CAR vs. JBHT, UHAL, SAIA, KNX, R, LSTR, HTZ, WERN, MRTN, and HTLD
Should you be buying Avis Budget Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Avis Budget Group include J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT), U-Haul (UHAL), Saia (SAIA), Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX), Ryder System (R), Landstar System (LSTR), Hertz Global (HTZ), Werner Enterprises (WERN), Marten Transport (MRTN), and Heartland Express (HTLD). These companies are all part of the "trucking" industry.
Avis Budget Group vs. Its Competitors
Avis Budget Group (NASDAQ:CAR) and J.B. Hunt Transport Services (NASDAQ:JBHT) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a net margin of 4.65% compared to Avis Budget Group's net margin of -18.96%. J.B. Hunt Transport Services' return on equity of 14.07% beat Avis Budget Group's return on equity.
96.4% of Avis Budget Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.0% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares are held by institutional investors. 52.8% of Avis Budget Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares are held 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.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services has higher revenue and earnings than Avis Budget Group. Avis Budget Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than J.B. Hunt Transport Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, J.B. Hunt Transport Services had 17 more articles in the media than Avis Budget Group. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for J.B. Hunt Transport Services and 4 mentions for Avis Budget Group. J.B. Hunt Transport Services' average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Avis Budget Group's score of 0.36 indicating that J.B. Hunt Transport Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Avis Budget Group presently has a consensus price target of $117.00, suggesting a potential downside of 35.47%. J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a consensus price target of $163.43, suggesting a potential upside of 7.60%. Given J.B. Hunt Transport Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe J.B. Hunt Transport Services is more favorable than Avis Budget Group.
Avis Budget Group has a beta of 2.19, indicating that its share price is 119% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
J.B. Hunt Transport Services beats Avis Budget Group on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:CAR) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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