United Rentals (URI 12.46%) shares powered 12.4% higher through 12:45 p.m. ET on Thursday after the lessor of construction and general industrial equipment reported better-than-expected sales for the quarter -- and better earnings as well.Heading into the Q4 2023 report, Wall Street analysts forecast that United Rentals would earn $10.93 per share, adjusted for one-time items, on quarterly revenue of $3.6 billion. As it turned out, United Rentals earned $11.26 per share as revenue came in ahead of expectati ...