United Rentals Stock Price, News & Analysis (NYSE:URI)

United Rentals trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "URI."

United Rentals declared that its board has initiated a stock buyback program on Wednesday, April 18th 2018, which allows the company to repurchase $1,250,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to reacquire up to 9.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are typically an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE:URI) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October, 16th. The construction company reported $5.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $5.74 by $0.22. The construction company had revenue of $2.49 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.46 billion. United Rentals had a return on equity of 42.89% and a net margin of 12.45%. The business's revenue was up 17.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $4.74 earnings per share. View United Rentals' Earnings History.

United Rentals is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, January 22nd 2020. View Earnings Estimates for United Rentals.

United Rentals issued an update on its FY 2019 earnings guidance on Wednesday, October, 16th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $9.25-9.35 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $9.29 billion.

12 brokers have issued 1-year target prices for United Rentals' stock. Their predictions range from $99.00 to $165.00. On average, they anticipate United Rentals' stock price to reach $138.33 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 7.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for United Rentals.

12 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for United Rentals in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 5 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for United Rentals.

News coverage about URI stock has been trending somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. United Rentals earned a media sentiment score of 0.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the construction company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View News Stories for United Rentals.

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United Rentals' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Scout Investments Inc. (0.35%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.12%), American National Bank (0.07%), Selz Capital LLC (0.06%), Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank (0.06%) and Douglas Lane & Associates LLC (0.04%). Company insiders that own United Rentals stock include Andrew B Limoges, Craig Adam Pintoff, Dale A Asplund, Donald C Roof, Filippo Passerini, Jenne K Britell, Jessica Graziano, Jose B Alvarez, Matthew John Flannery, Michael Kneeland, Paul I Mcdonnell, Shiv Singh, Singleton B Mcallister and William B Plummer. View Institutional Ownership Trends for United Rentals.

URI stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Scout Investments Inc., Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Selz Capital LLC, Oakbrook Investments LLC, Summit X LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, NEXT Financial Group Inc and Wiley BROS. Aintree Capital LLC. Company insiders that have sold United Rentals company stock in the last year include Andrew B Limoges, Craig Adam Pintoff, Dale A Asplund, Jessica Graziano, Michael Kneeland and Paul I Mcdonnell. View Insider Buying and Selling for United Rentals.

URI stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Northpointe Capital LLC, American National Bank, Winmill & CO. Inc., Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI, Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC, Wealthfront Advisers LLC, Douglas Lane & Associates LLC and YHB Investment Advisors Inc.. Company insiders that have bought United Rentals stock in the last two years include Donald C Roof, Filippo Passerini, Jenne K Britell, Jose B Alvarez and Shiv Singh. View Insider Buying and Selling for United Rentals.

Shares of URI can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of URI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $128.66.

United Rentals has a market capitalization of $9.67 billion and generates $8.05 billion in revenue each year. The construction company earns $1.10 billion in net income (profit) each year or $16.26 on an earnings per share basis. United Rentals employs 18,500 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About United Rentals.

The official website for United Rentals is http://www.unitedrentals.com/.

United Rentals' mailing address is 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE SUITE 700, STAMFORD CT, 06902. The construction company can be reached via phone at 203-622-3131 or via email at [email protected]