Upbound vs United Rentals
UPBD and URI side by side, both in miscellaneous equipment rental and leasing. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How UPBD and URI compare
United Rentals is the larger company, worth 60 times as much as Upbound ($72.8B against $1.2B).
On earnings, Upbound is cheaper: it trades at 13.4× trailing earnings, against 28.1× for United Rentals.
United Rentals grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (6.9% versus 5.9% for Upbound).
United Rentals keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 15.7% compared with 1.9% at Upbound.
Both pay dividends: Upbound yields 7.5% and United Rentals 0.66%.
Upbound scores higher on the StockData Score (15 against 12 for United Rentals), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | UPBD | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.2B | $72.8B |
| Share price | $20.70 | $1170.05 |
| Change, 1 year | −10.4% | 34.4% |
| Change, 5 years | −52.4% | 199% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.37 | 1.43 |
| Employees | 15K | 1,800 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 15 (better) | 12 |
| Valuation score | 6 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 13.4× (better) | 28.1× |
| P/S | 0.3× (better) | 4.3× |
| P/B | 1.6× (better) | 7.9× |
| EV/EBITDA | 4.6× (better) | 18.8× |
| P/FCF | 3.4× | – |
| PEG | 0.17 (better) | 3.05 |
| FCF yield | 29.5% | – |
| Fair value | $29.19 | $684.53 |
| Margin of safety | 29.1% (better) | −70.9% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 5.9% | 6.9% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 10.8% | 13.5% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −11.5% | 4.0% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −13.5% | 7.7% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −19.6% | 25.9% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 49.1% (better) | 38.4% |
| Operating margin | 5.1% | 24.8% (better) |
| Net margin | 1.9% | 15.7% (better) |
| FCF margin | 7.5% | – |
| Return on equity | 12.7% | 28.9% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 27.8% (better) | 13.8% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 1.54 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 3.06 |
| Interest coverage | 2.2× | – |
| Current ratio | – | 0.76 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.56 | 3.67 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 7.5% (better) | 0.66% |
| Payout ratio | 100% | 18.1% |
| Years of dividend growth | 7 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 5.7% | – |
| Buyback yield | – | 2.8% |
| Shareholder yield | 7.5% (better) | 3.5% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 99.3% | 92.2% |
| Held by insiders | 3.0% | 0.29% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$53.0K (better) | −$30.4M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 16.0% | 2.3% |
Go deeper
- UPBD stock overview
- UPBD income statement
- UPBD valuation and score
- URI stock overview
- URI income statement
- URI valuation and score
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