United Rentals (URI)
NYSEIndustrialsRental & Leasing ServicesSnapshot 2026-09-04
$1009.86+1.61%
Close 2026-09-04 · 1-day change
NYSEIndustrialsRental & Leasing ServicesSnapshot 2026-09-04
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Trading Companies & Distributors: fringe margins under pressure (4q confirmed)
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The reason to own it still holds.
View ThesisRevenue is growing steadily — about 7% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, market reaction to earnings.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskMostly healthy — no soft spokes
URI's growth relies on strong demand from infrastructure projects and increased capital expenditures. Rental revenues rose nearly 13% year over year to $3.8 billion in Q2 2026, and the company raised its 2026 gross rental CapEx outlook by $450 million. URI trades at 22.3× P/E, in line with its peer median of 22.2×. This suggests the price reflects modest growth expectations compared to our view. A specific risk is the potential for URI to cut guidance after recently raising it, which could damage credibility. Peer multiples imply a price about 10% below where it trades. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-04. URI is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 22 analysts currently covering URI (as of Sep 2026).
Based on 11 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for URI in the last 4 months.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 13 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-04. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Trading Companies & Distributors — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Increase capital expenditures to support growth
AI technology supports growth and capital expenditures objectives.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-04. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $1009.86
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $1009.86.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Below average on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Increase full-year revenue guidance
Raised revenue outlook supports growth objective.
Advances: Increase full-year revenue guidance
Guidance increase aligns with revenue growth objectives.
Advances: Increase full-year revenue guidance
Raising estimates supports revenue growth guidance.
Advances: Increase full-year revenue guidance
Increased revenue and EBITDA guidance supports growth objectives.
Advances: Increase full-year revenue guidance
Upbeat Q2 results support revenue growth expectations.
Advances: Increase full-year revenue guidance
Raising 2026 outlook supports revenue growth expectations.
Advances: Increase full-year revenue guidance
Upgraded guidance indicates strong future revenue growth potential.