Should I buy or sell Upbound Group stock right now?

4 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Upbound Group in the last year. There are currently 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" UPBD shares. View UPBD analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks .

What is Upbound Group's stock price target for 2024?

4 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Upbound Group's stock. Their UPBD share price targets range from $32.00 to $43.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $38.17 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 23.9% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for UPBD or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts .

How have UPBD shares performed in 2024?

Upbound Group's stock was trading at $33.97 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, UPBD shares have decreased by 9.3% and is now trading at $30.81. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here .

When is Upbound Group's next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 2nd 2024. View our UPBD earnings forecast .

How can I listen to Upbound Group's earnings call?

Upbound Group will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, May 2nd at 9:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link .

How were Upbound Group's earnings last quarter?

Upbound Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:UPBD) announced its earnings results on Thursday, February, 22nd. The company reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.77 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $1.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $994.27 million. Upbound Group had a negative net margin of 0.13% and a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 32.65%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 2.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.86 earnings per share.

How often does Upbound Group pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Upbound Group?

Upbound Group announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, March 21st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.37 per share on Monday, April 22nd. This represents a $1.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.80%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 2nd. Read our dividend analysis for UPBD .

Is Upbound Group a good dividend stock?

Upbound Group (NASDAQ:UPBD) pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.83%. UPBD has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. Read our dividend analysis for UPBD .

What ETFs hold Upbound Group's stock?

ETFs with the largest weight of Upbound Group (NASDAQ:UPBD) stock in their portfolio include Invesco S&P SmallCap High Dividend Low Volatility ETF (XSHD) , WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DGRS) , Hartford Multifactor Small Cap ETF (ROSC) and Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid ETF (PRFZ) . SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap ETF (SLY) .

Who are Upbound Group's major shareholders?

Upbound Group's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Partnership Wealth Management LLC (0.03%), Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. (0.03%) and Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.00%). Insiders that own company stock include Anthony J Blasquez, Jeffrey J Brown and Tyler Montrone. View institutional ownership trends .

How do I buy shares of Upbound Group?

Shares of UPBD stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here .

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$36.17

Volume: 92,651 shs
Average Volume: 374,966 shs
Market Capitalization: $1.70 billion

P/E Ratio: N/A
Dividend Yield: 4.79%
Price Target: $38.17

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Upbound Group MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating: Buy
3.00 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 23.9% Upside
$38.17 Price Target
Short Interest: Bearish
4.30% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: Moderate
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: N/A
Insider Trading: Selling Shares
$414,252 Sold Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.30%
From $3.76 to $4.26 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank^™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.

2.30 out of 5 stars

Finance Sector

481st out of 847 stocks

Equipment Rental & Leasing, Not Elsewhere Classified Industry

7th out of 12 stocks

2.5

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Upbound Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Upbound Group has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

2.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
4.30% of the float of Upbound Group has been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
Upbound Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.6.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in Upbound Group has recently increased by 9.57%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

2.5

Dividend Strength

Dividend Leadership
Upbound Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.83%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.
Dividend Growth
Upbound Group has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on earnings estimates, Upbound Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 34.74% next year. This indicates that Upbound Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

N/A

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
There is no current Upright™ data available for UPBD.

1.9

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Upbound Group has a news sentiment score of 0.50. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Upbound Group this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
Search Interest
Only 5 people have searched for UPBD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -38% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
47 people have added Upbound Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 1,075% compared to the previous 30 days.

2.5

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Upbound Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $414,252.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 2.50% of the stock of Upbound Group is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
90.30% of the stock of Upbound Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

1.3

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Upbound Group are expected to grow by 13.30% in the coming year, from $3.76 to $4.26 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Upbound Group is -256.73, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Upbound Group is -256.73, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Upbound Group has a PEG Ratio of 4.01. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Upbound Group has a P/B Ratio of 2.99. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About Upbound Group Stock (NASDAQ:UPBD)

Upbound Group, Inc. leases household durable goods to customers on a lease-to-own basis in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Mexico. It operates through four segments: Rent-A-Center, Acima, Mexico, and Franchising. The company's brands, such as Rent-A-Center and Acima that facilitate consumer transactions across a range of store-based and virtual channels. It offers furniture comprising mattresses, tires, consumer electronics, appliances, tools, handbags, computers, smartphones, and accessories. It also provides merchandise on an installment sales basis; and the lease-to-own transaction to consumers who do not qualify for traditional financing, the lease to-own transaction through staffed or unstaffed kiosks located in third-party retailer's locations, and other virtual options. It operates retail installment sales stores under the Get It Now and Home Choice names; lease-to-own and franchised lease-to-own stores under the Rent-A-Centre, ColorTyme, and RimTyme names; and company-owned stores and e-commerce platform through rentacenter.com. The company was formerly known as Rent-A-Center, Inc. and changed its name to Upbound Group, Inc. in February 2023. Upbound Group, Inc. was founded in 1960 and is based in Plano, Texas.

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Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 2/22/2024
Ex-Dividend for 4/22 Dividend: 4/02/2024
Today: 4/19/2024
Dividend Payable: 4/22/2024
Next Earnings (Confirmed): 5/02/2024
Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
Sector: Finance
Industry: Equipment rental & leasing, not elsewhere classified
Sub-Industry: N/A
Current Symbol: NASDAQ:UPBD
CUSIP: N/A
CIK: 933036
Web: www.rentacenter.com
Phone: (972) 801-1100
Fax: 972-943-0113
Employees: 12,970
Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target: $38.17
High Stock Price Target: $43.00
Low Stock Price Target: $32.00
Potential Upside/Downside: +23.5%
Consensus Rating: Buy
Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($0.12)
Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
Forward P/E Ratio: 8.22
P/E Growth: 4.01
Net Income: $-5,180,000.00
Net Margins: -0.13%
Pretax Margin: 1.32%
Return on Equity: 32.65%
Return on Assets: 7.50%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.33
Current Ratio: 3.12
Quick Ratio: 0.65

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $3.99 billion
Price / Sales: 0.43
Cash Flow: $27.84 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 1.11
Book Value: $10.32 per share
Price / Book: 2.99

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 55,070,000
Free Float: 53,693,000
Market Cap: $1.70 billion
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 2.01

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Key Executives

Mr. Mitchell E. Fadel (Age 67)
CEO & Director
Comp: $1.16M
Mr. Fahmi Karam (Age 44)
Executive VP & CFO
Comp: $653.85k
Mr. Bryan J. Pechersky (Age 53)
Executive VP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Comp: $646.19k
Mr. Transient C. Taylor (Age 58)
Executive VP & Chief HR and Diversity Officer
Comp: $419.13k
Mr. Sudeep Gautam (Age 53)
Chief Technology & Digital Officer
Mr. Michael Santimaw
Senior VP & Chief Information Officer
Mr. John Jeffrey Chesnut (Age 50)
Senior VP of Strategy & Corporate Development and Head of Investor Relations
Ms. Ann L. Davids (Age 55)
Executive VP, Chief Customer & Marketing Officer
Comp: $698.5k
Mr. James York (Age 55)
Senior Vice President of Rent-A-Center East
Daniel B. O'Rourke
Senior VP Finance & Real Estate

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UPBD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Upbound Group stock right now?: 4 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Upbound Group in the last year. There are currently 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" UPBD shares.
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What is Upbound Group's stock price target for 2024?: 4 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Upbound Group's stock. Their UPBD share price targets range from $32.00 to $43.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $38.17 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 23.9% from the stock's current price.
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How have UPBD shares performed in 2024?: Upbound Group's stock was trading at $33.97 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, UPBD shares have decreased by 9.3% and is now trading at $30.81.
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When is Upbound Group's next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 2nd 2024.
View our UPBD earnings forecast.
How can I listen to Upbound Group's earnings call?: Upbound Group will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, May 2nd at 9:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.
How were Upbound Group's earnings last quarter?: Upbound Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:UPBD) announced its earnings results on Thursday, February, 22nd. The company reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.77 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $1.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $994.27 million. Upbound Group had a negative net margin of 0.13% and a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 32.65%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 2.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.86 earnings per share.

How often does Upbound Group pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Upbound Group?: Upbound Group announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, March 21st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.37 per share on Monday, April 22nd. This represents a $1.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.80%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 2nd.
Read our dividend analysis for UPBD.
Is Upbound Group a good dividend stock?: Upbound Group (NASDAQ:UPBD) pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.83%. UPBD has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer.
Read our dividend analysis for UPBD.
What ETFs hold Upbound Group's stock?: ETFs with the largest weight of Upbound Group (NASDAQ:UPBD) stock in their portfolio include Invesco S&P SmallCap High Dividend Low Volatility ETF (XSHD), WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DGRS), Hartford Multifactor Small Cap ETF (ROSC) and Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid ETF (PRFZ).SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap ETF (SLY).
Who are Upbound Group's major shareholders?: Upbound Group's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Partnership Wealth Management LLC (0.03%), Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. (0.03%) and Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.00%). Insiders that own company stock include Anthony J Blasquez, Jeffrey J Brown and Tyler Montrone.
View institutional ownership trends.
How do I buy shares of Upbound Group?: Shares of UPBD stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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This page (NASDAQ:UPBD) was last updated on 4/19/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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