U-Haul (NYSE:UHAL) Upgraded to “Strong-Buy” at Vertical Research

U-Haul (NYSE:UHAL) was upgraded by equities researchers at Vertical Research to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note issued on Monday,Zacks.com reports.

Separately, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of U-Haul in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, U-Haul presently has a consensus rating of “Buy”.

U-Haul Stock Performance

U-Haul stock opened at $53.62 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.74, a quick ratio of 1.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93. U-Haul has a 52-week low of $52.00 and a 52-week high of $78.32. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $56.22. The company has a market cap of $10.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.50 and a beta of 1.19.

U-Haul (NYSE:UHAL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $0.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.65 by ($0.16). U-Haul had a return on equity of 4.06% and a net margin of 5.31%.

About U-Haul

AMERCO operates as a do-it-yourself moving and storage operator for household and commercial goods in the United States and Canada. The company’s Moving and Storage segment rents trucks, trailers, portable moving and storage units, specialty rental items, and self-storage spaces primarily to the household movers; and sells moving supplies, towing accessories, and propane.