Upbound Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:UPBD) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Upbound Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:UPBD) have received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the five analysts that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and three have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $31.00.

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Zacks Research downgraded Upbound Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, June 29th. TD Cowen raised their price objective on Upbound Group from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Upbound Group in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Upbound Group news, Director Jeffrey J. Brown purchased 2,295 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 7th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $20.09 per share, with a total value of $46,106.55. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 96,681 shares in the company, valued at $1,942,321.29. The trade was a 2.43% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Upbound Group

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

Upbound Group Trading Down 2.9%

NASDAQ UPBD opened at $20.46 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 3.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.01. The firm has a market cap of $1.19 billion, a PE ratio of 14.31 and a beta of 1.79. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $19.51 and a 200 day moving average price of $19.34. Upbound Group has a 52 week low of $15.82 and a 52 week 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 analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.06 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $1.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.23 billion. Upbound Group had a net margin of 1.78% and a return on equity of 35.56%. Upbound Group’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.00 earnings per share. 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. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Upbound Group will post 4.15 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Upbound Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 7th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 16th were paid a $0.39 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 16th. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.6%. Upbound Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 109.09%.

About Upbound Group

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.