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United Rentals Inc (NYSE:URI) is a stock with outstanding fundamental characteristics. When we build an investment case, we need to look at the stock with a holistic perspective. In the case of URI, it is a company with a an impressive history of performance, trading at a discount. Below is a brief commentary on these key aspects. For those interested in digger a bit deeper into my commentary, take a look at the report on United Rentals here.
Outstanding track record and good value
In the past couple of years, URI has ramped up its bottom line by over 100%, with its latest earnings level surpassing its average level over the last five years. This illustrates a strong track record, leading to a satisfying return on equity of 50%, which is an optimistic signal for the future. URI’s share price is trading at below its true value, meaning that the market sentiment for the stock is currently bearish. Investors have the opportunity to buy into the stock to reap capital gains, if URI’s projected earnings trajectory does follow analyst consensus growth, which determines my intrinsic value of the company. Also, relative to the rest of its peers with similar levels of earnings, URI’s share price is trading below the group’s average. This supports the theory that URI is potentially underpriced.
Next Steps:
For United Rentals, I’ve put together three pertinent aspects you should look at:
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Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for URI’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for URI’s outlook.
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Financial Health: Are URI’s operations financially sustainable? Balance sheets can be hard to analyze, which is why we’ve done it for you. Check out our financial health checks here.
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Other Attractive Alternatives : Are there other well-rounded stocks you could be holding instead of URI? Explore our interactive list of stocks with large potential to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!
To help readers see past the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements.
The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned. For errors that warrant correction please contact the editor at editorial-team@simplywallst.com.