United Rentals, Inc (URI): A Case For Going Higher

After Hours

There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours.

Stocks Info

This NYSE-listed company operates within the Rental & Leasing Services industry segment, falling under the Industrials sector. The current market capitalization of United Rentals, Inc is $37.89B. A total of 1.1 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 744.38K shares.

In the most recent transaction, Grace William E. sold 1,100 shares of URI for 638.10 per share on Feb 24 ’25. After the transaction, the EVP, CFO now owns 6,880 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 24 ’25, WILLIAM GRACE bought 1,100 shares at 638.10 per share.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Leopold Anthony S. disposed of 900 shares on Oct 28 ’24 at a per-share price of $823.24. This resulted in the SVP holding 2,044 shares of URI after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Anthony Leopold bought 900 shares at $823.24 per share on Oct 28 ’24.

Dividend

The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. United Rentals, Inc pays an annual dividend of $6.68, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.15%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 14.97. URI’s most recent ex-dividend date was 0.94% when it declared a $1.79 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/12/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/13/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 0.78%. The URI stock dividend was $1.63 per share in cash.

Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, URI has a high of $896.98 and a low of $525.91.

As of this writing, URI has an earnings estimate of $8.93 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 18.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $9.63 per share and a lower estimate of $7.99.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. URI’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $144.00M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $10.51B in debt and $2.60B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $132.03, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $5.99B.

Analysts Opinion

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for URI is Buy with a score of 3.58.

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