Added to YB: 2026-02-16
Pitch date: 2026-02-10
UPBD [neutral]
Upbound Group, Inc.
+7.25%
current return
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Company Info
Upbound Group, Inc. leases household durable goods to customers on a lease-to-own basis in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Mexico.
Market Cap
$1.2B
Pitch Price
$20.70
Price Target
N/A
Dividend
7.68%
EV/EBITDA
4.62
P/E
13.99
EV/Sales
0.63
Sector
Specialty Retail
Category
value
FPA Queens Road Small Cap Value Fund Portfolio watchlist: Upbound Group, Inc.
UPBD (watchlist): Sub-prime rent-to-own lender via Rent-A-Center stores (furniture/appliances) & Acima (last-look financing at retailers). Added Brigit payday lending app Jan 31. Sub-prime consumers struggling, ops declining. Slow to delever post-2021 Acima acquisition. Trades <5x fwd P/E but leverage & business model concerns warrant caution.
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