Localiza Rent a Car (LZRFY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Localiza Rent a Car S.A. is a Brazil-based mobility company that provides vehicle rental and transportation-related services through the Localiza brand. Its core business includes short-term car rentals for individual, business, and leisure customers, supported by a broad network of rental locations serving major airports, cities, and travel destinations.

The company also operates in fleet management and long-term vehicle rentals, providing vehicles and related services to corporate customers. Through Localiza Seminovos, it sells previously rented vehicles and other used cars. These activities give Localiza an integrated business model spanning vehicle rental, fleet services, and used-vehicle sales.

Founded in 1973 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Localiza expanded from a regional rental operator into one of Latin America’s major mobility companies. In 2022, it completed a combination with Unidas, another Brazilian vehicle-rental and fleet-management company, strengthening its presence in Brazil and across selected Latin American markets. Localiza’s international operations have included countries such as Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $5.18 to $5.32
• 50-Day Range: $5.01 to $10.94
• 52-Week Range: $4.95 to $11.76
• Volume: 63,576 shs
• Average Volume: 87,331 shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.61 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8.82
• Dividend Yield: 6.81%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Localiza Rent a Car Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Localiza Rent a Car scored higher than 71% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Localiza Rent a Car has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Localiza Rent a Car has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Localiza Rent a Car are expected to grow by 10.00% in the coming year, from $0.70 to $0.77 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Localiza Rent a Car is 8.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.41.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Localiza Rent a Car is 8.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 31.12.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% of the float of Localiza Rent a Car has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Localiza Rent a Car has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.01, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Localiza Rent a Car has recently decreased by 92.03%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Localiza Rent a Car is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.86%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Localiza Rent a Car does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Localiza Rent a Car is 60.00%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Localiza Rent a Car will have a dividend payout ratio of 46.75% next year. This indicates that Localiza Rent a Car will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.33

News Sentiment

Localiza Rent a Car has a news sentiment score of 0.33. 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 0.55 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Localiza Rent a Car this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Localiza Rent a Car insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Localiza Rent a Car has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Today: 11/14/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Trading Companies & Distributors
• Sub-Industry: Trading Companies & Distributors
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:LZRFY
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.localiza.com
• Phone: 553132477024
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 23,220
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.60
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.82
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.87
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $335.90 million
• Net Margins: 7.43%
• Pretax Margin: 8.73%
• Return on Equity: 13.79%
• Return on Assets: 4.18%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.48
• Current Ratio: 1.23
• Quick Ratio: 1.23

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $7.48 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.75
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,060,000,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $5.61 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A