United Rentals, Inc. (URI) Stock: A SWOT Analysis

The price-to-earnings ratio for United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) is above average at 17.35x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.70.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 as “overweight,” 8 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”

The public float for URI is 66.25M, and currently, short sellers hold a 4.87% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of URI on June 28, 2024 was 550.05K shares.

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URI) stock’s latest price update

The stock price of United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) has jumped by 2.84 compared to previous close of 623.04. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -0.01% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-06-24 that Finding stocks expected to beat quarterly earnings estimates becomes an easier task with our Zacks Earnings ESP.

URI’s Market Performance

United Rentals, Inc. (URI) has experienced a -0.01% fall in stock performance for the past week, with a -0.64% drop in the past month, and a -11.15% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.26%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.23% for URI. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 0.61% for URI’s stock, with a 10.15% simple moving average for the past 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of URI

Citigroup, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see URI reach a price target of $745. The rating they have provided for URI stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on June 26th, 2024.

JP Morgan gave a rating of “Overweight” to URI, setting the target price at $780 in the report published on June 07th of the current year.

URI Trading at -2.77% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought URI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -12.51% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 3.23%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.26%, as shares sank -2.48% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +1.05% upper at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, URI rose by +0.33%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +40.63% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $636.04. In addition, United Rentals, Inc. saw 11.74% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.

Insider Trading

Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at URI starting from Leopold Anthony S., who sale 1,981 shares at the price of $712.00 back on May 15 ’24. After this action, Leopold Anthony S. now owns 3,017 shares of United Rentals, Inc., valued at $1,410,472 using the latest closing price.

Durand Michael D, the EVP, Chief Operating Officer of United Rentals, Inc., sale 559 shares at $674.56 during a trade that took place back on May 03 ’24, which means that Durand Michael D is holding 8,052 shares at $377,081 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for URI

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • 0.27 for the present operating margin
  • 0.4 for the gross margin

The net margin for United Rentals, Inc. stands at 0.17. The total capital return value is set at 0.17. Equity return is now at value 32.98, with 9.81 for asset returns.

Based on United Rentals, Inc. (URI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.6 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.39. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.53. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 6.12.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 6.66 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.11. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.83. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.54for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.55. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.89.

Conclusion

In a nutshell, United Rentals, Inc. (URI) has experienced a mixed performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.

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