United Rentals (URI) Competitors $820.25 -0.91 (-0.11%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends URI vs. GWW, FAST, WSO, AIT, WCC, BECN, GATX, AL, RUSHA, and MSMShould you be buying United Rentals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of United Rentals include W.W. Grainger (GWW), Fastenal (FAST), Watsco (WSO), Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), WESCO International (WCC), Beacon Roofing Supply (BECN), GATX (GATX), Air Lease (AL), Rush Enterprises (RUSHA), and MSC Industrial Direct (MSM). These companies are all part of the "trading companies & distributors" industry. United Rentals vs. W.W. Grainger Fastenal Watsco Applied Industrial Technologies WESCO International Beacon Roofing Supply GATX Air Lease Rush Enterprises MSC Industrial Direct W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW) and United Rentals (NYSE:URI) are both large-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends and risk. Does the media refer more to GWW or URI? In the previous week, W.W. Grainger had 5 more articles in the media than United Rentals. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for W.W. Grainger and 23 mentions for United Rentals. United Rentals' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat W.W. Grainger's score of 1.28 indicating that United Rentals is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment W.W. Grainger 19 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive United Rentals 18 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is GWW or URI a better dividend stock? W.W. Grainger pays an annual dividend of $8.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. United Rentals pays an annual dividend of $6.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. W.W. Grainger pays out 22.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. United Rentals pays out 17.0% 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. W.W. Grainger has raised its dividend for 54 consecutive years. United Rentals is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the MarketBeat Community favor GWW or URI? United Rentals received 212 more outperform votes than W.W. Grainger when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.84% of users gave United Rentals an outperform vote while only 53.53% of users gave W.W. Grainger an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformW.W. GraingerOutperform Votes54653.53% Underperform Votes47446.47% United RentalsOutperform Votes75864.84% Underperform Votes41135.16% Which has more risk & volatility, GWW or URI? W.W. Grainger has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Rentals has a beta of 1.68, suggesting that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation & earnings, GWW or URI? United Rentals has lower revenue, but higher earnings than W.W. Grainger. United Rentals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than W.W. Grainger, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioW.W. Grainger$16.48B3.48$1.83B$36.8931.94United Rentals$14.33B3.76$2.42B$38.2921.42 Do analysts rate GWW or URI? W.W. Grainger currently has a consensus target price of $1,109.00, indicating a potential downside of 5.89%. United Rentals has a consensus target price of $751.67, indicating a potential downside of 8.36%. Given W.W. Grainger's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe W.W. Grainger is more favorable than United Rentals.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score W.W. Grainger 1 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.21United Rentals 3 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.41 Is GWW or URI more profitable? United Rentals has a net margin of 17.12% compared to W.W. Grainger's net margin of 10.80%. W.W. Grainger's return on equity of 51.78% beat United Rentals' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets W.W. Grainger10.80% 51.78% 21.91% United Rentals 17.12%34.73%10.62% Do institutionals & insiders believe in GWW or URI? 80.7% of W.W. Grainger shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.3% of United Rentals shares are held by institutional investors. 9.5% of W.W. Grainger shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of United Rentals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryUnited Rentals beats W.W. Grainger on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Weiss RatingsTrump won. Buy this coin now.Juan Villaverde called the top and bottom of every crypto bull market since 2012. He believes Bitcoin will go to $150,000 — or more. But there’s one coin he thinks could go even higher.This could be his favorite coin. Get United Rentals News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for URI 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 URI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUnited RentalsEquipment rental & leasing IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$53.82B$7.22B$9.64B$19.90BDividend Yield0.78%1.74%1.83%3.54%P/E Ratio21.4210.8929.6642.58Price / Sales3.761.843.3818.15Price / Cash10.044.4317.7717.85Price / Book6.783.035.995.66Net Income$2.42B$541.89M$515.38M$984.91M7 Day Performance-4.56%0.40%-0.94%-0.16%1 Month Performance-2.27%12.40%-0.66%0.18%1 Year Performance73.86%25.10%35.23%23.71% United Rentals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)URIUnited Rentals4.6473 of 5 stars$820.25-0.1%$751.67-8.4%+73.9%$53.89B$14.33B21.4226,300Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGWWW.W. Grainger4.521 of 5 stars$1,178.45+0.5%$1,109.00-5.9%+45.7%$57.39B$16.48B31.9426,000Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionPositive NewsFASTFastenal4.6093 of 5 stars$81.82+0.3%$74.80-8.6%+34.3%$46.87B$7.35B40.7123,201Positive NewsWSOWatsco3.7361 of 5 stars$533.40+0.0%$491.25-7.9%+36.7%$21.53B$7.28B41.227,425Analyst RevisionAITApplied Industrial Technologies4.643 of 5 stars$265.96-0.1%$267.86+0.7%+63.5%$10.23B$4.48B27.146,500Short Interest ↓Analyst RevisionWCCWESCO International3.8258 of 5 stars$201.84-1.3%$208.86+3.5%+31.7%$10.02B$22.39B16.1620,000BECNBeacon Roofing Supply4.0111 of 5 stars$108.94-0.3%$118.00+8.3%+33.4%$6.74B$9.12B18.628,063Analyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionGATXGATX1.8082 of 5 stars$154.26+1.2%$150.25-2.6%+38.6%$5.48B$1.54B20.622,020Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑ALAir Lease4.7008 of 5 stars$47.93-0.6%$55.75+16.3%+24.4%$5.37B$2.74B10.92150Positive NewsRUSHARush Enterprises4.561 of 5 stars$58.27-1.1%$69.00+18.4%+49.0%$4.66B$7.93B15.467,860Positive NewsMSMMSC Industrial Direct4.0919 of 5 stars$81.36+0.9%$90.20+10.9%-17.6%$4.51B$3.82B17.767,423Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GWW Competitors FAST Competitors WSO Competitors AIT Competitors WCC Competitors BECN Competitors GATX Competitors AL Competitors RUSHA Competitors MSM Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:URI) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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