United Rentals, Inc (URI) Stock: Identifying Value and Future Vision

United Rentals, Inc [URI] stock prices are down -0.92% to $651.65 at the moment. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The URI shares have gain 3.41% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 15.42%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

United Rentals, Inc [NYSE: URI] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 16, 2025, when Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to a Overweight but kept the price target unchanged to $702 for it. Previously, UBS downgraded its rating to Sell on April 07, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $485. On March 25, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Mkt Perform and revised its price target to $666 on the stock. Robert W. Baird upgraded its rating to a Neutral but stick to its price target of $658 on January 14, 2025. Raymond James initiated its recommendation with a Outperform and recommended $750 as its price target on June 28, 2024. Citigroup started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on June 26, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $745. In a note dated June 07, 2024, JP Morgan initiated an Overweight rating and provided a target price of $780 on this stock.

The stock price of United Rentals, Inc [URI] has been fluctuating between $525.91 and $896.98 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $726 within the next 12 months. United Rentals, Inc [NYSE: URI] shares were valued at $651.65 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 11.41% based on the average URI price forecast.

Analyzing the URI fundamentals

The United Rentals, Inc [NYSE:URI] reported sales of 15.58B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 6.71%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.39% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.26%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.22%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.16%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.09, Equity is 0.3 and Total Capital is 0.17. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.59.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 645.57 points at the first support level, and at 639.48 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 657.35, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 663.04.

Ratios To Look Out For

It’s worth pointing out that United Rentals, Inc [NYSE:URI]’s Current Ratio is 0.85. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.79, and the Cash Ratio is 0.14. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.72, the price to book ratio is 4.82 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 16.87.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Durand Michael D, EVP, Chief Operating Officer, that happened on Apr 29 ’25 when 1100.0 shares were sold. EVP, Chief Admin. Officer, PINTOFF CRAIG ADAM completed a deal on Apr 28 ’25 to sell 4449.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer MICHAEL DUANE DURAND bought 1100.0 shares on Apr 29 ’25.

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