Upbound Group (UPBD) and Its Rivals Head-To-Head Comparison

Upbound Group (NASDAQ:UPBD – Get Rating) is one of 17 public companies in the “Equipment rental & leasing, not elsewhere classified” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Upbound Group to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Dividends

Upbound Group pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Upbound Group pays out 680.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Equipment rental & leasing, not elsewhere classified” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.6% and pay out 19.7% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

86.1% of Upbound Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% of shares of all “Equipment rental & leasing, not elsewhere classified” companies are held by institutional investors. 11.0% of Upbound Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.8% of shares of all “Equipment rental & leasing, not elsewhere classified” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Upbound Group and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Upbound Group	$4.25 billion	$12.36 million	115.20
Upbound Group Competitors	$2.48 billion	$148.63 million	11.01

Upbound Group has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its peers. Upbound Group is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Upbound Group and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Upbound Group	0	1	0	0	2.00
Upbound Group Competitors	83	417	843	47	2.61

As a group, “Equipment rental & leasing, not elsewhere classified” companies have a potential upside of 24.29%. Given Upbound Group’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Upbound Group has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Volatility & Risk

Upbound Group has a beta of 1.75, meaning that its stock price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Upbound Group’s peers have a beta of 1.41, meaning that their average stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Upbound Group and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Upbound Group	0.29%	40.50%	7.88%
Upbound Group Competitors	63.70%	-29.43%	-1.43%

Summary

Upbound Group peers beat Upbound Group on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

Upbound Group Company Profile

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Upbound Group, Inc. engages in the provision of furniture, electronics, appliances, computers, and smartphones through flexible rental purchase agreements. It operates through the following segments: Rent-A-Center Business, Preferred Lease, Mexico, and Franchising. The Rent-A-Center Business segment consists of company-owned rent-to-own stores in the United States and Puerto Rico. The Preferred Lease segment offers an on-site rent-to-own option at a third-party retailer’s location. The Mexico segment consists of its company-owned rent-to-own stores in Mexico. The Franchising segment sells rental merchandise to its franchisees. The company was founded by Mark E. Speese on September 16, 1986 and is headquartered in Plano, TX.