PRG vs. MGRC, UPBD, CTOS, KPLT, FPAY, EHGO, URI, AER, AL, and MAC
Should 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 Macerich (MAC).
PROG vs.
McGrath RentCorp (NASDAQ:MGRC) and PROG (NYSE:PRG) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.
In the previous week, PROG had 4 more articles in the media than McGrath RentCorp. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for PROG and 1 mentions for McGrath RentCorp. McGrath RentCorp's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat PROG's score of 0.81 indicating that McGrath RentCorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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.
McGrath RentCorp has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PROG has a beta of 2.14, meaning that its stock price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
McGrath RentCorp presently has a consensus target price of $145.50, suggesting a potential upside of 24.11%. PROG has a consensus target price of $49.00, suggesting a potential upside of 78.31%. Given PROG's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PROG is more favorable than McGrath RentCorp.
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.
92.1% of McGrath RentCorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.9% of PROG shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of McGrath RentCorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of PROG shares are held 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.
McGrath RentCorp pays an annual dividend of $1.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. PROG pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. 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.
Summary
PROG beats McGrath RentCorp on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:PRG) was last updated on 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
