Upbound Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:UPBD) Given Average Rating of “Hold” by Analysts

Upbound Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:UPBD) has earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the five ratings firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have issued a hold recommendation and two have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $30.6667.

UPBD has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Upbound Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. BTIG Research cut shares of Upbound Group from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $28.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Upbound Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 1st. TD Cowen decreased their price objective on shares of Upbound Group from $29.00 to $28.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Upbound Group from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 25th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Upbound Group

In other news, EVP Anthony J. Blasquez sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.85, for a total transaction of $188,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 43,717 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $824,065.45. This trade represents a 18.62% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Jeffrey J. Brown purchased 2,295 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 7th. The stock was bought at an average price of $20.09 per share, with a total value of $46,106.55. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 96,681 shares in the company, valued at $1,942,321.29. This trade represents a 2.43% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. WINTON GROUP Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Upbound Group in the second quarter worth approximately $524,000. Engineers Gate Manager LP raised its holdings in shares of Upbound Group by 62.0% during the second quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP now owns 58,810 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,248,000 after acquiring an additional 22,500 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Upbound Group in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $76,000. IFP Advisors Inc boosted its stake in Upbound Group by 299.3% in the 2nd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 1,214 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 910 shares during the period. Finally, Allworth Financial LP boosted its stake in Upbound Group by 223.5% in the 2nd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 2,352 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,000 after purchasing an additional 1,625 shares during the period. 90.30% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Upbound Group Stock Up 0.6%

Upbound Group stock opened at $18.31 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.94, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 3.22. Upbound Group has a one year low of $15.82 and a one year high of $28.02. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $19.90 and a 200-day simple moving average of $19.23. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.89 and a beta of 1.77.

Upbound Group (NASDAQ:UPBD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $1.07 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.05 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.16 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.16 billion. Upbound Group had a net margin of 1.90% and a return on equity of 34.53%. Upbound Group’s quarterly revenue was up .5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.12 EPS. Upbound Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.000-4.350 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.850-0.950 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Upbound Group will post 4.15 earnings per share for the current year.

About Upbound Group

Upbound Group, Inc is a consumer leasing and retail services company headquartered in Plano, Texas. The company operates through two primary brands: Rent-A-Center, a lease-to-own provider, and Acima, a technology-enabled point-of-sale leasing platform. Its services are designed to give consumers access to household and consumer products through flexible leasing arrangements, including options that may not require traditional credit.

Rent-A-Center offers furniture, appliances, electronics, computers, smartphones and other durable goods through company-operated and franchised stores, as well as digital channels.