Avis Budget Group (CAR) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CAR or UHAL?

Avis Budget Group received 19 more outperform votes than U-Haul when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.42% of users gave U-Haul an outperform vote while only 52.91% of users gave Avis Budget Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Avis Budget Group	Outperform Votes 282 52.91%	Underperform Votes 251 47.09%
U-Haul	Outperform Votes 263 65.42%	Underperform Votes 139 34.58%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CAR or UHAL?

96.3% of Avis Budget Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.6% of U-Haul shares are owned by institutional investors. 52.8% of Avis Budget Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 50.1% of U-Haul shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, CAR or UHAL?

Avis Budget Group has a beta of 2.1, suggesting that its share price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, U-Haul has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CAR or UHAL more profitable?

U-Haul has a net margin of 7.77% compared to Avis Budget Group's net margin of -15.45%. U-Haul's return on equity of 5.92% beat Avis Budget Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avis Budget Group	-15.45%	-14.74%	0.40%
U-Haul	7.77%	5.92%	2.28%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CAR or UHAL?

U-Haul has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Avis Budget Group. Avis Budget Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than U-Haul, 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
Avis Budget Group	$11.21B	0.35	-$1.82B	-$62.95	-1.78
U-Haul	$5.69B	2.21	$628.71M	$2.16	29.71

Does the media prefer CAR or UHAL?

In the previous week, Avis Budget Group had 26 more articles in the media than U-Haul. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Avis Budget Group and 7 mentions for U-Haul. U-Haul's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Avis Budget Group's score of 0.21 indicating that U-Haul is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Avis Budget Group	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	19 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
U-Haul	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer CAR or UHAL?

Avis Budget Group presently has a consensus price target of $117.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.46%. Given Avis Budget Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Avis Budget Group is more favorable than U-Haul.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Avis Budget Group	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
U-Haul	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Avis Budget Group and U-Haul tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.