Avis Budget Group (CAR) Competitors $157.95 +2.03 (+1.30%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$158.95 +1.00 (+0.63%) As of 04:10 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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CAR vs. CCRN, ICFI, APTV, BAH, BGSF, EFX, G, IPG, IT, and SPGIShould you be buying Avis Budget Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Avis Budget Group include Cross Country Healthcare (CCRN), ICF International (ICFI), Aptiv (APTV), Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH), BGSF (BGSF), Equifax (EFX), Genpact (G), Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG), Gartner (IT), and S&P Global (SPGI). Avis Budget Group vs. Its Competitors Cross Country Healthcare ICF International Aptiv Booz Allen Hamilton BGSF Equifax Genpact Interpublic Group of Companies Gartner S&P Global Avis Budget Group (NASDAQ:CAR) and Cross Country Healthcare (NASDAQ:CCRN) are related companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CAR or CCRN? 96.4% of Avis Budget Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of Cross Country Healthcare shares are held by institutional investors. 52.8% of Avis Budget Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of Cross Country Healthcare shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher earnings and valuation, CAR or CCRN? Cross Country Healthcare has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Avis Budget Group. Cross Country Healthcare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avis Budget Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAvis Budget Group$11.79B0.46-$1.82B-$63.26-2.45Cross Country Healthcare$1.34B0.33-$14.56M-$0.26-52.07 Which has more risk & volatility, CAR or CCRN? Avis Budget Group has a beta of 2.11, suggesting that its share price is 111% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cross Country Healthcare has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is CAR or CCRN more profitable? Cross Country Healthcare has a net margin of -0.70% compared to Avis Budget Group's net margin of -19.06%. Cross Country Healthcare's return on equity of 1.72% beat Avis Budget Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Avis Budget Group-19.06% -14.74% -0.88% Cross Country Healthcare -0.70%1.72%1.24% Do analysts prefer CAR or CCRN? Avis Budget Group presently has a consensus price target of $143.80, indicating a potential downside of 7.03%. Cross Country Healthcare has a consensus price target of $17.93, indicating a potential upside of 32.43%. Given Cross Country Healthcare's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cross Country Healthcare is more favorable than Avis Budget Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Avis Budget Group 2 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.86Cross Country Healthcare 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the media favor CAR or CCRN? In the previous week, Avis Budget Group had 1 more articles in the media than Cross Country Healthcare. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Avis Budget Group and 3 mentions for Cross Country Healthcare. Avis Budget Group's average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat Cross Country Healthcare's score of 1.30 indicating that Avis Budget Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Avis Budget Group 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Cross Country Healthcare 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAvis Budget Group beats Cross Country Healthcare on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Avis Budget Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CAR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 CAR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAvis Budget GroupTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$5.45B$5.67B$7.10B$10.40BDividend YieldN/A2.34%940.00%4.63%P/E Ratio-2.4510.7113.5726.72Price / Sales0.460.74518.64161.45Price / Cash1.2911.108.0260.63Price / Book-2.353.142.466.38Net Income-$1.82B$184.49M$556.72M$271.62M7 Day Performance-0.55%-0.30%4.45%2.73%1 Month Performance-1.24%4.50%8.10%9.49%1 Year Performance77.32%-5.08%7.01%31.36% Avis Budget Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CARAvis Budget Group3.4864 of 5 stars$157.95+1.3%$143.80-9.0%+83.3%$5.55B$11.79B-2.4924,000Positive NewsCCRNCross Country Healthcare3.6423 of 5 stars$13.16+4.9%$17.93+36.2%-7.8%$431.15M$1.19B-50.628,205News CoveragePositive NewsICFIICF International3.966 of 5 stars$99.70+0.4%$128.20+28.6%-40.4%$1.84B$2.02B17.349,300APTVAptiv4.4263 of 5 stars$82.80+0.0%$85.53+3.3%+22.7%$18.03B$19.79B18.95141,000BAHBooz Allen Hamilton4.9591 of 5 stars$101.55-2.9%$134.00+32.0%-34.5%$12.52B$11.98B12.4735,800Positive NewsBGSFBGSF4.2603 of 5 stars$7.85+1.1%$9.00+14.7%+0.6%$87.57M$272.50M-13.53400High Trading VolumeEFXEquifax4.8622 of 5 stars$257.15+0.4%$284.80+10.8%-12.3%$31.72B$5.84B50.3214,700Positive NewsGGenpact4.3439 of 5 stars$42.11-1.0%$52.29+24.2%+7.8%$7.34B$4.93B13.99140,000IPGInterpublic Group of Companies4.8033 of 5 stars$26.29-0.4%$32.01+21.8%-16.2%$9.63B$10.35B22.2853,300Positive NewsITGartner4.9323 of 5 stars$247.290.0%$357.44+44.5%-50.0%$18.73B$6.42B15.2221,044High Trading VolumeSPGIS&P Global4.9729 of 5 stars$543.51-0.1%$614.38+13.0%-2.2%$165.93B$14.70B41.8142,350Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CCRN Competitors ICFI Competitors APTV Competitors BAH Competitors BGSF Competitors EFX Competitors G Competitors IPG Competitors IT Competitors SPGI Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CAR) was last updated on 9/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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