United Rentals (URI) Competitors $641.01 +9.56 (+1.51%) Closing price 05/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$641.64 +0.63 (+0.10%) As of 04:56 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock URI vs. GWW, FAST, WSO, AIT, WCC, BECN, AL, GATX, MSM, and RUSHAShould you be buying United Rentals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of United Rentals include W.W. Grainger (GWW), Fastenal (FAST), Watsco (WSO), Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), WESCO International (WCC), Beacon Roofing Supply (BECN), Air Lease (AL), GATX (GATX), MSC Industrial Direct (MSM), and Rush Enterprises (RUSHA). These companies are all part of the "trading companies & distributors" industry. United Rentals vs. W.W. Grainger Fastenal Watsco Applied Industrial Technologies WESCO International Beacon Roofing Supply Air Lease GATX MSC Industrial Direct Rush Enterprises W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW) and United Rentals (NYSE:URI) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, community ranking, dividends and earnings. Is GWW or URI more profitable? United Rentals has a net margin of 16.78% compared to W.W. Grainger's net margin of 11.12%. W.W. Grainger's return on equity of 52.43% beat United Rentals' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets W.W. Grainger11.12% 52.43% 22.15% United Rentals 16.78%34.21%10.37% Is GWW or URI a better dividend stock? W.W. Grainger pays an annual dividend of $8.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. United Rentals pays an annual dividend of $7.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. W.W. Grainger pays out 21.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. United Rentals pays out 18.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. W.W. Grainger has increased its dividend for 54 consecutive years. United Rentals is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GWW or URI? 80.7% of W.W. Grainger shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.3% of United Rentals shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.1% of W.W. Grainger shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of United Rentals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, GWW or URI? W.W. Grainger has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Rentals has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GWW or URI? United Rentals received 225 more outperform votes than W.W. Grainger when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.93% of users gave United Rentals an outperform vote while only 53.37% of users gave W.W. Grainger an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformW.W. GraingerOutperform Votes54753.37% Underperform Votes47846.63% United RentalsOutperform Votes77264.93% Underperform Votes41735.07% Which has better earnings and valuation, GWW or URI? United Rentals has lower revenue, but higher earnings than W.W. Grainger. United Rentals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than W.W. Grainger, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioW.W. Grainger$17.17B2.95$1.91B$38.7127.11United Rentals$15.58B2.67$2.58B$38.6216.60 Does the media refer more to GWW or URI? In the previous week, United Rentals had 10 more articles in the media than W.W. Grainger. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for United Rentals and 28 mentions for W.W. Grainger. United Rentals' average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat W.W. Grainger's score of 1.11 indicating that United Rentals is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment W.W. Grainger 16 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive United Rentals 26 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer GWW or URI? W.W. Grainger currently has a consensus target price of $1,116.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.33%. United Rentals has a consensus target price of $725.69, suggesting a potential upside of 13.21%. Given United Rentals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe United Rentals is more favorable than W.W. Grainger.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score W.W. Grainger 2 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.15United Rentals 2 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 SummaryUnited Rentals beats W.W. Grainger on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get United Rentals News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for URI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart URI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUnited RentalsEquipment rental & leasing IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$41.67B$6.11B$8.32B$18.96BDividend Yield1.13%2.42%2.12%4.01%P/E Ratio16.548.6415.6632.87Price / Sales2.671.3170.0428.03Price / Cash7.834.5621.4017.52Price / Book4.862.254.174.47Net Income$2.58B$538.89M$535.55M$1.02B7 Day Performance0.99%2.31%0.97%0.59%1 Month Performance-0.97%-3.49%62.42%-3.54%1 Year Performance-3.55%-6.78%77.42%3.80% United Rentals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)URIUnited Rentals4.8157 of 5 stars$641.01+1.5%$725.69+13.2%-2.0%$41.67B$15.58B16.5424,600Insider TradePositive NewsGWWW.W. Grainger3.0023 of 5 stars$1,012.48-0.1%$1,130.89+11.7%+14.1%$48.82B$17.17B26.1526,000Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpFASTFastenal3.0258 of 5 stars$79.96-1.0%$79.10-1.1%+18.4%$45.86B$7.61B39.7822,400Stock SplitWSOWatsco3.0508 of 5 stars$454.90-0.3%$480.83+5.7%+2.5%$18.37B$7.58B34.317,280Positive NewsAITApplied Industrial Technologies4.4845 of 5 stars$237.80-0.3%$287.14+20.7%+26.6%$9.13B$4.48B24.106,100Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementBuyback AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsWCCWESCO International4.3577 of 5 stars$161.51-0.1%$219.43+35.9%-1.7%$7.88B$21.82B12.3620,000Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsBECNBeacon Roofing Supply3.585 of 5 stars$124.25+0.0%$121.47-2.2%N/A$7.68B$9.76B21.247,480Short Interest ↑Analyst RevisionALAir Lease4.5519 of 5 stars$46.27+0.9%$55.67+20.3%-6.6%$5.17B$2.73B13.89150Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGATXGATX2.7591 of 5 stars$143.65-0.9%$167.67+16.7%+16.5%$5.12B$1.63B18.471,900Dividend AnnouncementMSMMSC Industrial Direct3.5276 of 5 stars$76.80-1.1%$82.20+7.0%-16.5%$4.28B$3.75B18.336,990Positive NewsRUSHARush Enterprises4.7916 of 5 stars$50.47-2.0%$69.00+36.7%+18.4%$4.00B$7.80B13.528,040Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GWW Competitors FAST Competitors WSO Competitors AIT Competitors WCC Competitors BECN Competitors AL Competitors GATX Competitors MSM Competitors RUSHA Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:URI) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe next market Nvidia is positioned to dominate …Robots — built by Nvidia. 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