Avis Budget Group - CAR Competitors

Avis Budget Group (NASDAQ:CAR) and NOV (NYSE:NOV) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment and dividends.

Does the media refer more to CAR or NOV?

In the previous week, Avis Budget Group had 2 more articles in the media than NOV. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Avis Budget Group and 5 mentions for NOV. NOV's average media sentiment score of 0.16 beat Avis Budget Group's score of 0.05 indicating that NOV is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Avis Budget Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
NOV	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend CAR or NOV?

Avis Budget Group presently has a consensus target price of $227.00, indicating a potential upside of 28.87%. NOV has a consensus target price of $24.75, indicating a potential upside of 40.47%. Given NOV's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe NOV 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
NOV	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

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

98.3% of Avis Budget Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.2% of NOV shares are held by institutional investors. 37.3% of Avis Budget Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of NOV shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CAR or NOV?

NOV received 779 more outperform votes than Avis Budget Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.18% of users gave NOV an outperform vote while only 55.53% of users gave Avis Budget Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Avis Budget Group	Outperform Votes 266 55.53%	Underperform Votes 213 44.47%
NOV	Outperform Votes 1045 63.18%	Underperform Votes 609 36.82%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CAR or NOV?

Avis Budget Group has higher revenue and earnings than NOV. Avis Budget Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NOV, 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	$11.99 billion	0.58	$2.76 billion	$57.19	3.08
NOV	$7.24 billion	0.96	$155 million	$0.39	45.18

Which has more risk and volatility, CAR or NOV?

Avis Budget Group has a beta of 2.34, suggesting that its share price is 134% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NOV has a beta of 1.9, suggesting that its share price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CAR or NOV more profitable?

Avis Budget Group has a net margin of 23.05% compared to NOV's net margin of 2.14%. NOV's return on equity of 3.09% beat Avis Budget Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avis Budget Group	23.05%	-395.49%	11.14%
NOV	2.14%	3.09%	1.58%

Summary

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