HTZ vs. SAIA, R, KNX, CAR, LSTR, 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), Ryder System (R), Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX), Avis Budget Group (CAR), Landstar System (LSTR), 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. Its Competitors
Saia (NASDAQ:SAIA) and Hertz Global (NASDAQ:HTZ) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.
In the previous week, Saia had 14 more articles in the media than Hertz Global. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Saia and 5 mentions for Hertz Global. Saia's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Hertz Global's score of 0.50 indicating that Saia is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Saia presently has a consensus target price of $349.89, suggesting a potential upside of 17.64%. Hertz Global has a consensus target price of $4.57, suggesting a potential downside of 26.93%. Given Saia's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Saia is more favorable than Hertz Global.
99.2% of Hertz Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Saia shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Hertz Global shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Saia has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.
Saia has a beta of 2, suggesting that its share price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hertz Global has a beta of 2.16, suggesting that its share price is 116% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Saia has a net margin of 8.96% compared to Hertz Global's net margin of -29.58%. Saia's return on equity of 12.42% beat Hertz Global's return on equity.
Summary
Saia beats Hertz Global on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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.
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This page (NASDAQ:HTZ) was last updated on 10/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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