United Rentals slides as investors continue to digest recent earnings and a higher-rate backdrop

United Rentals, Inc. (URI) is down 4.8% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The day’s drop does not appear tied to a single new company announcement, and looks more like continued post-earnings repositioning in a rate-sensitive, cyclical name. URI recently reported a quarterly earnings and revenue miss versus consensus while introducing 2026 guidance, and rising Treasury yields can pressure valuation multiples for economically sensitive stocks.

Details:

United Rentals reported fourth-quarter 2025 results in late January, including adjusted EPS of $11.09 on revenue of about $4.21 billion, alongside initial 2026 revenue and EBITDA outlook ranges.

The company also announced a new $5 billion share repurchase authorization and outlined plans to repurchase about $1.5 billion of stock during 2026.

The board approved a 10% increase to the quarterly dividend, with the quarter’s dividend scheduled to be paid on February 25, 2026 (today) to shareholders of record as of February 11, 2026.

In the broader market backdrop, Treasury yields were ticking higher early Wednesday as investors awaited major tech earnings, which can weigh on cyclicals and capital-goods shares on risk-off days.

Sources:

United Rentals Investor Relations, SEC, Investopedia

Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

$URI Insider Trading Activity

$URI insiders have traded $URI stock on the open market 2 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 2 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $URI stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

MICHAEL D DURAND (EVP, Chief Operating Officer) sold 2,490 shares for an estimated $1,969,946
WILLIAM E. GRACE (EVP, CFO) sold 1,497 shares for an estimated $1,184,518

To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.

$URI Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 688 institutional investors add shares of $URI stock to their portfolio, and 692 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS removed 2,757,788 shares (-81.1%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $2,231,932,984
UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC removed 1,420,283 shares (-75.4%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $1,149,463,437
CAPITAL RESEARCH GLOBAL INVESTORS removed 818,118 shares (-27.7%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $662,119,259
FMR LLC removed 771,707 shares (-49.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $624,557,909
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC added 334,925 shares (+378.1%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $271,061,501
CORIENT PRIVATE WEALTH LLC added 324,503 shares (+1667.4%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $262,626,767
LONDON & CAPITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD added 236,295 shares (+603.8%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $191,238,269

To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.

$URI Government Contracts

We have seen $2,874,540 of award payments to $URI over the last year.

Here are some of the awards which we have have seen pay out the most over the last year:

RENTAL OF TEMPORARY HVAC UNITS: $162,489
RENTAL OF EQUIPMENT: $148,746
SHORT TERM RENTAL OF EQUIPMENT: $124,276
SHORT TERM RENTAL OF EQUIPMENT: $124,009
230 TON CHILLER AND COMPONENTS: $117,960

To track government contracts to publicy traded companies, check out Quiver Quantitative's government contracts dashboard.

$URI Congressional Stock Trading

Members of Congress have traded $URI stock 2 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 1 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $URI stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

REPRESENTATIVE JULIA LETLOW purchased up to $15,000 on 12/16.
REPRESENTATIVE VAL T. HOYLE sold up to $15,000 on 09/23.

To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.

$URI Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $URI in the last several months. We have seen 8 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 1 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

JP Morgan issued a "Overweight" rating on 01/30/2026
Citigroup issued a "Buy" rating on 01/13/2026
Truist Securities issued a "Buy" rating on 12/18/2025
Wells Fargo issued a "Overweight" rating on 11/14/2025
RBC Capital issued a "Outperform" rating on 10/24/2025
Barclays issued a "Underweight" rating on 10/20/2025
Baird issued a "Outperform" rating on 10/01/2025

To track analyst ratings and price targets for $URI, check out Quiver Quantitative's $URI forecast page.

$URI Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $URI recently. We have seen 10 analysts offer price targets for $URI in the last 6 months, with a median target of $1022.0.

Here are some recent targets:

David Raso from Evercore ISI Group set a target price of $1019.0 on 02/23/2026
Kyle Menges from Citigroup set a target price of $950.0 on 02/02/2026
Sabahat Khan from RBC Capital set a target price of $1041.0 on 01/30/2026
Tami Zakaria from JP Morgan set a target price of $970.0 on 01/30/2026
Jerry Revich from Wells Fargo set a target price of $1071.0 on 01/23/2026
Steven Fisher from UBS set a target price of $1025.0 on 01/05/2026
Jamie Cook from Truist Securities set a target price of $1045.0 on 12/18/2025

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