United Rentals (NYSE:URI) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.06 EPS

United Rentals (NYSE:URI) issued its earnings results on Wednesday. The construction company reported $11.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $11.65 by ($0.06), Zacks reports. United Rentals had a net margin of 16.78% and a return on equity of 34.51%. United Rentals updated its FY 2025 guidance to EPS.

United Rentals Trading Up 2.1 %

United Rentals stock opened at $774.50 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.38, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a current ratio of 0.82. The stock has a market cap of $50.82 billion, a PE ratio of 19.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.69. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $766.58 and a two-hundred day moving average of $768.75. United Rentals has a one year low of $596.48 and a one year high of $896.98.

United Rentals Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 12th will be paid a dividend of $1.79 per share. This represents a $7.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.92%. This is an increase from United Rentals’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.63. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 12th. United Rentals’s payout ratio is 16.83%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on URI shares. Barclays raised their target price on shares of United Rentals from $400.00 to $565.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Bank of America increased their price target on United Rentals from $800.00 to $910.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Argus lifted their price objective on United Rentals from $840.00 to $880.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Baird R W upgraded shares of United Rentals from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, Truist Financial reduced their price target on shares of United Rentals from $965.00 to $963.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 16th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $813.73.

About United Rentals

United Rentals, Inc, through its subsidiaries, operates as an equipment rental company. It operates in two segments, General Rentals and Specialty. The General Rentals segment rents general construction and industrial equipment includes backhoes, skid-steer loaders, forklifts, earthmoving equipment, and material handling equipment; aerial work platforms, such as boom and scissor lifts; and general tools and light equipment comprising pressure washers, water pumps, and power tools for construction and industrial companies, manufacturers, utilities, municipalities, homeowners, and government entities.