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 announced that its board has authorized a stock buyback 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 buy up to 9.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE:URI) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October, 16th. The construction company reported $5.96 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $5.74 by $0.22. The construction company earned $2.49 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.46 billion. United Rentals had a return on equity of 41.97% and a net margin of 12.32%. United Rentals's revenue was up 17.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm 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 updated 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.

13 brokers have issued 1-year target prices for United Rentals' shares. Their predictions range from $99.00 to $175.00. On average, they expect United Rentals' stock price to reach $143.40 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 14.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for United Rentals.

13 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 7 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 negative on Thursday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. United Rentals earned a coverage optimism score of -1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the construction company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for United Rentals.

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United Rentals' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Scout Investments Inc. (0.35%), American National Bank (0.07%), Selz Capital LLC (0.06%), Douglas Lane & Associates LLC (0.04%), YHB Investment Advisors Inc. (0.04%) and Nisa Investment Advisors 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., Selz Capital LLC, Summit X LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Wiley BROS. Aintree Capital LLC, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. and First Hawaiian Bank. 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 $125.48.

United Rentals has a market capitalization of $9.68 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]