CAR vs. KNX, R, LSTR, WERN, MRTN, HTZ, HTLD, FRPH, ODFL, and JBHT
Should you be buying Avis Budget Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Avis Budget Group include Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX), Ryder System (R), Landstar System (LSTR), Werner Enterprises (WERN), Marten Transport (MRTN), Hertz Global (HTZ), Heartland Express (HTLD), FRP (FRPH), Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL), and J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT). These companies are all part of the "trucking" industry.
Avis Budget Group vs.
Avis Budget Group (NASDAQ:CAR) and Knight-Swift Transportation (NYSE:KNX) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation and profitability.
96.4% of Avis Budget Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.8% of Knight-Swift Transportation shares are held by institutional investors. 52.0% of Avis Budget Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Knight-Swift Transportation shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Avis Budget Group has a net margin of 3.34% compared to Knight-Swift Transportation's net margin of 0.50%. Knight-Swift Transportation's return on equity of 1.81% beat Avis Budget Group's return on equity.
In the previous week, Knight-Swift Transportation had 8 more articles in the media than Avis Budget Group. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Knight-Swift Transportation and 4 mentions for Avis Budget Group. Avis Budget Group's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Knight-Swift Transportation's score of 0.60 indicating that Avis Budget Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Avis Budget Group has higher revenue and earnings than Knight-Swift Transportation. Avis Budget Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Knight-Swift Transportation, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Avis Budget Group has a beta of 2.25, indicating that its stock price is 125% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Knight-Swift Transportation has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Knight-Swift Transportation received 504 more outperform votes than Avis Budget Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.98% of users gave Knight-Swift Transportation an outperform vote while only 53.12% of users gave Avis Budget Group an outperform vote.
Avis Budget Group presently has a consensus price target of $133.75, indicating a potential upside of 48.31%. Knight-Swift Transportation has a consensus price target of $58.56, indicating a potential upside of 6.74%. Given Avis Budget Group's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Avis Budget Group is more favorable than Knight-Swift Transportation.
Summary
Avis Budget Group beats Knight-Swift Transportation on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:CAR) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
