Herc (HRI) Competitors $163.58 -15.31 (-8.56%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$163.75 +0.17 (+0.11%) As of 02/21/2025 04:37 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends HRI vs. FTAI, WSC, HEES, VIK, LUV, JBHT, XPO, EXPD, UHAL, and SAIAShould you be buying Herc stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Herc include FTAI Aviation (FTAI), WillScot Mobile Mini (WSC), H&E Equipment Services (HEES), Viking (VIK), Southwest Airlines (LUV), J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT), XPO (XPO), Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD), U-Haul (UHAL), and Saia (SAIA). Herc vs. FTAI Aviation WillScot Mobile Mini H&E Equipment Services Viking Southwest Airlines J.B. Hunt Transport Services XPO Expeditors International of Washington U-Haul Saia Herc (NYSE:HRI) and FTAI Aviation (NYSE:FTAI) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, earnings and community ranking. Do analysts prefer HRI or FTAI? Herc currently has a consensus price target of $219.75, suggesting a potential upside of 34.34%. FTAI Aviation has a consensus price target of $171.75, suggesting a potential upside of 32.82%. Given Herc's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Herc is more favorable than FTAI Aviation.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Herc 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50FTAI Aviation 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 Which has more risk and volatility, HRI or FTAI? Herc has a beta of 2.04, meaning that its stock price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FTAI Aviation has a beta of 2.05, meaning that its stock price is 105% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HRI or FTAI? 93.1% of Herc shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.0% of FTAI Aviation shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Herc shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of FTAI Aviation shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is HRI or FTAI a better dividend stock? Herc pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. FTAI Aviation pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Herc pays out 37.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. FTAI Aviation pays out -1,199.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Which has higher valuation and earnings, HRI or FTAI? FTAI Aviation has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Herc. FTAI Aviation is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Herc, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHerc$3.57B1.30$211M$7.4122.08FTAI Aviation$1.17B11.33$212.02M-$0.10-1,292.97 Does the MarketBeat Community favor HRI or FTAI? FTAI Aviation received 68 more outperform votes than Herc when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.34% of users gave FTAI Aviation an outperform vote while only 58.84% of users gave Herc an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHercOutperform Votes27358.84% Underperform Votes19141.16% FTAI AviationOutperform Votes34164.34% Underperform Votes18935.66% Is HRI or FTAI more profitable? Herc has a net margin of 5.91% compared to FTAI Aviation's net margin of 1.59%. FTAI Aviation's return on equity of 206.25% beat Herc's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Herc5.91% 26.48% 4.76% FTAI Aviation 1.59%206.25%8.37% Does the media prefer HRI or FTAI? In the previous week, FTAI Aviation had 20 more articles in the media than Herc. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for FTAI Aviation and 16 mentions for Herc. Herc's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat FTAI Aviation's score of 0.10 indicating that Herc is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Herc 7 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral FTAI Aviation 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 31 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryFTAI Aviation beats Herc on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Herc News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HRI 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 NYSE 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 HRI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHercequipment rental & leasing IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.65B$7.01B$305.02B$20.03BDividend Yield1.56%1.20%4.25%3.65%P/E Ratio22.08122.5513.2734.88Price / Sales1.304.4657.5315.60Price / Cash4.3412.3412.4720.85Price / Book3.3318.012.034.92Net Income$211M$213.60M$552.84M$1.02B7 Day Performance-18.67%1.33%-2.31%-1.05%1 Month Performance-22.08%9.77%-2.90%-1.39%1 Year Performance10.78%45.95%2.56%13.93% Herc Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HRIHerc4.0216 of 5 stars$163.58-8.6%$219.75+34.3%+10.8%$4.65B$3.57B22.087,600Ex-DividendHigh Trading VolumeFTAIFTAI Aviation4.1065 of 5 stars$113.59+5.3%$171.75+51.2%+142.3%$11.65B$1.17B-1,135.7940WSCWillScot Mobile Mini4.1196 of 5 stars$38.02-0.7%$45.50+19.7%-27.5%$7.02B$2.36B345.675,000Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews CoverageHEESH&E Equipment Services3.621 of 5 stars$87.56+0.1%$69.25-20.9%+79.1%$3.20B$1.47B22.222,765Earnings ReportEx-DividendNews CoverageVIKViking2.2938 of 5 stars$51.34-1.9%$45.13-12.1%N/A$22.15B$5.10B0.009,500LUVSouthwest Airlines3.4347 of 5 stars$30.21+0.9%$31.78+5.2%-13.7%$18.12B$27.48B41.9574,806JBHTJ.B. Hunt Transport Services4.5667 of 5 stars$169.98+2.7%$191.11+12.4%-17.5%$17.14B$12.09B30.578,756XPOXPO4.6763 of 5 stars$145.65+1.5%$161.13+10.6%+4.6%$17.08B$8.07B45.0938,000EXPDExpeditors International of Washington3.5697 of 5 stars$113.82+1.0%$117.44+3.2%-1.3%$15.93B$9.30B22.1918,000Analyst ForecastNews CoverageUHALU-Haul0.561 of 5 stars$74.66+1.1%N/A+7.9%$14.64B$5.63B34.5632,200Insider TradeSAIASaia3.6602 of 5 stars$487.53+1.1%$535.41+9.8%-25.7%$12.96B$3.21B36.0914,000Insider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FTAI Aviation Competitors WillScot Mobile Mini Competitors H&E Equipment Services Competitors Viking Competitors Southwest Airlines Competitors J.B. 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