Hertz Global (HTZ) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

The Hertz Corporation, a subsidiary of Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., operates the Hertz, Dollar and Thrifty vehicle rental brands in approximately 9,700 corporate and franchisee locations throughout North America, Europe, The Caribbean, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. The Hertz Corporation is one of the largest worldwide airport general use vehicle rental companies.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $6.78 to $7.19
• 50-Day Range: $3.30 to $8.65
• 52-Week Range: $2.47 to $9.39
• Volume: 7.84 million shs
• Average Volume: 13.31 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.11 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $4.12
• Consensus Rating: Strong Sell

Hertz Global Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Hertz Global scored higher than 9% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 116th out of 128 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Strong Sell

Consensus Rating

Hertz Global has received a consensus rating of Strong Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.43, and is based on no buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 4 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Hertz Global has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Hertz Global are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($1.10) to $0.03 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Hertz Global is -0.73, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Hertz Global is -0.73, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Hertz Global has a P/B Ratio of 13.70. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

45.64% of the float of Hertz Global has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Hertz Global has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.1.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Hertz Global has recently increased by 17.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Hertz Global does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Hertz Global does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

45.64% of the float of Hertz Global has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Hertz Global has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.1.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Hertz Global has recently increased by 17.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.23

News Sentiment

Hertz Global has a news sentiment score of 0.23. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Hertz Global this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

20 people have searched for HTZ on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added Hertz Global to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Hertz Global insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.65% of the stock of Hertz Global is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

99.22% of the stock of Hertz Global is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

HTZ Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have HTZ shares performed this year?

Hertz Global's stock was trading at $3.66 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, HTZ stock has increased by 87.2% and is now trading at $6.85.
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How were Hertz Global's earnings last quarter?

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc (NASDAQ:HTZ) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February, 13th. The transportation company reported ($1.18) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.72) by $0.46. The transportation company earned $2.04 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.12 billion. Hertz Global had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 100.07% and a negative net margin of 31.63%.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Hertz Global's stock split?

Shares of Hertz Global reverse split before market open on Friday, July 1st 2016. The 1-5 reverse split was announced on Monday, June 6th 2016. The number of shares owned by shareholders was adjusted after the market closes on Thursday, June 30th 2016. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the reverse split would have 20 shares after the split.

Does Hertz Global have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of Hertz Global: CCL Vehicle Rentals, Dollar Car Rental, Cinelease Inc., Donlen, Forces, Automoti Group, Advantage Rent A Car, and others.

When did Hertz Global IPO?

Hertz Global (HTZ) raised $1 billion in an initial public offering on Tuesday, November 9th 2021. The company issued 37,100,000 shares at a price of $25.00-$29.00 per share. Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Barclays and Deutsche Bank Securities acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Guggenheim Securities was co-manager.

Who are Hertz Global's major shareholders?

Hertz Global's top institutional investors include Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (1.02%), SG Americas Securities LLC (0.34%), IMC Chicago LLC and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.25%). Insiders that own company stock include W Gilbert West and Eric Leef.
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How do I buy shares of Hertz Global?

Shares of HTZ stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Hertz Global own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Hertz Global investors own include Scilex (SCLX), Rigetti Computing (RGTI), Tesla (TSLA), Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Invesco QQQ (QQQ).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/13/2025
• Today: 5/02/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/12/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Transportation
• Industry: Automotive rental & leasing, without drivers
• Sub-Industry: Trucking
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:HTZ
• CIK: 1657853
• Web: www.hertz.com
• Phone: 239-301-7000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 27,000
• Year Founded: 1918

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $4.12
• High Stock Price Target: $7.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $2.70
• Potential Upside/Downside: -39.9%
• Consensus Rating: Strong Sell
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.43
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($9.33)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $-2,862,000,000.00
• Net Margins: -31.63%
• Pretax Margin: -35.77%
• Return on Equity: -100.07%
• Return on Assets: -5.95%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 106.76
• Current Ratio: 1.64
• Quick Ratio: 1.57

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $9.05 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.23
• Cash Flow: $13.70 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 0.50
• Book Value: $0.50 per share
• Price / Book: 13.70

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 307,902,000
• Free Float: 304,226,000
• Market Cap: $2.11 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.37