Avis Budget Group (CAR) Competitors $96.43 +7.92 (+8.95%) (As of 11/6/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends CAR vs. SP, SAIA, KNX, LSTR, R, WERN, MRTN, HTZ, HTLD, and FRPHShould you be buying Avis Budget Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Avis Budget Group include SP Plus (SP), Saia (SAIA), Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX), Landstar System (LSTR), Ryder System (R), Werner Enterprises (WERN), Marten Transport (MRTN), Hertz Global (HTZ), Heartland Express (HTLD), and FRP (FRPH). Avis Budget Group vs. SP Plus Saia Knight-Swift Transportation Landstar System Ryder System Werner Enterprises Marten Transport Hertz Global Heartland Express FRP Avis Budget Group (NASDAQ:CAR) and SP Plus (NASDAQ:SP) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations. Which has higher valuation & earnings, CAR or SP? Avis Budget Group has higher revenue and earnings than SP Plus. Avis Budget Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SP Plus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAvis Budget Group$11.78B0.29$1.63B$10.958.81SP Plus$1.81B0.59$31.10M$1.5235.52 Does the MarketBeat Community favor CAR or SP? Avis Budget Group received 9 more outperform votes than SP Plus when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.14% of users gave SP Plus an outperform vote while only 53.32% of users gave Avis Budget Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAvis Budget GroupOutperform Votes28153.32% Underperform Votes24646.68% SP PlusOutperform Votes27257.14% Underperform Votes20442.86% Is CAR or SP more profitable? Avis Budget Group has a net margin of 3.34% compared to SP Plus' net margin of 1.68%. SP Plus' return on equity of 21.93% beat Avis Budget Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Avis Budget Group3.34% -89.12% 1.19% SP Plus 1.68%21.93%4.78% Does the media prefer CAR or SP? In the previous week, Avis Budget Group had 16 more articles in the media than SP Plus. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Avis Budget Group and 8 mentions for SP Plus. SP Plus' average media sentiment score of 0.17 beat Avis Budget Group's score of 0.11 indicating that SP Plus is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Avis Budget Group 5 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SP Plus 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts recommend CAR or SP? Avis Budget Group presently has a consensus target price of $133.13, indicating a potential upside of 38.05%. Given Avis Budget Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Avis Budget Group is more favorable than SP Plus.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Avis Budget Group 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63SP Plus 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more risk & volatility, CAR or SP? Avis Budget Group has a beta of 2.14, suggesting that its share price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SP Plus has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CAR or SP? 96.3% of Avis Budget Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.0% of SP Plus shares are owned by institutional investors. 52.0% of Avis Budget Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of SP Plus shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryAvis Budget Group beats SP Plus on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CAR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAvis Budget GroupAutomotive rental & leasing, without drivers IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.44B$3.95B$321.05B$8.71BDividend YieldN/A2.20%4.45%4.03%P/E Ratio8.818.5715.2916.57Price / Sales0.291.5850.33102.12Price / Cash0.653.3512.1531.69Price / Book-10.181.652.235.22Net Income$1.63B$522.41M$567.29M$224.13M7 Day Performance16.18%10.97%3.12%3.74%1 Month Performance8.31%-7.16%1.91%6.95%1 Year Performance-49.78%-15.43%20.32%27.75% Avis Budget Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CARAvis Budget Group4.8497 of 5 stars$96.43+8.9%$133.13+38.1%-51.9%$3.44B$11.78B8.8124,500Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeGap UpSPSP PlusN/A$53.99flatN/A+6.0%$1.07B$1.81B35.5219,000SAIASaia2.7437 of 5 stars$491.48+0.6%N/A+48.3%$13.07B$3.17B35.1114,000Positive NewsGap UpKNXKnight-Swift Transportation3.5961 of 5 stars$52.78+1.3%N/A+13.8%$8.54B$7.14B229.4934,800Positive NewsGap UpLSTRLandstar System3.8454 of 5 stars$176.28+0.3%N/A+12.2%$6.25B$5.30B30.241,468RRyder System4.0272 of 5 stars$147.56+0.9%N/A+59.9%$6.24B$11.78B13.8047,500Positive NewsGap UpWERNWerner Enterprises3.2533 of 5 stars$37.15+0.7%N/A+10.9%$2.30B$3.28B50.899,929Analyst ForecastGap UpMRTNMarten Transport4.325 of 5 stars$15.75+1.7%N/A-2.2%$1.28B$1.00B37.504,213Positive NewsHTZHertz Global1.4489 of 5 stars$2.91+4.7%N/A-65.7%$891.94M$9.37B-0.8027,000Upcoming EarningsGap UpHTLDHeartland Express2.3407 of 5 stars$10.89+0.7%N/A-5.5%$854.87M$1.21B-37.556,320Analyst ForecastInsider BuyingFRPHFRP2.053 of 5 stars$29.18+0.6%N/A+14.4%$555.30M$41.31M73.8715Analyst DowngradeGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SP Competitors SAIA Competitors KNX Competitors LSTR Competitors R Competitors WERN Competitors MRTN Competitors HTZ Competitors HTLD Competitors FRPH Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CAR) was last updated on 11/7/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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