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Hertz Global (HTZ) Competitors

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$6.82 -0.53 (-7.21%)
As of 04/30/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

HTZ vs. SAIA, KNX, R, LSTR, CAR, WERN, MRTN, HTLD, FRPH, and ODFL

Should you be buying Hertz Global stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hertz Global include Saia (SAIA), Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX), Ryder System (R), Landstar System (LSTR), Avis Budget Group (CAR), Werner Enterprises (WERN), Marten Transport (MRTN), Heartland Express (HTLD), FRP (FRPH), and Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL). These companies are all part of the "trucking" industry.

Hertz Global vs.

Hertz Global (NASDAQ:HTZ) and Saia (NASDAQ:SAIA) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking and dividends.

In the previous week, Saia had 66 more articles in the media than Hertz Global. MarketBeat recorded 75 mentions for Saia and 9 mentions for Hertz Global. Hertz Global's average media sentiment score of 0.33 beat Saia's score of 0.04 indicating that Hertz Global is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Hertz Global
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Saia
14 Very Positive mention(s)
10 Positive mention(s)
18 Neutral mention(s)
18 Negative mention(s)
3 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Saia has a net margin of 11.28% compared to Hertz Global's net margin of -31.63%. Saia's return on equity of 16.63% beat Hertz Global's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hertz Global-31.63% -100.07% -5.95%
Saia 11.28%16.63%12.10%

Hertz Global has a beta of 2.37, meaning that its share price is 137% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Saia has a beta of 1.99, meaning that its share price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Hertz Global presently has a consensus price target of $4.12, suggesting a potential downside of 39.64%. Saia has a consensus price target of $358.21, suggesting a potential upside of 46.81%. Given Saia's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Saia is more favorable than Hertz Global.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Hertz Global
4 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.43
Saia
0 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.45

Hertz Global received 17 more outperform votes than Saia when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.11% of users gave Hertz Global an outperform vote while only 59.42% of users gave Saia an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Hertz GlobalOutperform Votes
528
61.11%
Underperform Votes
336
38.89%
SaiaOutperform Votes
511
59.42%
Underperform Votes
349
40.58%

99.2% of Hertz Global shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Hertz Global shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Saia shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Saia has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hertz Global. Hertz Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Saia, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Hertz Global$9.05B0.23-$2.86B-$9.33-0.73
Saia$3.21B2.02$362.07M$11.9920.35

Summary

Saia beats Hertz Global on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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HTZ vs. The Competition

MetricHertz GlobalAutomotive rental & leasing, without drivers IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$2.10B$3.32B$285.93B$7.83B
Dividend YieldN/A2.36%4.03%4.22%
P/E Ratio-0.7310.2013.1118.48
Price / Sales0.230.69212.07103.59
Price / Cash0.503.5011.5434.62
Price / Book13.643.951.794.25
Net Income-$2.86B-$531.03M$512.32M$248.23M
7 Day Performance-21.16%-4.10%-0.07%0.89%
1 Month Performance83.33%23.15%-1.03%3.53%
1 Year Performance52.57%1.10%-9.74%5.08%

Hertz Global Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HTZ
Hertz Global
0.4522 of 5 stars
$6.82
-7.2%
$4.12
-39.6%
+49.9%$2.10B$9.05B-0.7327,000Options Volume
Gap Down
SAIA
Saia
3.938 of 5 stars
$326.66
-2.4%
$484.39
+48.3%
-38.5%$8.70B$3.21B24.1812,300Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
KNX
Knight-Swift Transportation
4.7488 of 5 stars
$38.61
-2.0%
$55.93
+44.9%
-15.3%$6.25B$7.41B52.8928,500
R
Ryder System
3.9264 of 5 stars
$134.39
-3.0%
$157.00
+16.8%
+12.6%$5.61B$12.71B12.1248,300High Trading Volume
LSTR
Landstar System
4.2102 of 5 stars
$135.53
-1.7%
$156.92
+15.8%
-23.1%$4.74B$4.82B24.551,450
CAR
Avis Budget Group
4.4156 of 5 stars
$80.66
-4.6%
$121.33
+50.4%
-3.0%$2.84B$11.62B-1.5624,500News Coverage
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
WERN
Werner Enterprises
4.301 of 5 stars
$28.10
-0.7%
$34.71
+23.5%
-27.9%$1.74B$3.03B51.0914,300Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
Gap Down
MRTN
Marten Transport
4.2372 of 5 stars
$13.29
+0.2%
$19.33
+45.5%
-24.1%$1.08B$963.71M39.094,580Insider Trade
Short Interest ↑
High Trading Volume
HTLD
Heartland Express
4.2591 of 5 stars
$8.25
-0.4%
$10.33
+25.3%
-23.5%$647.87M$1.05B-22.303,180Earnings Report
News Coverage
Positive News
FRPH
FRP
0.9127 of 5 stars
$26.68
-0.7%
N/A-12.3%$509.24M$41.77M66.7010Upcoming Earnings
ODFL
Old Dominion Freight Line
3.5593 of 5 stars
$149.87
-2.5%
$195.15
+30.2%
-15.6%$31.85B$5.81B27.3523,500

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