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The price of Avis Budget Group Inc (NASDAQ: CAR) closed at $161.27 in the last session, down -1.23% from day before closing price of $163.28. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.23 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.98 million shares were traded. CAR stock price reached its highest trading level at $163.28 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $159.5.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at CAR’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.77 and its Current Ratio is at 0.77.
On August 01, 2025, Goldman Downgraded its rating to Sell which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $105.
JP Morgan Downgraded its Overweight to Neutral on July 31, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $155.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 12 ’25 when Ferraro Joseph A. bought 35,000 shares for $156.71 per share.
Ferraro Joseph A. bought 30,000 shares of CAR for $4,648,800 on Aug 22 ’25. On Aug 15 ’25, another insider, Linnen Edward P, who serves as the EVP, Chief HR Officer of the company, sold 10,000 shares for $156.83 each. As a result, the insider received 1,568,283 and left with 40,915 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CAR now has a Market Capitalization of 5675656704 and an Enterprise Value of 34388656128. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.49. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.95 whereas that against EBITDA is 36.123.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CAR is 2.05, which has changed by 0.8411919 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1529237 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CAR has reached a high of $212.81, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $54.03. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.12%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 38.05%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, CAR traded on average about 1.09M shares per day over the past 3-months and 898030 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 35.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 34.43M. Insiders hold about 2.16% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 113.82% stake in the company. Shares short for CAR as of 1757894400 were 8084795 with a Short Ratio of 7.41, compared to 1755216000 on 8077138. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8084795 and a Short% of Float of 48.25.
Earnings Estimates
Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 5.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.44, with high estimates of $1.99 and low estimates of -$1.8.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$4.4 and -$6.88 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$5.44. EPS for the following year is $11.63, with 5.0 analysts recommending between $16.92 and $8.18.
Revenue Estimates
According to 5 analysts, . The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $3.47B. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.5B to a low estimate of $3.45B. As of . The current estimate, Avis Budget Group Inc’s year-ago sales were $3.48BFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.75B. There is a high estimate of $2.77B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.73B.
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CAR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $11.74B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $11.65B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $11.7B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $11.79BBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $11.99B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $12.1B and the low estimate is $11.82B.
