PROG (PRG) Competitors $25.56 -0.13 (-0.51%) As of 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PRG vs. MGRC, UPBD, CTOS, KPLT, FPAY, EHGO, URI, AER, AL, and HWCShould you be buying PROG stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PROG include McGrath RentCorp (MGRC), Upbound Group (UPBD), Custom Truck One Source (CTOS), Katapult (KPLT), FlexShopper (FPAY), Eshallgo (EHGO), United Rentals (URI), AerCap (AER), Air Lease (AL), and Hancock Whitney (HWC). PROG vs. McGrath RentCorp Upbound Group Custom Truck One Source Katapult FlexShopper Eshallgo United Rentals AerCap Air Lease Hancock Whitney McGrath RentCorp (NASDAQ:MGRC) and PROG (NYSE:PRG) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and community ranking. Do analysts prefer MGRC or PRG? McGrath RentCorp presently has a consensus price target of $145.50, suggesting a potential upside of 38.10%. PROG has a consensus price target of $49.00, suggesting a potential upside of 91.71%. Given PROG's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PROG is more favorable than McGrath RentCorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score McGrath RentCorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00PROG 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Which has more volatility and risk, MGRC or PRG? McGrath RentCorp has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PROG has a beta of 1.96, suggesting that its share price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MGRC or PRG? McGrath RentCorp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than PROG. PROG is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than McGrath RentCorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMcGrath RentCorp$910.94M2.84$174.62M$9.4311.17PROG$2.46B0.42$138.84M$4.545.63 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MGRC or PRG? McGrath RentCorp received 227 more outperform votes than PROG when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.01% of users gave McGrath RentCorp an outperform vote while only 53.57% of users gave PROG an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMcGrath RentCorpOutperform Votes25758.01% Underperform Votes18641.99% PROGOutperform Votes3053.57% Underperform Votes2646.43% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in MGRC or PRG? 92.1% of McGrath RentCorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.9% of PROG shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of McGrath RentCorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of PROG shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor MGRC or PRG? In the previous week, PROG had 5 more articles in the media than McGrath RentCorp. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for PROG and 4 mentions for McGrath RentCorp. McGrath RentCorp's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat PROG's score of 1.14 indicating that McGrath RentCorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment McGrath RentCorp 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive PROG 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is MGRC or PRG a better dividend stock? McGrath RentCorp pays an annual dividend of $1.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. PROG pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. McGrath RentCorp pays out 20.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PROG pays out 10.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. McGrath RentCorp has increased its dividend for 33 consecutive years. PROG is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is MGRC or PRG more profitable? McGrath RentCorp has a net margin of 25.44% compared to PROG's net margin of 8.01%. PROG's return on equity of 24.25% beat McGrath RentCorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets McGrath RentCorp25.44% 13.68% 6.16% PROG 8.01%24.25%10.09% SummaryPROG beats McGrath RentCorp on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get PROG News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PRG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PRG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPROGEquipment rental & leasing IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.04B$5.58B$10.75B$18.33BDividend Yield1.89%2.44%6.01%4.23%P/E Ratio5.638.0821.5330.99Price / Sales0.421.2225.3125.38Price / Cash0.674.5617.6117.53Price / Book1.632.062.554.26Net Income$138.84M$538.89M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-4.66%-2.21%-0.06%-1.29%1 Month Performance-4.36%-11.36%-3.71%-7.34%1 Year Performance-18.86%-10.56%533.87%1.23% PROG Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PRGPROG4.2639 of 5 stars$25.56-0.5%$49.00+91.7%-18.6%$1.04B$2.46B5.631,606Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsMGRCMcGrath RentCorp4.8481 of 5 stars$104.66-0.4%$145.50+39.0%-5.7%$2.57B$910.94M11.101,220Positive NewsUPBDUpbound Group4.3233 of 5 stars$21.96-0.1%$37.00+68.5%-34.2%$1.26B$4.32B9.9412,700Positive NewsCTOSCustom Truck One Source2.3696 of 5 stars$3.63+3.0%$5.88+62.1%-38.0%$817.99M$1.80B-22.661,800News CoverageKPLTKatapult1.8639 of 5 stars$9.24+3.4%$12.00+29.9%-13.7%$41.22M$247.19M-1.12130FPAYFlexShopper2.7977 of 5 stars$1.09-4.4%$3.25+198.2%+13.0%$23.39M$134.56M-6.41140Positive NewsGap UpEHGOEshallgoN/A$1.03-1.0%N/AN/A$22.39M$15.39M0.00128Gap DownURIUnited Rentals4.7083 of 5 stars$559.94-0.8%$781.36+39.5%-10.4%$36.58B$15.35B14.4524,600Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeAERAerCap3.7623 of 5 stars$89.52+0.1%$117.43+31.2%+17.2%$16.72B$8.00B7.09740Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeALAir Lease4.7071 of 5 stars$41.79-0.6%$55.67+33.2%-12.0%$4.67B$2.73B12.55150News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeHWCHancock Whitney4.7299 of 5 stars$46.12+0.2%$62.56+35.6%+14.3%$3.97B$1.44B8.733,630Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MGRC Competitors UPBD Competitors CTOS Competitors KPLT Competitors FPAY Competitors EHGO Competitors URI Competitors AER Competitors AL Competitors HWC Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:PRG) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCrypto’s crashing…but we’re still profitingMost traders are panicking right now. 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