HTZ vs. KNX, CAR, LSTR, WERN, MRTN, HTLD, FRPH, ODFL, JBHT, and UHAL
Should you be buying Hertz Global stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hertz Global include Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX), 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), and U-Haul (UHAL). These companies are all part of the "trucking" industry.
Hertz Global vs. Its Competitors
Knight-Swift Transportation (NYSE:KNX) and Hertz Global (NASDAQ:HTZ) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability.
Knight-Swift Transportation has a net margin of 2.22% compared to Hertz Global's net margin of -29.58%. Knight-Swift Transportation's return on equity of 3.03% beat Hertz Global's return on equity.
88.8% of Knight-Swift Transportation shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.2% of Hertz Global shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Knight-Swift Transportation shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Hertz Global shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Knight-Swift Transportation has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hertz Global has a beta of 2.14, indicating that its share price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Knight-Swift Transportation has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hertz Global. Hertz Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Knight-Swift Transportation, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Knight-Swift Transportation had 9 more articles in the media than Hertz Global. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Knight-Swift Transportation and 6 mentions for Hertz Global. Hertz Global's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Knight-Swift Transportation's score of 0.72 indicating that Hertz Global is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Knight-Swift Transportation currently has a consensus price target of $53.88, indicating a potential upside of 26.56%. Hertz Global has a consensus price target of $4.18, indicating a potential downside of 18.30%. Given Knight-Swift Transportation's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Knight-Swift Transportation is more favorable than Hertz Global.
Summary
Knight-Swift Transportation beats Hertz Global on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:HTZ) was last updated on 8/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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