United Rentals (URI) – Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of United Rentals (NYSE: URI) recently:

• 9/14/2026 – United Rentals had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup Inc..
• 9/12/2026 – United Rentals was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 9/10/2026 – United Rentals was given a new $1,170.00 price target by UBS Group AG.
• 9/10/2026 – United Rentals had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by JPMorgan Chase & Co.. They now have a $1,170.00 price target on the stock, down from $1,235.00.
• 8/4/2026 – United Rentals had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Argus. They now have a $1,250.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/27/2026 – United Rentals was upgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong-buy”.
• 7/25/2026 – United Rentals was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 7/24/2026 – United Rentals was given a new $1,335.00 price target by Morgan Stanley. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/24/2026 – United Rentals had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by KeyCorp. They now have a $1,350.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/24/2026 – United Rentals was given a new $1,300.00 price target by Robert W. Baird.
• 7/24/2026 – United Rentals had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $1,245.00 to $1,355.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/24/2026 – United Rentals had its price target raised by Barclays PLC from $715.00 to $950.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/24/2026 – United Rentals had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $1,100.00 to $1,235.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/24/2026 – United Rentals had its price target raised by Truist Financial Corporation from $1,421.00 to $1,466.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/24/2026 – United Rentals had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $1,270.00 to $1,330.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/23/2026 – United Rentals was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c+)” to “buy (b-)”.
• 7/23/2026 – United Rentals had its price target raised by UBS Group AG from $1,300.00 to $1,350.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/23/2026 – United Rentals had its price target raised by Bank of America Corporation from $1,195.00 to $1,300.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.

United Rentals Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 12th were issued a dividend of $1.97 per share. This represents a $7.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, August 12th. United Rentals’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 18.92%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other United Rentals news, EVP William Grace sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,133.15, for a total transaction of $1,699,725.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 6,062 shares in the company, valued at $6,869,155.30. This trade represents a 19.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.47% of the stock is owned by insiders.

United Rentals, Inc is an equipment rental company serving construction, industrial, commercial, government and residential customers. The company provides access to a broad range of equipment without requiring customers to purchase and maintain their own fleets.

Its rental offerings include aerial work platforms, earthmoving equipment, material-handling equipment, trucks and trailers, power-generation and climate-control equipment, pumps, tools, trench-safety products and traffic-control equipment.