NYSE:URI - United Rentals Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

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

United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE:URI) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 18th. The construction company reported $2.87 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $2.34 by $0.53. The construction company earned $1.73 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.68 billion. United Rentals had a net margin of 20.23% and a return on equity of 39.19%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 27.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.63 earnings per share. View United Rentals' Earnings History.

United Rentals is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July, 17th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for United Rentals.

13 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price targets for United Rentals' shares. Their predictions range from $150.00 to $214.00. On average, they expect United Rentals' share price to reach $186.20 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for United Rentals.

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Press coverage about URI stock has trended somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment. Accern rates the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. United Rentals earned a media sentiment score of 0.13 on Accern's scale. They also gave press coverage about the construction company an impact score of 45.83 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future.

United Rentals' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (7.34%), Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc. (2.16%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (1.89%), Northern Trust Corp (1.14%), Neuberger Berman Group LLC (1.09%) and Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (0.96%). Company insiders that own United Rentals stock include Brian Mcauley, Craig Adam Pintoff, Dale A Asplund, Donald C Roof, Filippo Passerini, Jason D Papastavrou, Jeffrey J Fenton, Jenne K Britell, Jessica Graziano, John S Mckinney, Jose B Alvarez, Lawrence Keith Wimbush, Matthew John Flannery, Michael Kneeland, 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 Prudential Financial Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., Hsbc Holdings PLC, Guggenheim Capital LLC, Chicago Equity Partners LLC, Millennium Management LLC, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. and Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Alberta as represented by Alberta Investment Management Corp. Company insiders that have sold United Rentals company stock in the last year include Dale A Asplund, Donald C Roof, Filippo Passerini, Jenne K Britell, Jessica Graziano, Matthew John Flannery, Michael Kneeland, Singleton B Mcallister and William B Plummer. View Insider Buying and Selling for United Rentals.

URI stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Mackay Shields LLC, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Columbus Circle Investors and Element Capital Management LLC. 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of URI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $154.95.

United Rentals has a market capitalization of $12.81 billion and generates $6.64 billion in revenue each year. The construction company earns $1.35 billion in net income (profit) each year or $10.59 on an earnings per share basis. United Rentals employs 14,800 workers across the globe.

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]