROG has a net margin of 4.70% compared to Upbound Group's net margin of 1.56%. Upbound Group's return on equity of 38.35% beat PROG's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
PROG 4.70% 27.54% 10.51%
Upbound Group 1.56% 38.35% 8.00%

PROG currently has a consensus price target of $29.33, suggesting a potential downside of 10.13%. Given PROG's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe PROG is more favorable than Upbound Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
PROG
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Upbound Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

PROG has a beta of 2.12, suggesting that its stock price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Upbound Group has a beta of 1.77, suggesting that its stock price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500.

PROG received 17 more outperform votes than Upbound Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 48.57% of users gave PROG an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Upbound Group an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
PROGOutperform Votes
17
48.57%
Underperform Votes
18
51.43%
Upbound GroupOutperform Votes
No Votes
Underperform Votes
1
100.00%

Summary

PROG beats Upbound Group on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.


New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PRG and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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PRG vs. The Competition

MetricPROGEquipment rental & leasing IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.53B$3.86B$6.01B$14.75B
Dividend YieldN/A2.69%9.98%3.98%
P/E Ratio13.499.52152.8217.76
Price / Sales0.591.866,240.069.04
Price / Cash0.853.4132.0815.61
Price / Book2.752.401.847.03
Net Income$98.71M$173.09M$642.06M$895.05M
7 Day Performance-1.66%1.72%8.74%4.15%
1 Month Performance10.38%6.63%6.03%3.53%
1 Year Performance23.92%5.53%10.48%-7.72%

PROG Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
UPBD
Upbound Group
2.1574 of 5 stars
$30.46
-1.6%
N/AN/A$1.70B$4.25B27.2012,690
MGRC
McGrath RentCorp
3.0475 of 5 stars
$89.98
-0.6%
$120.50
+33.9%
+11.6%$2.20B$733.82M13.121,218
UE
Urban Edge Properties
2.1824 of 5 stars
$13.28
-0.9%
$18.00
+35.6%
-23.9%$1.56B$397.18M82.97116News Coverage
Positive News
USA
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund
0 of 5 stars
$5.97
-0.5%
N/A-12.3%$1.55BN/A0.00N/ANews Coverage
BANR
Banner
2.6206 of 5 stars
$45.19
-1.3%
$65.33
+44.6%
-17.4%$1.55B$647.82M7.521,977
JBGS
JBG SMITH Properties
2.5 of 5 stars
$14.18
+0.6%
$24.50
+72.8%
-42.9%$1.58B$605.82M16.30997Positive News
SPNT
SiriusPoint
2.1589 of 5 stars
$9.47
-0.5%
N/A+75.3%$1.54B$2.11B-24.911,185Positive News
EFSC
Enterprise Financial Services
2.4028 of 5 stars
$41.28
-0.8%
$52.67
+27.6%
-7.5%$1.54B$574.24M7.441,127Positive News
GAB
The Gabelli Equity Trust
0 of 5 stars
$5.33
-0.4%
N/A-17.6%$1.59BN/A0.00N/A
BOH
Bank of Hawaii
2.5641 of 5 stars
$40.04
+2.1%
$66.25
+65.5%
-45.2%$1.59B$754.91M7.552,076High Trading Volume

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This page (NYSE:PRG) was last updated on 6/5/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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