Upbound Group (NASDAQ:UPBD) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Upbound Group (NASDAQ:UPBD) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 3.900-4.400 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 4.390. The company issued revenue guidance of $4.5 billion-$4.8 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $4.5 billion. Upbound Group also updated its Q1 2025 guidance to 0.900-1.000 EPS.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on UPBD. Loop Capital reduced their price target on Upbound Group from $33.00 to $30.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Friday. TD Cowen raised shares of Upbound Group to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 29th. Finally, Stephens assumed coverage on shares of Upbound Group in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $38.00 price target for the company. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $38.67.

Upbound Group Price Performance

UPBD opened at $26.56 on Friday. Upbound Group has a 12-month low of $26.29 and a 12-month high of $38.72. The company has a current ratio of 3.66, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.08. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $29.50 and its 200-day simple moving average is $30.78. The company has a market capitalization of $1.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.02 and a beta of 2.05.

Upbound Group (NASDAQ:UPBD) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $1.05 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.03 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.08 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.06 billion. Upbound Group had a return on equity of 35.47% and a net margin of 2.86%. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Upbound Group will post 4.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Upbound Group Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 7th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 18th were given a dividend of $0.39 per share. This is a boost from Upbound Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.37. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.87%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 18th. Upbound Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 70.59%.

Insider Activity at Upbound Group

In other news, Director Jeffrey J. Brown purchased 1,146 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 7th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $29.01 per share, with a total value of $33,245.46. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now directly owns 86,380 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,505,883.80. The trade was a 1.34 % increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. 2.70% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.