CAR vs. R, HTZ, SP, UHAL, JOBY, SNDR, MATX, STNG, CPA, and OMAB
Should you be buying Avis Budget Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Avis Budget Group include Ryder System (R), Hertz Global (HTZ), SP Plus (SP), U-Haul (UHAL), Joby Aviation (JOBY), Schneider National (SNDR), Matson (MATX), Scorpio Tankers (STNG), Copa (CPA), and Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (OMAB).
Ryder System (NYSE:R) and Avis Budget Group (NASDAQ:CAR) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.
Ryder System received 231 more outperform votes than Avis Budget Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.88% of users gave Ryder System an outperform vote while only 54.10% of users gave Avis Budget Group an outperform vote.
Ryder System presently has a consensus price target of $126.83, suggesting a potential upside of 1.74%. Avis Budget Group has a consensus price target of $164.57, suggesting a potential upside of 42.36%. Given Ryder System's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Avis Budget Group is more favorable than Ryder System.
Avis Budget Group has a net margin of 10.05% compared to Avis Budget Group's net margin of 2.95%. Avis Budget Group's return on equity of 18.38% beat Ryder System's return on equity.
In the previous week, Avis Budget Group had 6 more articles in the media than Ryder System. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Avis Budget Group and 16 mentions for Ryder System. Avis Budget Group's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Ryder System's score of 0.05 indicating that Ryder System is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Avis Budget Group has higher revenue and earnings than Ryder System. Avis Budget Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ryder System, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Ryder System has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avis Budget Group has a beta of 2.28, suggesting that its share price is 128% more volatile than the S&P 500.
87.5% of Ryder System shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.4% of Avis Budget Group shares are held by institutional investors. 5.1% of Ryder System shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 52.0% of Avis Budget Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Avis Budget Group beats Ryder System on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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