CAR vs. JBHT, UHAL, KNX, SAIA, 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), Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX), Saia (SAIA), 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.
Avis Budget Group (NASDAQ:CAR) and J.B. Hunt Transport Services (NASDAQ:JBHT) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation and dividends.
In the previous week, Avis Budget Group had 26 more articles in the media than J.B. Hunt Transport Services. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Avis Budget Group and 5 mentions for J.B. Hunt Transport Services. J.B. Hunt Transport Services' average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Avis Budget Group's score of 0.10 indicating that J.B. Hunt Transport Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services received 468 more outperform votes than Avis Budget Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.10% of users gave J.B. Hunt Transport Services an outperform vote while only 52.91% of users gave Avis Budget Group an outperform vote.
96.3% of Avis Budget Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.9% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 52.8% of Avis Budget Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares are owned by 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.
Avis Budget Group has a beta of 2.11, suggesting that its share price is 111% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Avis Budget Group currently has a consensus price target of $117.00, suggesting a potential downside of 7.05%. J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a consensus price target of $161.90, suggesting a potential upside of 11.52%. Given J.B. Hunt Transport Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe J.B. Hunt Transport Services is more favorable than Avis Budget Group.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a net margin of 4.72% compared to Avis Budget Group's net margin of -15.45%. J.B. Hunt Transport Services' return on equity of 14.05% beat Avis Budget Group's return on equity.
Summary
J.B. Hunt Transport Services beats Avis Budget Group on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:CAR) was last updated on 6/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
