Hertz Global (HTZ) Competitors $6.40 +0.19 (+3.06%) Closing price 09/12/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.46 +0.06 (+1.02%) As of 08:50 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock HTZ vs. CAR, TSLA, TAL, GHC, LAUR, DRVN, PRDO, MCW, AFYA, and EVGOShould you be buying Hertz Global stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hertz Global include Avis Budget Group (CAR), Tesla (TSLA), TAL Education Group (TAL), Graham (GHC), Laureate Education (LAUR), Driven Brands (DRVN), Perdoceo Education (PRDO), Mister Car Wash (MCW), Afya (AFYA), and EVgo (EVGO). Hertz Global vs. Its Competitors Avis Budget Group Tesla TAL Education Group Graham Laureate Education Driven Brands Perdoceo Education Mister Car Wash Afya EVgo Avis Budget Group (NASDAQ:CAR) and Hertz Global (NYSE:HTZ) are related companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability and media sentiment. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CAR or HTZ? 96.4% of Avis Budget Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.2% of Hertz Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 52.8% of Avis Budget Group 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, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is CAR or HTZ more profitable? Hertz Global has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Avis Budget Group's net margin of -19.06%. Hertz Global's return on equity of 0.00% beat Avis Budget Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Avis Budget Group-19.06% -14.74% -0.88% Hertz Global N/A N/A N/A Which has better earnings and valuation, CAR or HTZ? Avis Budget Group has higher revenue and earnings than Hertz Global. Avis Budget Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hertz Global, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAvis Budget Group$11.79B0.46-$1.82B-$63.26-2.46Hertz Global$8.61B0.23-$2.58B-$8.29-0.77 Does the media refer more to CAR or HTZ? In the previous week, Avis Budget Group had 4 more articles in the media than Hertz Global. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Avis Budget Group and 2 mentions for Hertz Global. Avis Budget Group's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Hertz Global's score of 0.00 indicating that Avis Budget Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Avis Budget Group 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Hertz Global 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts prefer CAR or HTZ? Avis Budget Group currently has a consensus target price of $143.80, suggesting a potential downside of 7.54%. Given Avis Budget Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Avis Budget Group is more favorable than Hertz Global.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Avis Budget Group 2 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.86Hertz Global 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more volatility and risk, CAR or HTZ? Avis Budget Group has a beta of 2.12, meaning that its stock price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hertz Global has a beta of 2.13, meaning that its stock price is 113% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAvis Budget Group beats Hertz Global on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Hertz Global News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HTZ and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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.Skip Chart HTZ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHertz GlobalRental & Leasing Services IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.99B$3.05B$7.73B$21.49BDividend YieldN/A5.22%4.56%3.49%P/E Ratio-0.77263.92314.5829.75Price / Sales0.2362.79214.5851.58Price / CashN/A107.2627.9018.13Price / BookN/A1.704.624.63Net Income-$2.58B$240.18M$798.53M$999.94M7 Day Performance7.02%0.80%0.74%0.62%1 Month Performance25.24%0.55%1.48%4.34%1 Year Performance113.33%13.59%26.59%16.38% Hertz Global Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HTZHertz GlobalN/A$6.40+3.1%N/A+113.3%$1.99B$8.61B-0.7725,000CARAvis Budget Group3.408 of 5 stars$158.16-0.2%$143.80-9.1%+103.7%$5.57B$11.79B-2.5024,000Positive NewsTSLATesla4.2511 of 5 stars$348.50+0.6%$303.00-13.1%+71.9%$1.12T$97.69B201.31125,665Trending NewsInsider TradeTALTAL Education Group2.4097 of 5 stars$10.58+1.9%$12.66+19.7%+47.5%$6.44B$2.41B62.2123,000Stock SplitGHCGraham4.0142 of 5 stars$1,134.39+0.3%N/A+51.8%$4.99B$4.83B7.3421,446Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementLAURLaureate Education4.053 of 5 stars$27.85-0.5%$24.00-13.8%+78.1%$4.11B$1.57B16.3931,800Positive NewsDRVNDriven Brands3.5211 of 5 stars$18.73-1.0%$21.60+15.3%+29.3%$3.08B$2.34B-11.0210,700News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastPRDOPerdoceo Education4.6282 of 5 stars$33.28+1.1%$40.00+20.2%+57.1%$2.18B$681.26M14.505,690Positive NewsMCWMister Car Wash3.7547 of 5 stars$5.48-0.3%$8.09+47.5%-17.5%$1.79B$1.03B24.866,350Positive NewsAFYAAfya4.7478 of 5 stars$15.34+2.0%$18.20+18.7%-4.0%$1.45B$612.78M11.719,717Analyst UpgradeHigh Trading VolumeEVGOEVgo2.4357 of 5 stars$3.92-0.5%$6.24+59.1%-8.3%$1.21B$256.83M-9.56220 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CAR Competitors TSLA Competitors TAL Competitors GHC Competitors LAUR Competitors DRVN Competitors PRDO Competitors MCW Competitors AFYA Competitors EVGO Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:HTZ) was last updated on 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersOut of 18,347 Cryptocurrencies... 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