Upbound Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:UPBD) Receives $31.33 Consensus Target Price from Analysts

Upbound Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:UPBD) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the five research firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and three have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $31.3333.

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on UPBD. Zacks Research lowered shares of Upbound Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, June 29th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Upbound Group in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th.

Insider Activity at Upbound Group

In related news, Director Jeffrey J. Brown acquired 2,329 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 28th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $19.41 per share, with a total value of $45,205.89. Following the acquisition, the director owned 94,840 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,840,844.40. The trade was a 2.52% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 2.60% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Upbound Group

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of UPBD. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Upbound Group by 3.4% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 7,132,443 shares of the company’s stock valued at $125,246,000 after buying an additional 231,293 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of Upbound Group by 11.4% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,410,524 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,220,000 after purchasing an additional 246,146 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of Upbound Group by 15.8% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,394,770 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,227,000 after purchasing an additional 327,203 shares in the last quarter. Huber Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Upbound Group by 80.2% during the fourth quarter. Huber Capital Management LLC now owns 1,739,045 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,538,000 after purchasing an additional 773,775 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP increased its holdings in shares of Upbound Group by 4.8% in the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,315,672 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,103,000 after purchasing an additional 59,798 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.30% of the company’s stock.

Upbound Group Stock Performance

UPBD opened at $19.89 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 3.06, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.01. The business’s 50 day moving average is $18.73 and its 200-day moving average is $18.97. The stock has a market cap of $1.16 billion, a PE ratio of 13.91 and a beta of 1.79. Upbound Group has a twelve month low of $15.82 and a twelve month high of $28.02.

Upbound Group (NASDAQ:UPBD) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $1.08 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.06 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.23 billion. Upbound Group had a return on equity of 35.56% and a net margin of 1.78%.The firm’s revenue was up 3.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.00 EPS. Upbound Group has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.000-1.100 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 4.000-4.350 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Upbound Group will post 4.15 earnings per share for the current year.

Upbound Group Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 7th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.39 per share. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.8%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 16th. Upbound Group’s dividend payout ratio is 109.09%.

Upbound Group Company Profile

Upbound Group, Inc leases household durable goods to customers on a lease-to-own basis in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Mexico. It operates through four segments: Rent-A-Center, Acima, Mexico, and Franchising. The company's brands, such as Rent-A-Center and Acima that facilitate consumer transactions across a range of store-based and virtual channels. It offers furniture comprising mattresses, tires, consumer electronics, appliances, tools, handbags, computers, smartphones, and accessories.