HRI vs. CAR, CPA, SNDR, STNG, MATX, JOBY, GATX, OMAB, SKYW, and AL
Should you be buying Herc stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Herc include Avis Budget Group (CAR), Copa (CPA), Schneider National (SNDR), Scorpio Tankers (STNG), Matson (MATX), Joby Aviation (JOBY), GATX (GATX), Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (OMAB), SkyWest (SKYW), and Air Lease (AL). These companies are all part of the "transportation" sector.
Herc (NYSE:HRI) and Avis Budget Group (NASDAQ:CAR) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.
Herc currently has a consensus price target of $152.50, indicating a potential downside of 2.07%. Avis Budget Group has a consensus price target of $164.57, indicating a potential upside of 39.10%. Given Avis Budget Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Avis Budget Group is more favorable than Herc.
Avis Budget Group received 9 more outperform votes than Herc when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.16% of users gave Herc an outperform vote while only 54.10% of users gave Avis Budget Group an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Herc had 5 more articles in the media than Avis Budget Group. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Herc and 11 mentions for Avis Budget Group. Herc's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Avis Budget Group's score of 0.63 indicating that Herc is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Herc has a beta of 2.27, indicating that its share price is 127% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avis Budget Group has a beta of 2.28, indicating that its share price is 128% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Avis Budget Group has higher revenue and earnings than Herc. Avis Budget Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Herc, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Herc has a net margin of 10.31% compared to Avis Budget Group's net margin of 10.05%. Herc's return on equity of 28.68% beat Avis Budget Group's return on equity.
93.1% of Herc shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.4% of Avis Budget Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Herc shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 52.0% of Avis Budget Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Avis Budget Group beats Herc on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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