Marten Transport (MRTN) Competitors

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

Is MRTN or CAR more profitable?

Marten Transport has a net margin of 2.79% compared to Avis Budget Group's net margin of -15.45%. Marten Transport's return on equity of 3.52% beat Avis Budget Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Marten Transport	2.79%	3.52%	2.71%
Avis Budget Group	-15.45%	-14.74%	0.40%

Do analysts rate MRTN or CAR?

Marten Transport currently has a consensus target price of $19.33, indicating a potential upside of 45.69%. Avis Budget Group has a consensus target price of $121.33, indicating a potential upside of 75.64%. Given Avis Budget Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Avis Budget Group is more favorable than Marten Transport.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Marten Transport	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Avis Budget Group	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MRTN or CAR?

69.1% of Marten Transport shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.3% of Avis Budget Group shares are held by institutional investors. 22.9% of Marten Transport shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 52.0% of Avis Budget Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to MRTN or CAR?

In the previous week, Marten Transport had 3 more articles in the media than Avis Budget Group. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Marten Transport and 9 mentions for Avis Budget Group. Marten Transport's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Avis Budget Group's score of 0.70 indicating that Marten Transport is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Marten Transport	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Avis Budget Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MRTN or CAR?

Marten Transport has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Avis Budget Group. Avis Budget Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marten Transport, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Marten Transport	$963.71M	1.12	$26.92M	$0.34	39.03
Avis Budget Group	$11.62B	0.21	-$1.82B	-$51.81	-1.33

Which has more volatility and risk, MRTN or CAR?

Marten Transport has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avis Budget Group has a beta of 2.05, indicating that its share price is 105% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MRTN or CAR?

Avis Budget Group received 12 more outperform votes than Marten Transport when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 54.67% of users gave Marten Transport an outperform vote while only 53.12% of users gave Avis Budget Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Marten Transport	Outperform Votes 269 54.67%	Underperform Votes 223 45.33%
Avis Budget Group	Outperform Votes 281 53.12%	Underperform Votes 248 46.88%

Summary

Marten Transport beats Avis Budget Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.