HTZ vs. CAR, TSLA, TAL, GHC, LAUR, DRVN, PRDO, MCW, AFYA, and EVGO
Should you be buying Hertz Global stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hertz Global include Avis Budget Group (CAR), Tesla (TSLA), TAL Education Group (TAL), Graham (GHC), Laureate Education (LAUR), Driven Brands (DRVN), Perdoceo Education (PRDO), Mister Car Wash (MCW), Afya (AFYA), and EVgo (EVGO).
Hertz Global vs. Its Competitors
Avis Budget Group (NASDAQ:CAR) and Hertz Global (NYSE:HTZ) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, Avis Budget Group and Avis Budget Group both had 6 articles in the media. Avis Budget Group's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Hertz Global's score of -0.01 indicating that Avis Budget Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
96.3% of Avis Budget Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.2% of Hertz Global shares are held by institutional investors. 52.8% of Avis Budget Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Hertz Global shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Hertz Global has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Avis Budget Group's net margin of -18.96%. Hertz Global's return on equity of 0.00% beat Avis Budget Group's return on equity.
Avis Budget Group presently has a consensus target price of $117.00, indicating a potential downside of 34.46%. Given Avis Budget Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Avis Budget Group is more favorable than Hertz Global.
Avis Budget Group has higher revenue and earnings than Hertz Global. Avis Budget Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hertz Global, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Avis Budget Group has a beta of 2.19, indicating that its stock price is 119% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hertz Global has a beta of 2.15, indicating that its stock price is 115% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Avis Budget Group beats Hertz Global on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (NYSE:HTZ) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
