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Upbound Group, Inc. (UPBD)

Technology | Software - Application | Plano, United States | NasdaqGS
19.91 USD +1.03 (5.456%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 19.85 -0.06 (-0.056%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 5:48 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 2:47 p.m. EDT

UPBD is currently trading near its 52-week low, with a high dividend yield but a high payout ratio and a weak earnings growth. The recent price action shows a downtrend, and the short-term forecast suggests a slight decline. While the dividend is attractive, the fundamentals are weak, and the stock is highly volatile. Long-term investors should be cautious, while short-term traders might consider buying calls if the stock rebounds, but the overall outlook is bearish.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.056280
AutoARIMA0.057413
AutoETS0.057413
MSTL0.057673

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 80%
H-stat 0.54
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.314
Excess Kurtosis -0.94
Attribute Value
Sector Technology
Ex Dividend Date 2026-04-06
Last Dividend Date 2026-04-06
Debt to Equity Ratio 266.864
Revenue per Share 83.129
Market Cap 1,157,121,536
Trailing P/E 15.08
Forward P/E 4.11
Beta 1.86
Profit Margins 1.56%
Previous Name Rent-A-Center, Inc.
Website https://www.upbound.com

As of April 11, 2026, 2:47 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing mixed signals. Calls are concentrated on the 20.0 strike with high open interest, suggesting some bullish sentiment, but puts are also showing significant activity, particularly on the 15.0 and 10.0 strikes, indicating potential bearishness or caution. The high implied volatility on both calls and puts suggests uncertainty about the stock's direction. The overall options activity seems to reflect a cautious outlook, with traders hedging against potential downside or waiting for a clear trend.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
2.23% 7.90% 6.29% 6.18%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-07 0.39 2.233677
2025-12-17 0.39 2.240194
2025-09-30 0.39 1.724066
2025-06-17 0.39 1.703256
2025-04-02 0.39 1.733202
2024-12-18 0.39 1.403488
2024-10-01 0.37 1.378429
2024-06-18 0.37 1.317157
2024-04-02 0.37 1.256137
2023-12-18 0.37 1.277959
2023-10-02 0.34 1.369772
2023-06-16 0.34 1.237188
2023-04-04 0.34 1.709091
2022-12-19 0.34 1.847842
2022-10-03 0.34 2.296622
2022-06-17 0.34 2.091119
2022-04-04 0.34 1.772790
2021-12-15 0.34 0.913511
2021-09-27 0.31 0.656780
2021-06-21 0.31 0.734847
2021-04-05 0.31 0.699524
2020-12-14 0.31 1.200989
2020-10-06 0.29 1.204841
2020-07-09 0.29 1.494081
2020-05-15 0.29 1.633652
2020-01-03 0.29 1.383109
2019-09-20 0.25 1.346213
2017-06-29 0.08 0.960014
2017-03-30 0.08 1.209910
2017-01-03 0.08 0.975161
2016-09-29 0.08 0.925681
2016-06-30 0.08 0.936954
2016-03-31 0.08 0.730725
2015-12-30 0.24 2.328607
2015-09-29 0.24 1.482560
2015-06-30 0.24 1.264453
2015-03-31 0.24 1.317312
2014-12-30 0.24 0.997845
2014-09-30 0.23 1.158742
2014-06-30 0.23 1.235382
2014-04-01 0.23 1.347265
2013-12-31 0.23 1.080609
2013-09-27 0.21 0.871849
2013-06-28 0.21 0.886957
2013-04-02 0.21 0.927245
2012-12-31 0.21 0.980434
2012-09-27 0.16 0.740051
2012-06-28 0.16 0.793391
2012-04-02 0.16 0.686621
2011-12-30 0.16 0.707620
2011-10-05 0.16 0.931739
2011-06-29 0.16 0.871936
2011-04-04 0.06 0.286084
2011-01-03 0.06 0.307390
2010-11-03 0.06 0.392689
2010-08-10 0.06 0.462400
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.56
dividendYield 7.84
exDividendDate 2026-04-07
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.56
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.08262712
lastDividendValue 0.39
lastDividendDate 2026-04-07
dividendDate 2026-04-28

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.055527747
Address1 5,501 Headquarters Drive
All Time High 67.76
All Time Low 1.333333
Ask 19.96
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 5
Average Analyst Rating 1.4 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 759,130
Average Daily Volume3 Month 816,319
Average Volume 816,319
Average Volume10Days 759,130
Beta 1.861
Bid 19.85
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 2
Book Value 12.009
City Plano
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,735,603,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 19.91
Current Ratio 2.515
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 20.29
Day Low 19.465
Debt To Equity 266.864
Display Name Upbound
Dividend Date 1,777,334,400
Dividend Rate 1.56
Dividend Yield 7.84
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,777,554,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,777,554,000
Earnings Growth -0.382
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.363
Earnings Timestamp 1,777,552,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,777,552,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,777,552,200
Ebitda 488,096,000
Ebitda Margins 0.10396
Enterprise To Ebitda 5.928
Enterprise To Revenue 0.616
Enterprise Value 2,893,275,392
Eps Current Year 4.19714
Eps Forward 4.84
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.32
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,775,520,000
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 19.3798
Fifty Day Average Change 0.53019905
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.027358333
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -5.5527744
Fifty Two Week High 28.03
Fifty Two Week High Change -8.120001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.28968963
Fifty Two Week Low 15.82
Fifty Two Week Low Change 4.09
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.2585335
Fifty Two Week Range 15.82 - 28.03
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 791,044,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 5.06
Float Shares 52,492,402
Forward Eps 4.84
Forward P E 4.113636
Free Cashflow 1,631,251,456
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 12,050
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.48384997
Gross Profits 2,271,708,928
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.09607001
Held Percent Institutions 0.97696996
Implied Shares Outstanding 58,117,605
Industry Software - Application
Industry Disp Software - Application
Industry Key software-application
Ir Website http://investor.rentacenter.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=90764&p=irol-irhome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,775,520,000
Last Dividend Value 0.39
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,062,460,800
Last Split Factor 5:2
Long Business Summary Upbound Group, Inc., a technology and data-driven company, provides financial solutions in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Mexico. It operates through four segments: Acima, Rent-A-Center, Brigit, and Mexico. The company also provides furniture, including mattresses, tires, consumer electronics, appliances, tools, handbags, computers, and accessories. In addition, it offers merchandise on an installment sales basis; and the lease-to-own transaction to consumers who do not qualify for traditional financing, the lease-to-own transaction through staffed or unstaffed kiosks located in third-party retailer's locations, and other virtual options. Further, the company provides various financial health products and tools through mobile and web applications. It operates retail installment sales stores under the Get It Now and Home Choice names; lease-to-own and franchising location under the Rent-A-Centre and RimTyme trade names; and company-owned stores, franchise stores, and e-commerce platform through rentacenter.com, getitnowstores.com, and homechoicestores.com. The company was formerly known as Rent-A-Center, Inc. and changed its name to Upbound Group, Inc. in February 2023. Upbound Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1986 and is based in Plano, Texas.
Long Name Upbound Group, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 1,157,121,536
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_33765
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Name Change Date 2,026-04-16
Net Income To Common 73,242,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,156,540,339
Number Of Analyst Opinions 7
Open 19.47
Operating Cashflow 305,571,008
Operating Margins 0.094799995
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 1.248
Peg Ratio 1.39
Phone 972 801 1100
Post Market Change -0.05629921
Post Market Change Percent -0.28276852
Post Market Price 19.8537
Post Market Time 1,776,462,489
Prev Name Rent-A-Center, Inc.
Previous Close 18.88
Price Eps Current Year 4.743706
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.6579232
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.24645506
Profit Margins 0.0156
Quick Ratio 0.37
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.42857
Region US
Regular Market Change 1.03
Regular Market Change Percent 5.45551
Regular Market Day High 20.29
Regular Market Day Low 19.465
Regular Market Day Range 19.465 - 20.29
Regular Market Open 19.47
Regular Market Previous Close 18.88
Regular Market Price 19.91
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,000
Regular Market Volume 1,165,959
Return On Assets 0.07462
Return On Equity 0.11058
Revenue Growth 0.109
Revenue Per Share 83.129
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Technology
Sector Disp Technology
Sector Key technology
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 58,117,605
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0837
Shares Short 4,865,506
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 4,756,793
Short Name Upbound Group, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.1179
Short Ratio 5.65
Source Interval 15
State TX
Symbol UPBD
Target High Price 41.0
Target Low Price 20.0
Target Mean Price 28.5
Target Median Price 28.0
Total Cash 120,528,000
Total Cash Per Share 2.074
Total Debt 1,856,681,984
Total Revenue 4,695,060,992
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.56
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.08262712
Trailing Eps 1.32
Trailing P E 15.083333
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 21.04035
Two Hundred Day Average Change -1.1303501
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.05372297
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,165,959
Website https://www.upbound.com
Zip 75,024