Marten Transport (MRTN) Competitors

Avis Budget Group (NASDAQ:CAR) and Marten Transport (NASDAQ:MRTN) 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, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CAR or MRTN?

Marten Transport has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Avis Budget Group. Avis Budget Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marten Transport, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Avis Budget Group	$11.21B	0.35	-$1.82B	-$62.95	-1.78
Marten Transport	$937.19M	1.17	$26.92M	$0.27	49.67

Does the media favor CAR or MRTN?

In the previous week, Avis Budget Group had 27 more articles in the media than Marten Transport. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Avis Budget Group and 6 mentions for Marten Transport. Marten Transport's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Avis Budget Group's score of 0.21 indicating that Marten Transport is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Avis Budget Group	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	19 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Marten Transport	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CAR or MRTN?

96.3% of Avis Budget Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.1% of Marten Transport shares are held by institutional investors. 52.8% of Avis Budget Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.9% of Marten Transport shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, CAR or MRTN?

Avis Budget Group has a beta of 2.1, meaning that its stock price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marten Transport has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CAR or MRTN?

Avis Budget Group received 13 more outperform votes than Marten Transport when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 54.56% of users gave Marten Transport an outperform vote while only 52.91% of users gave Avis Budget Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Avis Budget Group	Outperform Votes 282 52.91%	Underperform Votes 251 47.09%
Marten Transport	Outperform Votes 269 54.56%	Underperform Votes 224 45.44%

Do analysts recommend CAR or MRTN?

Avis Budget Group presently has a consensus target price of $117.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.46%. Marten Transport has a consensus target price of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 41.69%. Given Marten Transport's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Marten Transport is more favorable than Avis Budget Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Avis Budget Group	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Marten Transport	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Is CAR or MRTN more profitable?

Marten Transport has a net margin of 2.79% compared to Avis Budget Group's net margin of -15.45%. Marten Transport's return on equity of 3.52% beat Avis Budget Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avis Budget Group	-15.45%	-14.74%	0.40%
Marten Transport	2.79%	3.52%	2.71%

Summary

Marten Transport beats Avis Budget Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.