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 plan on Wednesday, April 18th 2018, which permits the company to buyback $1,250,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase up to 9.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

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

United Rentals is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July, 18th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for United Rentals.

13 brokers have issued 12 month target prices for United Rentals' stock. Their forecasts range from $150.00 to $214.00. On average, they anticipate United Rentals' stock price to reach $186.20 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 20.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for United Rentals.

13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for United Rentals in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 3 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

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Media stories about URI stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by monitoring more than 20 million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. United Rentals earned a media sentiment score of 0.13 on Accern's scale. They also gave news stories about the construction company an impact score of 46.76 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days.

United Rentals' stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Hexavest Inc. (0.24%), Copper Rock Capital Partners LLC (0.07%), Fisher Asset Management LLC (0.04%), Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB (0.04%), Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund (0.03%) and Dorsey Wright & Associates (0.03%). 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 Dorsey Wright & Associates, Bremer Trust National Association and Fisher Asset Management LLC. 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 purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hexavest Inc., Copper Rock Capital Partners LLC, American National Bank, DnB Asset Management AS, Columbia Partners L L C Investment Management, Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. 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 $154.83.

United Rentals has a market capitalization of $12.94 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]