CAR vs. KNX, R, LSTR, WERN, HTZ, MRTN, 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), Hertz Global (HTZ), Marten Transport (MRTN), 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.
Knight-Swift Transportation (NYSE:KNX) and Avis Budget Group (NASDAQ:CAR) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and profitability.
In the previous week, Knight-Swift Transportation had 2 more articles in the media than Avis Budget Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Knight-Swift Transportation and 7 mentions for Avis Budget Group. Knight-Swift Transportation's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Avis Budget Group's score of 0.55 indicating that Knight-Swift Transportation is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Knight-Swift Transportation has a net margin of 1.59% compared to Avis Budget Group's net margin of -15.45%. Knight-Swift Transportation's return on equity of 2.43% beat Avis Budget Group's return on equity.
88.8% of Knight-Swift Transportation shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.3% of Avis Budget Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Knight-Swift Transportation shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 52.0% of Avis Budget Group shares are owned 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.
Knight-Swift Transportation currently has a consensus target price of $59.41, indicating a potential upside of 33.93%. Avis Budget Group has a consensus target price of $130.71, indicating a potential upside of 119.76%. Given Avis Budget Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Avis Budget Group is more favorable than Knight-Swift Transportation.
Knight-Swift Transportation has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Avis Budget Group. 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.
Knight-Swift Transportation received 507 more outperform votes than Avis Budget Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.95% of users gave Knight-Swift Transportation an outperform vote while only 53.12% of users gave Avis Budget Group an outperform vote.
Knight-Swift Transportation has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avis Budget Group has a beta of 2.37, meaning that its stock price is 137% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Knight-Swift Transportation beats Avis Budget Group on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:CAR) was last updated on 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
