Avis Budget Group (CAR) versus The Competition Head-To-Head Analysis

Avis Budget Group (NASDAQ:CAR) is one of 45 public companies in the “TRANS – SERVICES” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Avis Budget Group to similar businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, earnings and risk.

Volatility & Risk

Avis Budget Group has a beta of 2.19, indicating that its share price is 119% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avis Budget Group’s peers have a beta of 0.94, indicating that their average share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Avis Budget Group and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Avis Budget Group	$11.79 billion	-$1.82 billion	-3.06
Avis Budget Group Competitors	$7.81 billion	$184.70 million	13.83

Avis Budget Group has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its peers. Avis Budget Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

96.4% of Avis Budget Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.5% of shares of all “TRANS – SERVICES” companies are owned by institutional investors. 52.8% of Avis Budget Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.4% of shares of all “TRANS – SERVICES” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Avis Budget Group and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avis Budget Group	-18.96%	-14.74%	-0.84%
Avis Budget Group Competitors	2.85%	-6.69%	2.80%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Avis Budget Group and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Avis Budget Group	0	4	2	0	2.33
Avis Budget Group Competitors	365	1337	1514	90	2.40

Avis Budget Group presently has a consensus target price of $127.60, indicating a potential downside of 33.74%. As a group, “TRANS – SERVICES” companies have a potential upside of 4.92%. Given Avis Budget Group’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Avis Budget Group has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

Avis Budget Group peers beat Avis Budget Group on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

Avis Budget Group Company Profile

Avis Budget Group, Inc. engages in the provision of vehicle sharing and rental services. It operates through the following segments: Americas, International, and Corporate and Other. The Americas segment includes the vehicle rental and car sharing operations in North America, South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. The International segment is involved in the vehicle rental and car sharing operations in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Australasia. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ.