As of close of business last night, Avis Budget Group Inc’s stock clocked out at $120.30, down -0.67% from its previous closing price of $121.11. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.81 from its previous closing price. On the day, 819112 shares were traded.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of CAR’s stock, we examine its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.80 and its Current Ratio is at 0.80.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Goldman on April 04, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $130 from $118 previously.
On March 25, 2024, Northcoast Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $155.
On March 19, 2024, BofA Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $170.BofA Securities initiated its Buy rating on March 19, 2024, with a $170 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 15 ’23 when Ferraro Joseph A. sold 18,460 shares for $195.41 per share. The transaction valued at 3,607,258 led to the insider holds 217,405 shares of the business.
Martins Izilda P sold 3,950 shares of CAR for $773,647 on Dec 15 ’23. The EVP, Americas now owns 21,145 shares after completing the transaction at $195.86 per share. On Jun 13 ’23, another insider, Rankin Patrick K, who serves as the President, International of the company, sold 14,917 shares for $202.55 each. As a result, the insider received 3,021,438 and left with 59,672 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 4.29B and an Enterprise Value of 30.19B. As of this moment, Avis’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 2.82, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 6.64. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.36. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.38 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.33.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, CAR has reached a high of $232.73, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $99.60. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 129.18, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 180.77.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that CAR traded 841.02K shares on average per day over the past three months and 728.1k shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 35.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 34.37M. Insiders hold about 3.12% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 96.37% stake in the company. Shares short for CAR as of Mar 15, 2024 were 3.1M with a Short Ratio of 3.69, compared to 3.08M on Feb 15, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8.74% and a Short% of Float of 29.44%.
Dividends & Splits
The current Payout Ratio is 0.00% for CAR, which recently paid a dividend on Dec 21, 2023 with an ex-dividend date of Dec 14, 2023. Stock splits for the company last occurred on Sep 05, 2006 when the company split stock in a 1:10 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
As of right now, 8 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. On average, analysts expect EPS of -$1.99 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.2 and a low estimate of -$2.76, while EPS last year was $7.72. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $4.72, with high estimates of $6.82 and low estimates of $3.21.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $21.09 and $12.71 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $16.59. EPS for the following year is $18.19, with 7 analysts recommending between $25.33 and $14.07.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 7 analysts expect revenue to total $2.42B. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.57B to a low estimate of $1.77B. As of the current estimate, Avis Budget Group Inc’s year-ago sales were $2.56B, an estimated decrease of -5.20% from the year-ago figure.
A total of 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CAR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $12.26B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $8.41B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $11.63B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $12.01B, down -3.10% from the average estimate. Based on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $11.96B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $12.62B and the low estimate is $8.61B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 2.80% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
