Value stocks typically trade at discounts to the broader market, offering patient investors the opportunity to buy businesses when they’re out of favor.
The key risk, however, is that these stocks are usually cheap for a reason – five cents for a piece of fruit may seem like a great deal until you find out it’s rotten.
Equipment rental company United Rentals (NYSE:URI) reported Q1 CY2025 results exceeding the market’s revenue expectations, with sales up 6.7% year on year to $3.72 billion. The company expects the full year’s revenue to be around $15.85 billion, close to analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $8.86 per share was 0.5% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Shares of equipment rental company United Rentals (NYSE:URI) jumped 10.3% in the afternoon session after the company reported strong first-quarter 2025 results which beat analysts' expectations across revenue, EPS, and EBITDA, pointing to resilient equipment demand and disciplined execution despite margin pressures. Sales rose close to 7%, but higher costs and a shift in business mix led to a dip in profit margins. Still, they managed to grow EBITDA and cash flow thanks to tight cost control and a tax gain from a scrapped deal. Overall, this quarter had some key positives.
U.S. equities are pushing higher for a third straight session, eyeing the longest winning streak since the Trump tariff announcement on April 2, as optimism over corporate earnings and easing trade tensions boosts risk sentiment.
Equipment rental company United Rentals (NYSE:URI) reported revenue ahead of Wall Street’s expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales up 6.7% year on year to $3.72 billion. The company expects the full year’s revenue to be around $15.85 billion, close to analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $8.86 per share was 0.5% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
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As the Q4 earnings season wraps, let’s dig into this quarter’s best and worst performers in the specialty equipment distributors industry, including Custom Truck One Source (NYSE:CTOS) and its peers.
As the Q4 earnings season wraps, let’s dig into this quarter’s best and worst performers in the specialty equipment distributors industry, including H&E Equipment Services (NASDAQ:HEES) and its peers.
As the Q4 earnings season comes to a close, it’s time to take stock of this quarter’s best and worst performers in the specialty equipment distributors industry, including Alta (NYSE:ALTG) and its peers.
The end of an earnings season can be a great time to discover new stocks and assess how companies are handling the current business environment. Let’s take a look at how Richardson Electronics (NASDAQ:RELL) and the rest of the specialty equipment distributors stocks fared in Q4.
The end of an earnings season can be a great time to discover new stocks and assess how companies are handling the current business environment. Let’s take a look at how Herc (NYSE:HRI) and the rest of the specialty equipment distributors stocks fared in Q4.
