HTLD vs. CAR, WERN, MRTN, HTZ, FRPH, ODFL, JBHT, UHAL, SAIA, and KNX
Should you be buying Heartland Express stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Heartland Express include Avis Budget Group (CAR), Werner Enterprises (WERN), Marten Transport (MRTN), Hertz Global (HTZ), FRP (FRPH), Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL), J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT), U-Haul (UHAL), Saia (SAIA), and Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX). These companies are all part of the "trucking" industry.
Heartland Express vs.
Avis Budget Group (NASDAQ:CAR) and Heartland Express (NASDAQ:HTLD) are both transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation and community ranking.
In the previous week, Avis Budget Group had 8 more articles in the media than Heartland Express. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Avis Budget Group and 6 mentions for Heartland Express. Heartland Express' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Avis Budget Group's score of 0.11 indicating that Heartland Express is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Heartland Express received 71 more outperform votes than Avis Budget Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 53.12% of users gave Avis Budget Group an outperform vote while only 48.55% of users gave Heartland Express an outperform vote.
Avis Budget Group has a beta of 2.26, suggesting that its share price is 126% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Heartland Express has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Avis Budget Group presently has a consensus target price of $133.75, indicating a potential upside of 53.74%. Heartland Express has a consensus target price of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.31%. Given Avis Budget Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Avis Budget Group is more favorable than Heartland Express.
96.4% of Avis Budget Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.5% of Heartland Express shares are held by institutional investors. 52.0% of Avis Budget Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 39.6% of Heartland Express shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Heartland Express has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Avis Budget Group. Heartland Express is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avis Budget Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Heartland Express has a net margin of -2.84% compared to Avis Budget Group's net margin of -15.45%. Heartland Express' return on equity of -3.57% beat Avis Budget Group's return on equity.
Summary
Avis Budget Group beats Heartland Express on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:HTLD) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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