United Rentals (URI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

United Rentals, Inc. is an equipment rental company serving construction, industrial, infrastructure, utilities, government and other commercial customers. The company provides access to equipment and related services through a network of rental locations, helping customers manage projects without purchasing and maintaining all of the equipment they need.

Its rental fleet includes aerial work platforms, earthmoving equipment, material-handling equipment, general construction tools, trucks and trailers, and light-duty equipment. United Rentals also offers specialty services and equipment for trench safety, power generation, heating and cooling, temporary site services, and climate control. Additional offerings include equipment sales, delivery, maintenance, repair, project support and workforce training.

Founded in 1997, United Rentals has expanded through organic growth and acquisitions, including the 2012 acquisition of RSC Equipment Rental and the 2018 acquisition of BakerCorp, which strengthened its specialty rental operations. The company serves customers across the United States, Canada and selected international markets, including parts of Europe and Australia. United Rentals is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, and is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Matthew Flannery.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $1,030.55 to $1,057.08
• 50-Day Range: $979.66 to $1,166.11
• 52-Week Range: $701.59 to $1,179.18
• Volume: 92,705 shs
• Average Volume: 558,449 shs
• Market Capitalization: $63.94 billion
• P/E Ratio: 24.71
• Dividend Yield: 0.77%
• Price Target: $1,258.69
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

United Rentals Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

United Rentals scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 4th out of 654 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

United Rentals has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.78, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 15 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

United Rentals has a consensus price target of $1,258.69, representing about 22.3% upside from its current price of $1,029.33.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

United Rentals has been the subject of 14 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 15.62%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for United Rentals are expected to grow by 15.62% in the coming year, from $48.91 to $56.55 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of United Rentals is 24.73, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.72.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of United Rentals is 24.73, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.52.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

United Rentals has a PEG Ratio of 1.51. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

United Rentals has a P/B Ratio of 7.23. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.27% of the float of United Rentals has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

United Rentals has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.59, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in United Rentals has recently decreased by 8.99%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

United Rentals has a dividend yield of 0.77%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

United Rentals has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of United Rentals is 18.92%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, United Rentals will have a dividend payout ratio of 13.93% next year. This indicates that United Rentals will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.88

News Sentiment

United Rentals has a news sentiment score of 0.88. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.50 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for United Rentals this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

12 people have searched for URI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 500% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

7 people have added United Rentals to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 133% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, United Rentals insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,699,725.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.47% of the stock of United Rentals is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

96.26% of the stock of United Rentals is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/22/2026
• Record date for 8/26 Dividend: 8/12/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/26 Dividend: 8/12/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/26/2026
• Today: 10/19/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/21/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Trading Companies & Distributors
• Sub-Industry: Trading Companies & Distributors
• Current Symbol: NYSE:URI
• CIK: 1067701
• Web: www.unitedrentals.com
• Phone: (203) 622-3131
• Fax: 203-622-6080
• Employees: 28,500
• Year Founded: 1997

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for United Rentals: $1,258.69
• High Price Target: $1,395.00
• Low Price Target: $950.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +21.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.78
• Research Coverage: 18 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $41.64
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 24.89
• Forward P/E Ratio: 21.20
• P/E Growth: 1.51
• Net Income: $2.49 billion
• Net Margins: 15.67%
• Pretax Margin: 20.91%
• Return on Equity: 31.72%
• Return on Assets: 9.47%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.38
• Current Ratio: 0.76
• Quick Ratio: 0.70

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $16.10 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.01
• Cash Flow: $93.33 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.11
• Book Value: $142.35 per share
• Price / Book: 7.28

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 62,240,000
• Free Float: 61,949,000
• Market Cap: $64.54 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.83