NYSE:URI - United Rentals Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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

United Rentals announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback plan 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 reacquire up to 9.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE:URI) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 18th. The construction company reported $3.85 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $3.45 by $0.40. The construction company earned $1.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.85 billion. United Rentals had a return on equity of 39.28% and a net margin of 21.18%. United Rentals's revenue for the quarter was up 18.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.37 EPS. View United Rentals' Earnings History.

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

12 brokers 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 twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 23.7% 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, 3 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for United Rentals.

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Media stories about URI stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than twenty million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. United Rentals earned a media and rumor sentiment score of 0.14 on Accern's scale. They also gave media coverage about the construction company an impact score of 49.50 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View Recent Headlines for United Rentals.

United Rentals' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (7.33%), Bank of America Corp DE (2.38%), FMR LLC (2.30%), Janus Henderson Group PLC (1.20%), Morgan Stanley (0.91%) and Bank of Montreal Can (0.90%). 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 FMR LLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., Federated Investors Inc. PA, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Macquarie Group Ltd., Bank of America Corp DE, QCI Asset Management Inc. NY and OppenheimerFunds Inc.. 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 Bank of Montreal Can, Janus Henderson Group PLC, J. L. Bainbridge & Co. Inc., Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado, Columbus Hill Capital Management L.P., James Investment Research Inc., Hexavest Inc. and Cornerstone Wealth 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 $150.51.

United Rentals has a market capitalization of $12.30 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]