Hertz Global (HTZ) Competitors $5.47 +0.04 (+0.74%) As of 09/5/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HTZ vs. CAR, LSTR, WERN, MRTN, HTLD, FRPH, ODFL, JBHT, UHAL, and SAIAShould you be buying Hertz Global stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hertz Global include Avis Budget Group (CAR), Landstar System (LSTR), Werner Enterprises (WERN), Marten Transport (MRTN), Heartland Express (HTLD), FRP (FRPH), Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL), J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT), U-Haul (UHAL), and Saia (SAIA). These companies are all part of the "trucking" industry. Hertz Global vs. Its Competitors Avis Budget Group Landstar System Werner Enterprises Marten Transport Heartland Express FRP Old Dominion Freight Line J.B. Hunt Transport Services U-Haul Saia Hertz Global (NASDAQ:HTZ) and Avis Budget Group (NASDAQ:CAR) are both transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership. Is HTZ or CAR more profitable? Avis Budget Group has a net margin of -19.06% compared to Hertz Global's net margin of -29.58%. Avis Budget Group's return on equity of -14.74% beat Hertz Global's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Hertz Global-29.58% -6,000.00% -4.54% Avis Budget Group -19.06%-14.74%-0.88% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HTZ or CAR? 99.2% of Hertz Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.4% of Avis Budget Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Hertz Global shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 52.8% of Avis Budget Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher valuation and earnings, HTZ or CAR? Avis Budget Group has higher revenue and earnings than Hertz Global. Avis Budget Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hertz Global, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHertz Global$9.05B0.19-$2.86B-$8.29-0.66Avis Budget Group$11.79B0.47-$1.82B-$63.26-2.47 Which has more risk & volatility, HTZ or CAR? Hertz Global has a beta of 2.13, suggesting that its stock price is 113% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avis Budget Group has a beta of 2.11, suggesting that its stock price is 111% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor HTZ or CAR? In the previous week, Avis Budget Group had 5 more articles in the media than Hertz Global. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Avis Budget Group and 0 mentions for Hertz Global. Avis Budget Group's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Hertz Global's score of -2.00 indicating that Avis Budget Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Hertz Global Very Negative Avis Budget Group Positive Do analysts prefer HTZ or CAR? Hertz Global presently has a consensus price target of $4.18, indicating a potential downside of 23.67%. Avis Budget Group has a consensus price target of $143.80, indicating a potential downside of 7.99%. Given Avis Budget Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Avis Budget Group is more favorable than Hertz Global.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Hertz Global 3 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.40Avis Budget Group 2 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.86 SummaryAvis Budget Group beats Hertz Global on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Hertz Global News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HTZ 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. 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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 HTZ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHertz GlobalTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.69B$5.60B$7.26B$9.91BDividend YieldN/A2.37%949.18%4.52%P/E Ratio-0.6611.0013.7626.08Price / Sales0.191.22447.8988.30Price / Cash0.6110.947.8959.01Price / Book10.942.992.216.09Net Income-$2.86B$184.49M$571.12M$266.14M7 Day Performance-4.54%0.60%0.65%0.44%1 Month Performance-1.80%3.55%4.03%4.55%1 Year Performance101.85%1.06%14.49%26.15% Hertz Global Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HTZHertz Global0.3755 of 5 stars$5.47+0.7%$4.18-23.7%+94.0%$1.69B$9.05B-0.6626,000Negative NewsGap UpCARAvis Budget Group3.4157 of 5 stars$158.23-0.2%$143.80-9.1%+119.5%$5.57B$11.79B-2.5024,000News CoverageLSTRLandstar System4.403 of 5 stars$132.33+0.4%$145.17+9.7%-26.8%$4.59B$4.82B27.741,441Positive NewsWERNWerner Enterprises3.7738 of 5 stars$28.85+0.4%$30.50+5.7%-21.2%$1.73B$3.03B33.559,287Positive NewsMRTNMarten Transport4.1089 of 5 stars$11.84-0.2%$19.00+60.5%-31.4%$965.20M$963.71M45.543,776HTLDHeartland Express3.9509 of 5 stars$8.59+0.1%$9.70+12.9%-28.1%$664.94M$1.05B-18.675,700Positive NewsFRPHFRP1.1288 of 5 stars$25.70-0.5%N/A-11.5%$491.11M$41.77M91.7910ODFLOld Dominion Freight Line4.1394 of 5 stars$150.97+0.8%$167.62+11.0%-19.0%$31.73B$5.81B29.4921,895News CoveragePositive NewsJBHTJ.B. Hunt Transport Services4.9004 of 5 stars$144.99+0.7%$164.90+13.7%-15.1%$14.03B$12.09B26.3633,646Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeUHALU-Haul0.4911 of 5 stars$57.53+1.5%N/A-15.8%$11.28B$5.91B26.6432,200SAIASaia3.4082 of 5 stars$296.46+1.4%$347.16+17.1%-21.4%$7.90B$3.21B27.3715,300News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CAR Competitors LSTR Competitors WERN Competitors MRTN Competitors HTLD Competitors FRPH Competitors ODFL Competitors JBHT Competitors UHAL Competitors SAIA 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:HTZ) was last updated on 9/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners6-Figure Target for BTC by 2025Crypto ETF records broken – here's what’s next The biggest names in finance have built the infrastructure f...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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