Avis Budget Group (CAR) Competitors $80.98 +0.04 (+0.05%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends CAR vs. KNX, R, LSTR, WERN, MRTN, HTZ, HTLD, FRPH, ODFL, and JBHTShould 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. Knight-Swift Transportation Ryder System Landstar System Werner Enterprises Marten Transport Hertz Global Heartland Express FRP Old Dominion Freight Line J.B. Hunt Transport Services Avis Budget Group (NASDAQ:CAR) and Knight-Swift Transportation (NYSE:KNX) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CAR or KNX? 96.3% 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Knight-Swift Transportation shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to CAR or KNX? In the previous week, Avis Budget Group had 3 more articles in the media than Knight-Swift Transportation. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Avis Budget Group and 8 mentions for Knight-Swift Transportation. Knight-Swift Transportation's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Avis Budget Group's score of 0.60 indicating that Knight-Swift Transportation is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Avis Budget Group 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Knight-Swift Transportation 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer CAR or KNX? Avis Budget Group currently has a consensus target price of $133.75, suggesting a potential upside of 65.16%. Knight-Swift Transportation has a consensus target price of $57.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.72%. Given Avis Budget Group's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Avis Budget Group is more favorable than Knight-Swift Transportation.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Avis Budget Group 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Knight-Swift Transportation 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.53 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CAR or KNX? Knight-Swift Transportation received 501 more outperform votes than Avis Budget Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.89% of users gave Knight-Swift Transportation an outperform vote while only 53.12% of users gave Avis Budget Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAvis Budget GroupOutperform Votes28153.12% Underperform Votes24846.88% Knight-Swift TransportationOutperform Votes78266.89% Underperform Votes38733.11% Which has higher valuation and earnings, CAR or KNX? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAvis Budget Group$11.78B0.24$1.63B$10.957.40Knight-Swift Transportation$7.48B1.12$217.15M$0.23225.87 Which has more volatility and risk, CAR or KNX? Avis Budget Group has a beta of 2.2, indicating that its stock price is 120% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Knight-Swift Transportation has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is CAR or KNX more profitable? 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.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Avis Budget Group3.34% -101.41% 1.19% Knight-Swift Transportation 0.50%1.81%1.01% SummaryAvis Budget Group beats Knight-Swift Transportation on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. It happens like clockwork every 4 years, during the December to February window of a Bitcoin halving year. This is where fortunes are made – often LITERALLY overnight.>> Register for the Workshop Now Get Avis Budget Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CAR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$2.85B$3.24B$303.23B$9.07BDividend YieldN/A2.07%4.45%4.22%P/E Ratio7.4010.5017.8117.19Price / Sales0.240.7655.77116.80Price / Cash0.703.5313.0337.86Price / Book-8.551.592.114.78Net Income$1.63B$447.26M$577.06M$225.60M7 Day Performance-12.16%-19.01%-2.50%-1.24%1 Month Performance-20.33%-17.59%-3.31%3.06%1 Year Performance-56.17%-7.14%-0.73%16.50% Avis Budget Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CARAvis Budget Group4.7439 of 5 stars$80.98+0.0%$133.75+65.2%-54.6%$2.85B$11.78B7.4024,500KNXKnight-Swift Transportation3.661 of 5 stars$55.05-0.7%$56.81+3.2%-9.8%$8.91B$7.14B241.0134,800Analyst ForecastRRyder System3.8578 of 5 stars$164.76-0.5%$147.43-10.5%+35.4%$6.97B$11.78B15.5047,500LSTRLandstar System4.2377 of 5 stars$184.87-0.2%$174.25-5.7%-10.9%$6.53B$4.81B31.781,468Positive NewsWERNWerner Enterprises3.5107 of 5 stars$38.35-1.2%$36.57-4.6%-14.3%$2.37B$3.10B53.199,929Positive NewsMRTNMarten Transport4.3454 of 5 stars$16.74-1.9%$20.00+19.5%-23.1%$1.36B$1.13B40.644,213Positive NewsHTZHertz Global1.7748 of 5 stars$3.81-9.7%$4.81+26.3%-65.7%$1.17B$9.19B-0.4727,000Options VolumeHTLDHeartland Express2.4742 of 5 stars$11.70-0.7%$11.75+0.4%-17.3%$918.42M$1.08B-40.626,320Positive NewsFRPHFRP1.2075 of 5 stars$31.72+1.1%N/A-3.8%$603.63M$41.51M78.4815Positive NewsODFLOld Dominion Freight Line4.3313 of 5 stars$197.79-1.4%$204.00+3.1%-9.8%$42.23B$5.87B34.7122,902JBHTJ.B. Hunt Transport Services4.6912 of 5 stars$178.47-0.7%$190.11+6.5%-13.8%$18.00B$12.24B32.698,756Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies KNX Competitors R Competitors LSTR Competitors WERN Competitors MRTN Competitors HTZ Competitors HTLD Competitors FRPH Competitors ODFL Competitors JBHT 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 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. And one team...True Market Insiders | SponsoredDid You See Trump’s Bombshell Exec. Order 001?Biden broke it... Now Trump is going to fix it. Starting with "Exec. 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