Herc (HRI) Competitors

Herc (NYSE:HRI) and Ryder System (NYSE:R) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, HRI or R?

Ryder System has higher revenue and earnings than Herc. Ryder System is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Herc, 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
Herc	$3.57B	1.16	$211M	$4.49	32.21
Ryder System	$12.64B	0.56	$489M	$11.47	14.97

Is HRI or R more profitable?

Ryder System has a net margin of 3.96% compared to Herc's net margin of 3.53%. Herc's return on equity of 24.10% beat Ryder System's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Herc	3.53%	24.10%	4.30%
Ryder System	3.96%	17.64%	3.28%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in HRI or R?

93.1% of Herc shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.5% of Ryder System shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Herc shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of Ryder System shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is HRI or R a better dividend stock?

Herc pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Ryder System pays an annual dividend of $3.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Herc pays out 62.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ryder System pays out 28.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Herc has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Ryder System has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years.

Do analysts rate HRI or R?

Herc currently has a consensus target price of $139.20, suggesting a potential downside of 3.74%. Ryder System has a consensus target price of $172.17, suggesting a potential upside of 0.29%. Given Ryder System's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ryder System is more favorable than Herc.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Herc	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Ryder System	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Does the media refer more to HRI or R?

In the previous week, Ryder System had 12 more articles in the media than Herc. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Ryder System and 5 mentions for Herc. Herc's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Ryder System's score of 0.66 indicating that Herc is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Herc	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ryder System	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, HRI or R?

Herc has a beta of 1.86, indicating that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ryder System has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ryder System beats Herc on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.