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Hertz Global (HTZ) Competitors

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$3.50 -0.12 (-3.31%)
(As of 11:51 AM ET)

HTZ vs. CAR, WERN, MRTN, HTLD, FRPH, ODFL, JBHT, UHAL, SAIA, and KNX

Should you be buying Hertz Global stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hertz Global include Avis Budget Group (CAR), Werner Enterprises (WERN), Marten Transport (MRTN), Heartland Express (HTLD), 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.

Hertz Global vs.

Hertz Global (NASDAQ:HTZ) and Avis Budget Group (NASDAQ:CAR) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation and dividends.

Hertz Global received 247 more outperform votes than Avis Budget Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.18% of users gave Hertz Global an outperform vote while only 53.12% of users gave Avis Budget Group an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Hertz GlobalOutperform Votes
528
61.18%
Underperform Votes
335
38.82%
Avis Budget GroupOutperform Votes
281
53.12%
Underperform Votes
248
46.88%

Hertz Global has a beta of 2.39, suggesting that its share price is 139% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avis Budget Group has a beta of 2.2, suggesting that its share price is 120% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Avis Budget Group has a net margin of 3.34% compared to Hertz Global's net margin of -29.71%. Hertz Global's return on equity of -68.27% beat Avis Budget Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hertz Global-29.71% -68.27% -6.01%
Avis Budget Group 3.34%-101.41%1.19%

Avis Budget Group has higher revenue and earnings than Hertz Global. Hertz Global 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Hertz Global$9.19B0.11$616M-$8.91-0.39
Avis Budget Group$11.78B0.23$1.63B$10.957.13

99.2% of Hertz Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.3% of Avis Budget Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Hertz Global 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 will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Avis Budget Group had 3 more articles in the media than Hertz Global. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Avis Budget Group and 3 mentions for Hertz Global. Avis Budget Group's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Hertz Global's score of 0.46 indicating that Avis Budget Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Hertz Global
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Avis Budget Group
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Hertz Global currently has a consensus price target of $4.81, suggesting a potential upside of 39.90%. Avis Budget Group has a consensus price target of $133.75, suggesting a potential upside of 71.41%. Given Avis Budget Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Avis Budget Group is more favorable than Hertz Global.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Hertz Global
4 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.56
Avis Budget Group
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Summary

Avis Budget Group beats Hertz Global on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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HTZ vs. The Competition

MetricHertz GlobalAutomotive rental & leasing, without drivers IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.06B$3.21B$303.23B$8.99B
Dividend YieldN/A2.05%4.35%4.20%
P/E Ratio-0.3910.2817.9317.02
Price / Sales0.110.7858.38120.43
Price / Cash0.493.5312.9637.84
Price / Book0.341.502.114.91
Net Income$616M$447.26M$573.87M$225.21M
7 Day Performance0.58%9.36%2.93%3.27%
1 Month Performance-30.08%-19.93%-0.67%1.80%
1 Year Performance-66.89%-3.04%1.87%16.50%

Hertz Global Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HTZ
Hertz Global
2.6238 of 5 stars
$3.50
-3.3%
$4.81
+37.5%
-65.2%$1.07B$9.19B-0.3927,000Short Interest ↓
CAR
Avis Budget Group
4.622 of 5 stars
$80.69
-0.4%
$133.75
+65.8%
-54.3%$2.84B$11.78B7.3724,500
WERN
Werner Enterprises
3.0588 of 5 stars
$35.53
-0.8%
$36.57
+2.9%
-14.4%$2.20B$3.10B48.679,929
MRTN
Marten Transport
4.6502 of 5 stars
$15.56
-0.3%
$20.00
+28.5%
-25.6%$1.27B$1.13B37.054,213Positive News
HTLD
Heartland Express
2.9756 of 5 stars
$11.10
-1.4%
$11.75
+5.9%
-21.9%$871.32M$1.08B-38.286,320Ex-Dividend
Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
Positive News
FRPH
FRP
1.6903 of 5 stars
$29.81
-0.8%
N/A-5.4%$567.28M$41.35M74.5315Short Interest ↓
ODFL
Old Dominion Freight Line
4.1083 of 5 stars
$180.87
-0.3%
$204.00
+12.8%
-11.1%$38.62B$5.92B31.6222,902Analyst Revision
Positive News
JBHT
J.B. Hunt Transport Services
4.5924 of 5 stars
$170.65
+0.2%
$190.11
+11.4%
-13.9%$17.21B$12.24B31.038,756Short Interest ↑
UHAL
U-Haul
0.5577 of 5 stars
$68.57
-3.3%
N/A-3.1%$13.45B$5.64B29.5632,200
SAIA
Saia
2.7729 of 5 stars
$466.49
-1.5%
$514.88
+10.4%
+8.5%$12.41B$3.17B33.3214,000Short Interest ↓
Positive News
KNX
Knight-Swift Transportation
3.372 of 5 stars
$52.66
+1.4%
$57.00
+8.2%
-7.0%$8.53B$7.48B228.9734,800

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This page (NASDAQ:HTZ) was last updated on 12/30/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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