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Understanding the Risks of Investing in United Rentals, Inc (URI)

United Rentals, Inc’s recently made public that its EVP, CFO Grace William E. unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.7 million on Feb 24 ’25. In the deal valued at $638.10 per share,1,100 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Grace William E. now holds 6,880 shares worth roughly $3.8 million.

Then, WILLIAM GRACE bought 1,100 shares, generating $701,908 in total proceeds.

Before that, Leopold Anthony S. sold 900 shares. United Rentals, Inc shares valued at $740,918 were divested by the SVP at a price of $823.24 per share. As a result of the transaction, Leopold Anthony S. now holds 2,044 shares, worth roughly $1.13 million.

UBS downgraded its United Rentals, Inc [URI] rating to a Sell from a a Neutral in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Bernstein’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in late March from “an Underperform” to “a Mkt perform”. Robert W. Baird also remained covering URI and has increased its forecast on January 14, 2025 with a “Neutral” recommendation from previously “an Underperform” rating. Raymond James started covering the stock on June 28, 2024. It rated URI as “an Outperform”.

Price Performance Review of URI

On Tuesday, United Rentals, Inc [NYSE:URI] saw its stock fall -1.58% to $551.94. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -12.67%. United Rentals, Inc shares have fallen nearly -21.65% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -21.92% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $896.98 was reached on 01/23/25, a 52-week low of $525.91 was recorded on 04/07/25. SMA at 50 days reached $661.78, while 200 days put it at $733.37.

Levels Of Support And Resistance For URI Stock

The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 529.61, which if violated will result in even more drops to 507.29. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 585.97. A further resistance level may holdings at 620.01. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 30.60, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -58.60, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bearish at 80.55%. Stochastics %K at 21.02% indicates the stock is a holding.

How much short interest is there in United Rentals, Inc?

A steep rise in short interest was recorded in United Rentals, Inc stocks on 2025-03-14, growing by 66318.0 shares to a total of 1.74 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-02-14 was 1.68 million shares. There was a rise of 3.81%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.

The most recent change occurred on June 26, 2024 when Citigroup began covering the stock and recommended ‘”a Buy”‘ rating along with a $745 price target.

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