In the past week, URI stock has gone down by -1.84%, with a monthly gain of 8.03% and a quarterly plunge of -6.13%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.26%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.38% for United Rentals, Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 5.26% for URI stock, with a simple moving average of 5.33% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in United Rentals, Inc (NYSE: URI) Right Now?
United Rentals, Inc (NYSE: URI) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 19.98x compared to its average ratio. URI has 36-month beta value of 1.68. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for URI is 65.28M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.41% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of URI on January 31, 2025 was 587.98K shares.
URI) stock’s latest price update
United Rentals, Inc (NYSE: URI) has seen a rise in its stock price by 2.07 in relation to its previous close of 758.39. However, the company has experienced a -1.84% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-01-30 that URI’s fourth-quarter results indicate record performance in the core rental business and a rise in used equipment sales.
Analysts’ Opinion of URI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for URI stocks, with Robert W. Baird repeating the rating for URI by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for URI in the upcoming period, according to Robert W. Baird is $658 based on the research report published on January 14, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Raymond James, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see URI reach a price target of $750. The rating they have provided for URI stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on June 28th, 2024.
Citigroup gave a rating of “Buy” to URI, setting the target price at $745 in the report published on June 26th of the previous year.
URI Trading at -0.11% 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 -13.70% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.38%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.26%, as shares surge +9.64% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -8.89% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, URI fell by -1.84%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +14.71% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $735.39. In addition, United Rentals, Inc saw 9.89% 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 900 shares at the price of $823.24 back on Oct 28 ’24. After this action, Leopold Anthony S. now owns 2,044 shares of United Rentals, Inc, valued at $740,918 using the latest closing price.
Anthony Leopold, the Officer of United Rentals, Inc, proposed sale 900 shares at $823.24 during a trade that took place back on Oct 28 ’24, which means that Anthony Leopold is holding shares at $740,912 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
- 0.39 for the gross margin
The net margin for United Rentals, Inc stands at 0.17. The total capital return value is set at 0.16. Equity return is now at value 30.74, with 9.37 for asset returns.
Based on United Rentals, Inc (URI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.63 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.31. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.68. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.89.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.52 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.22. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.23. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.51for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.54. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.98.
Conclusion
To put it simply, United Rentals, Inc (URI) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. 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.
