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

Upbound Group (NASDAQ:UPBD) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS guidance of 3.900-4.400 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS 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.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the company. Loop Capital dropped their price target on Upbound Group from $36.00 to $33.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Stephens assumed coverage on Upbound Group in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $38.00 price target on the stock. Finally, TD Cowen raised Upbound Group to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 29th. Two equities research 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 stock. According to MarketBeat, Upbound Group has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $39.17.

Upbound Group Price Performance

UPBD traded down $1.87 during trading on Thursday, reaching $27.24. 334,803 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 411,158. The company’s 50-day moving average is $29.73 and its two-hundred day moving average is $30.84. The company has a market cap of $1.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.66 and a beta of 2.05. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 3.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.02. Upbound Group has a 12-month low of $26.50 and a 12-month high of $38.72.

Upbound Group (NASDAQ:UPBD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $1.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.03 by $0.02. Upbound Group had a return on equity of 34.15% and a net margin of 1.91%. Research analysts forecast that Upbound Group will post 3.8 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Upbound Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 7th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 18th were paid a $0.39 dividend. This is a positive change from Upbound Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.37. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.73%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, December 18th. Upbound Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 107.59%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Upbound Group news, Director Jeffrey J. Brown bought 1,146 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 7th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $29.01 per share, for a total transaction of $33,245.46. Following the purchase, the director now directly owns 86,380 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,505,883.80. The trade was a 1.34 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 2.70% of the company’s stock.

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.