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Also trades as: SUNB.L (LSE) · $vol 109M

SUNB NYSE

Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Inc
1W: +4.8% 1M: +5.8% 3M: +5.2% YTD: +7.6%
$81.84
+2.44 (+3.07%)
After Hours: $80.41 (-1.43, -1.75%)
Weekly Expected Move ±4.0%
$72 $75 $79 $82 $85
NYSE · Industrials · Rental & Leasing Services · Tech Score Buy · Power 68 · $32.5B mcap · 404M float · 1.18% daily turnover · Short 28% of daily vol
Credit Risk of going bust: not rated Debt: 28.0% of company value Bonds: $131.1M held by 93 funds, 104 bp over Treasuries → details ▾
Not rated: insufficient price history. Altman Z'' 2.03.
Bond figures are fund-reported marks (SEC N-PORT) as of Jul 2026. How these are computed.

Edge Score

Quantitative competitive moat analysis scoring five pillars of durable advantage — cost leadership, brand intangibles, switching costs, network effects, and efficient scale — using industry percentile rankings on a 0–100 scale.

NO EDGE
31.3 / 100
NoneWeakNarrowWide
Primary source: Efficient Scale  ·  ROIC: 4.2%
Cost Advantage
30
Intangibles
14
Switching Cost
12
Network Effect
45
Scale ★
80
The Edge Score quantifies a company's competitive moat using five pillars: Cost Advantage (20%, operating margin and SG&A efficiency vs industry peers), Intangible Assets (25%, gross margin premium, R&D intensity, brand pricing power), Switching Costs (25%, revenue stability, earnings consistency, customer retention proxied by operating leverage), Network Effects (15%, revenue growth with expanding margins, market share dominance), and Efficient Scale (15%, market concentration, ROIC sustainability). Each pillar is scored 0–100 using industry percentile rankings, then weighted into a composite. Wide ≥ 70, Narrow ≥ 55, Weak ≥ 40, None < 40. SUNB has No discernible competitive edge (31.3/100). The business operates without significant structural advantages. The primary source of advantage is Efficient Scale. ROIC of 4.2% suggests modest returns relative to capital deployed.

Analyst Insights

Wall Street analyst consensus based on price targets and buy/sell/hold recommendations from institutional research coverage over the trailing 12 months.

Analyst Price Targets
$71
Low
$88
Avg Target
$97
High
Based on 4 analysts since Sep 9, 2026 earnings
Analyst Recommendations
Strong Buy: 0Buy: 4Hold: 1Sell: 2Strong Sell: 0
Rating Summary
ConsensusBuy
Avg Target$89.40
Analysts5
Consensus Change History
DateFieldFromTo
2026-06-22 consensus Sell Buy
2026-05-04 consensus Hold Sell
2026-03-13 _new_coverage None ADDED
Price Target Change History
DateFirmAnalystOldNewChangeUpside @ CallStock@Call
2026-09-16 Goldman Sachs — $83 $93 +10 +28.5% $72.35
2026-09-16 Bernstein Will Kirkness $96 $97 +1 +34.9% $71.89
2026-09-10 KeyBanc — $85 $90 +5 +22.6% $73.42
2026-09-10 Wells Fargo — $96 $71 -25 -3.3% $73.42
2026-08-17 Wells Fargo — Initiated $96 — +13.2% $84.80
2026-07-21 Bernstein Will Kirkness $86 $96 +10 +37.2% $69.95
2026-06-24 KeyBanc Katie Fleischer Initiated $85 — +15.2% $73.81
2026-06-22 Barclays Adam Seiden Initiated $90 — +4.6% $86.06
2026-06-19 RBC Capital Karl Green Initiated $80 — -7.0% $86.06
2026-05-12 Bernstein — Initiated $86 — +19.6% $71.93
2026-03-09 Goldman Sachs — Initiated $83 — +9.9% $75.52

Financial Rating

Composite financial health rating (A+ to F) based on discounted cash flow valuation, return on equity, return on assets, debt-to-equity leverage, and relative P/E and P/B multiples.

B+
Oct 27, 2026
DCF
4
ROE
5
ROA
4
D/E
1
P/E
2
P/B
2
The Financial Rating evaluates six fundamental factors — discounted cash flow (DCF) valuation, return on equity (ROE), return on assets (ROA), debt-to-equity leverage (D/E), and relative price-to-earnings (P/E) and price-to-book (P/B) multiples — each scored 1–5. SUNB receives an overall rating of B+. Strongest factors: DCF (4/5), ROE (5/5), ROA (4/5). Areas of concern: D/E (1/5), P/E (2/5), P/B (2/5).
Rating Change History
DateFromTo
2026-09-11 B B+
2026-09-09 B+ B
2026-08-28 B B+
2026-07-22 B+ B
2026-07-01 B B+
2026-04-07 B- B
2026-03-04 None ADDED

InsiderStreet Scorecard

Proprietary multi-factor scorecard rating companies across seven fundamental dimensions — profitability, balance sheet strength, earnings quality, growth, value, momentum, and safety — each scored 0–100.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 51 Grade B
Profitability
47
Balance Sheet
33
Earnings Quality
65
Growth
—
Value
39
Momentum
—
Safety
50
Cash Flow
71
The InsiderStreet Scorecard rates companies across eight dimensions: Profitability (margins, ROA, ROE), Balance Sheet (leverage, liquidity, coverage), Earnings Quality (accruals, cash conversion), Growth (revenue and earnings trajectory), Value (P/E, P/B, earnings yield, Graham criteria), Momentum (revenue and earnings acceleration), Safety (Altman Z-Score risk adjustment), and Cash Flow (operating cash flow quality, FCF conversion, cash coverage). The overall score blends 35% quality, 35% value, and 30% momentum, with a penalty for distress-zone Altman scores. SUNB scores highest in Cash Flow (71/100) and lowest in Balance Sheet (33/100). A grade of B indicates above-average fundamentals with room for improvement in select areas.

Risk & Quality Signals

Academic financial models used by institutional investors to assess bankruptcy risk, earnings manipulation, financial strength, and credit quality.

Altman Z-Score
1.97
Grey Zone
Piotroski F-Score
4/9
✓ ✓ ✗ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✗ ✗
Beneish M-Score
—
—
Ohlson O-Score
-7.61
Bankruptcy prob: 0.0%
Low Risk
Credit Rating
BBB-
Score: 51.6/100
Earnings Quality
100/100
OCF/NI: 2.70x
Accruals: -4.8%
The Altman Z-Score (1968) combines five ratios — working capital, retained earnings, EBIT, market value of equity, and sales, all relative to total assets or liabilities — into a single bankruptcy predictor. SUNB scores 1.97, placing it in the Grey Zone (safe > 2.99, distress < 1.81). Financial distress is possible and warrants monitoring. The Piotroski F-Score (2000) is a 9-point binary checklist — four profitability tests (positive ROA, positive cash flow, improving ROA, cash flow exceeding net income), three leverage tests (declining debt ratio, improving current ratio, no share dilution), and two efficiency tests (improving gross margin, improving asset turnover). Each pass scores 1 point. SUNB scores 4/9, indicating moderate financial health — some areas of strength offset by weaknesses in others. The Ohlson O-Score (1980) is a 9-variable logistic regression that estimates bankruptcy probability using firm size, leverage, working capital, current ratio, profitability (ROA), cash flow coverage, negative equity flag, consecutive losses flag, and earnings trajectory. The raw score is converted to a probability via logistic transformation. SUNB's implied 0.0% bankruptcy probability is well within safe territory. Our Credit Rating model scores companies on five weighted components — solvency (30%), earning power (25%), leverage (20%), liquidity (15%), and cash flow quality (10%) — then blends the absolute score with sector and industry peer rankings. For companies with large buyback programs, equity is adjusted by adding back cumulative 5-year repurchases (capped at 80% of FCF generated) to avoid penalizing shareholder-friendly capital allocation. SUNB receives an estimated rating of BBB- (score: 51.6/100). The Earnings Quality score measures how well reported earnings are backed by real cash. It evaluates the operating cash flow to net income ratio (OCF/NI ≥ 1.0 means every dollar of earnings is cash-backed) and the accruals ratio (the gap between earnings and cash flow relative to assets — lower is better). SUNB's score of 100/100 is high — cash flows strongly support reported earnings.

Valuation

Key valuation multiples comparing the stock's market price to its earnings, revenue, book value, and cash flows. Lower multiples may indicate relative undervaluation versus peers.

P/E
24.71x
PEG
-8.43x
P/S
2.92x
P/B
4.59x
P/FCF
18.54x
P/OCF
16.79x
EV/EBITDA
18.76x
EV/Revenue
7.28x
EV/EBIT
38.47x
EV/FCF
26.35x
Earnings Yield
2.21%
FCF Yield
5.39%
Shareholder Yield
2.95%
Graham Number
$25.24
Equity-based multiples (P/E, P/B, P/FCF) compare the stock price to per-share fundamentals and are affected by capital structure. Enterprise value multiples (EV/EBITDA, EV/Revenue, EV/FCF) strip out debt and cash, making them more useful for cross-company comparisons regardless of how companies are financed. The Graham Number — √(22.5 × EPS × Book Value) — is Benjamin Graham's formula for the maximum price a defensive investor should pay. At 24.7x earnings, SUNB commands a growth premium. Graham's intrinsic value formula yields $25.24 per share, 215% below the current price.

DuPont Decomposition (5-Factor)

The 5-factor DuPont framework breaks Return on Equity into its component drivers — tax efficiency, interest burden, operating profitability, asset utilization, and financial leverage — to reveal what truly drives shareholder returns.

Tax Burden
0.732
NI / EBT
×
Interest Burden
0.817
EBT / EBIT
×
EBIT Margin
0.189
EBIT / Rev
×
Asset Turnover
0.249
Rev / Assets
×
Equity Multiplier
3.171
Assets / Equity
=
ROE
8.9%
The 5-factor DuPont identity decomposes ROE as: Tax Burden × Interest Burden × EBIT Margin × Asset Turnover × Equity Multiplier = ROE. This reveals whether returns are driven by operating performance, financial leverage, or tax efficiency — three very different sources of profitability. SUNB's ROE of 8.9% is driven by financial leverage (equity multiplier: 3.17x). Note: high leverage means ROE is amplified by debt rather than operational performance.

Graham-Dodd Adjusted Valuation

Our adaptation of Graham's growth formula (Fair P/E = 8.5 + 2g) from The Intelligent Investor. The classic version relies on analyst growth projections, which can be unreliable. This adjusted model substitutes the company's realized 3-year EPS CAGR — a backward-looking, verifiable measure of actual earnings power — grounding the valuation in demonstrated performance rather than forecasts.

Two adjustments we make, and why. Growth is capped at 15%. Graham defined g as expected growth over the next seven to ten years, not last year's rate. Across US companies since 1994 the median realized 7-year EPS growth is 5–8% regardless of how fast a company grew beforehand, and of 4,457 company-quarters that grew faster than 200%, none sustained it. Uncapped, the formula assigned fair multiples in the hundreds to companies that had never held that rate — and scored worse than simply reading the P/E. Capped, it carries real information. The verdict has three states, not two. Tested over 377,249 stock-months, this ratio only separates outcomes at its extremes: below 0.25 beat the universe by 1.3 points a year, above 3.0 lagged by 2.7, and everything in between sat inside a one-point band. Rather than call two-thirds of the market "undervalued" on a threshold of 1.0, we say Neutral where the model cannot tell — which is most of the time.

Adj. Growth Rate
0.00%
Fair P/E
8.50x
Intrinsic Value
$13.50
Price/Value
5.33x
Margin of Safety
-432.62%
Premium
432.62%
Assessment
Overvalued
Graham's classic formula uses analyst-projected growth to estimate a fair P/E (8.5 + 2g). Our adjusted version replaces that projection with SUNB's realized 0.0% 3-year EPS CAGR, capped at 15% — demonstrated performance rather than forecasts, held to a rate companies have historically sustained. SUNB trades at a 433% premium to its adjusted intrinsic value of $13.50, suggesting the market is pricing in future growth beyond what historical earnings support. The adjusted fair P/E of 8.5x compares to the current market P/E of 24.7x.

Profitability Trends

Historical profitability ratios tracking how efficiently the company converts revenue into returns for shareholders over time.

Leverage & Solvency Trends

Debt and liquidity metrics showing the company's financial leverage and ability to meet short-term and long-term obligations.

Efficiency & Working Capital Trends

Operating efficiency metrics measuring how quickly the company converts inventory to sales, collects receivables, and manages its cash conversion cycle.

Growth Trends (YoY %)

Year-over-year growth rates for key financial metrics, showing the trajectory of revenue, earnings, and cash flow generation.

Earnings Stability

R-squared of linear regression measuring how predictably revenue, earnings, and margins follow a trend over the trailing 5 years. 1.0 = perfectly predictable; lower values indicate erratic or cyclical behavior.

Monte Carlo Price Simulation

Geometric Brownian Motion with 1,000 antithetic paths over 1 year, seeded from 167 days of historical volatility. Percentile bands show the range of statistically plausible outcomes — this is a statistical model, not a forecast.

Current Price
$81.90
Median 1Y
$86.66
5th Pctile
$41.05
95th Pctile
$183.15
Ann. Volatility
45.3%
Analyst Target
$89.40
25th–75th percentile 5th–95th percentile Median path Historical Analyst target

Executive Compensation

C-suite compensation breakdown including salary, stock awards, options, and incentive pay. The CEO-to-employee pay ratio and Gini coefficient measure pay distribution fairness.

C-Suite Compensation

ExecutiveSalaryStockTotal
Brendan Horgan
Chief Executive Officer
$1,210,691 $11,077,565 $14,627,631
Alex Pease Financial
ancial Officer
$877,452 $2,593,859 $4,780,621
John Washburn President,
Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, General Tool
$518,505 $1,565,777 $2,738,510
Brad Lull President,
Vice President, Business Development & Strategy
$466,675 $1,436,711 $2,590,864
Lynne Fuller-Andrews President,
Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
$491,178 $1,427,948 $2,565,653

CEO Pay Ratio

228:1
CEO-to-Employee Pay Ratio
CEO Total Comp: $14,627,631
Avg Employee Cost (SGA/emp): $64,114
Employees: 25,751

C-Suite Pay Equality (Gini)

CEO Compensation Mix

Workforce & Productivity

Workforce efficiency metrics measuring revenue, profit, and R&D spend per employee — key indicators of operational leverage and human capital productivity.

Employees
25,751
Revenue / Employee
$433,148
Rev: $11,154,000,000
Profit / Employee
$51,454
NI: $1,325,000,000
SGA / Employee
$64,114
Avg labor cost proxy

Scaling Efficiency

All Ratios & Metrics

Complete fundamental data with up to 20 periods of history, sparkline trends, and current values across 13 categories and 130+ financial metrics.

Profitability
Metric Trend Q4'26 Q1'27 Current
ROE 3.1% 8.9% 8.92%
ROA 1.0% 2.8% 2.81%
ROIC 1.9% 4.2% 4.23%
ROCE 2.1% 5.3% 5.31%
Gross Margin 10.5% 40.1% 40.10%
Operating Margin 16.9% 22.4% 22.38%
Net Margin 8.2% 14.1% 14.06%
EBITDA Margin 36.1% 41.2% 41.19%
FCF Margin 31.8% 27.6% 27.62%
OCF Margin 34.5% 30.5% 30.50%
ROIC Economic snapshot only 4.23%
Cash ROA snapshot only 7.58%
Cash ROIC snapshot only 8.91%
CROIC snapshot only 8.07%
NOPAT Margin snapshot only 14.49%
Pretax Margin snapshot only 15.45%
R&D / Revenue snapshot only 0.00%
SGA / Revenue snapshot only 15.27%
SBC / Revenue snapshot only 1.12%
Valuation
Metric Trend Q4'26 Q1'27 Current
P/E Ratio 141.54 45.27 24.707
P/S Ratio 11.62 5.12 2.922
P/B Ratio 4.32 4.04 4.585
P/FCF 36.47 18.54 18.545
P/OCF 33.67 16.79 16.794
EV/EBITDA 42.42 18.76 18.764
EV/Revenue 15.29 7.28 7.277
EV/EBIT 102.23 38.47 38.475
EV/FCF 48.03 26.35 26.346
Earnings Yield 0.7% 2.2% 2.21%
FCF Yield 2.7% 5.4% 5.39%
Price/Tangible Book snapshot only 9.148
EV/OCF snapshot only 23.859
EV/Gross Profit snapshot only 27.786
Acquirers Multiple snapshot only 36.753
Shareholder Yield snapshot only 2.95%
Graham Number snapshot only $25.24
Leverage & Solvency
Metric Trend Q4'26 Q1'27 Current
Current Ratio 0.90 0.94 0.945
Quick Ratio 0.83 0.87 0.874
Debt/Equity 1.37 1.70 1.702
Net Debt/Equity 1.37 1.70 1.698
Debt/Assets 0.46 0.54 0.537
Debt/EBITDA 10.23 5.57 5.570
Net Debt/EBITDA 10.20 5.56 5.556
Interest Coverage 4.29 5.47 5.468
Equity Multiplier 3.01 3.17 3.171
Cash Ratio snapshot only 0.012
Debt Service Coverage snapshot only 11.212
Cash to Debt snapshot only 0.003
FCF to Debt snapshot only 0.128
Defensive Interval snapshot only 1878.6 days
Efficiency & Turnover
Metric Trend Q4'26 Q1'27 Current
Asset Turnover 0.12 0.25 0.249
Inventory Turnover 13.70 22.56 22.562
Receivables Turnover 1.65 3.04 3.043
Payables Turnover 5.22 6.95 6.953
DSO 221 120 120.0 days
DIO 27 16 16.2 days
DPO 70 52 52.5 days
Cash Conversion Cycle 178 84 83.7 days
Fixed Asset Turnover snapshot only 1.162
Operating Cycle snapshot only 136.1 days
Cash Velocity snapshot only 183.406
Capital Intensity snapshot only 4.023
Growth Quality
Metric Trend Q4'26 Q1'27 Current
Revenue Stability — — —
Earnings Stability — — —
Margin Stability — — —
Rev. Growth Consistency 0.00 0.00 0.000
Earn. Growth Consistency 0.00 0.00 0.000
FCF Positive Streak 0 0 0
Earnings Persistence — — —
Earnings Smoothness — — —
ROE Trend — — —
Gross Margin Trend — — —
FCF Margin Trend — — —
Sustainable Growth Rate 0.9% 2.7% 2.69%
Internal Growth Rate 0.3% 0.9% 0.85%
Cash Flow Quality
Metric Trend Q4'26 Q1'27 Current
OCF/Net Income 4.20 2.70 2.696
FCF/OCF 0.92 0.91 0.906
FCF/Net Income snapshot only 2.441
OCF/EBITDA snapshot only 0.786
CapEx/Revenue 2.7% 2.9% 2.88%
CapEx/Depreciation snapshot only 0.145
Accruals Ratio -0.03 -0.05 -0.048
Sloan Accruals snapshot only -0.034
Cash Flow Adequacy snapshot only 2.828
Earnings Quality Score snapshot only 1.000
Dividends & Buybacks
Metric Trend Q4'26 Q1'27 Current
Dividend Yield 0.5% 1.5% 1.28%
Dividend/Share $0.38 $1.11 $1.05
Payout Ratio 69.5% 69.9% 69.88%
FCF Payout Ratio 17.9% 28.6% 28.62%
Total Payout Ratio 2.3% 1.3% 1.33%
Div. Increase Streak 0 0 0
Chowder Number — — —
Buyback Yield 1.1% 1.4% 1.40%
Net Buyback Yield 1.1% 1.3% 1.32%
Total Shareholder Return 1.6% 2.9% 2.87%
DuPont Factors
Metric Trend Q4'26 Q1'27 Current
Tax Burden (NI/EBT) 0.72 0.73 0.732
Interest Burden (EBT/EBIT) 0.77 0.82 0.817
EBIT Margin 0.15 0.19 0.189
Asset Turnover 0.12 0.25 0.249
Equity Multiplier 3.01 3.17 3.171
Per Share
Metric Trend Q4'26 Q1'27 Current
EPS (Diluted TTM) $0.54 $1.59 $1.59
Book Value/Share $17.73 $17.82 $17.84
Tangible Book/Share $8.60 $7.86 $7.86
Revenue/Share $6.59 $14.04 $27.47
FCF/Share $2.10 $3.88 $8.84
OCF/Share $2.27 $4.28 $9.64
Cash/Share $0.07 $0.08 $0.08
EBITDA/Share $2.38 $5.45 $5.45
Debt/Share $24.31 $30.33 $30.33
Net Debt/Share $24.24 $30.26 $30.26
Academic Models
Metric Trend Q4'26 Q1'27 Current
Altman Z-Score — — 1.973
Altman Z-Prime snapshot only 3.300
Piotroski F-Score 4 4 4
Beneish M-Score — — —
Ohlson O-Score snapshot only -7.614
ROIC (Greenblatt) snapshot only 22.64%
Net-Net WC snapshot only $-32.52
EVA snapshot only $-1158618632.86
Credit
Metric Trend Q4'26 Q1'27 Current
Credit Rating snapshot only BBB-
Credit Score 47.44 51.61 51.611
Credit Grade snapshot only 10
Implied Spread (bps) snapshot only 350.000
Industry Credit Rank snapshot only 66
Sector Credit Rank snapshot only 26

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