Avis Budget Group, Inc.

Valuation Analysis

About the Company

Avis Budget Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides car and truck rentals, car sharing, and ancillary products and services to businesses and consumers in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Asia, and Australasia. The company operates the Avis brand, which offers vehicle rental and other mobility solutions to the commercial and leisure segments of the travel industry and the Zipcar brand, a car sharing network that offers vehicle rental and other mobility solutions comprising budget car rental and budget truck. It also operates various other car rental brands, such as Payless, Apex, Maggiore, Morini Rent, FranceCars, AmicoBlu, Turiscar, and ACL Hire and McNicoll vehicle Hire. The company was formerly known as Cendant Corporation and changed its name to Avis Budg

Avis Budget Group, Inc. Stock at a Glance

Avis Budget Group, Inc. (CAR) is currently trading at $187.12 with a market capitalization of $6.6B. The 52-week range spans from $85.96 to $847.70; the current price is 77.9% below the yearly high. Year-over-year revenue growth stands at +4.1%.

💰 Dividend

Avis Budget Group, Inc. currently does not pay a dividend. The company typically reinvests its earnings into growth initiatives and product development.

📊 Analyst Rating

7 analysts rate Avis Budget Group, Inc. (CAR) on consensus: Hold. The average price target is $132.00, implying -29.46% from the current price. Analyst price targets range from $85.00 to $160.00.

Avis Budget Group, Inc.: The Investment Case in Detail

Avis Budget Group, Inc. (CAR) operates in the Industrials — specifically Rental & Leasing Services — and is headquartered in United States. Below is a structured read of the investment case built directly from the latest fundamentals, valuation multiples, analyst positioning and smart-money flows. Each section translates raw numbers into the investment logic they imply, so you can decide whether the risk/reward fits your portfolio.

The Bear Case

Revenue growth has slowed to just 4.1%, which is below nominal GDP — the business is no longer outgrowing the broader economy. Net margins remain negative, meaning every euro of revenue is still producing losses — the path to profitability is the central question for shareholders. With a beta near 1.87, the share price moves sharply more than the broader market — drawdowns in market corrections can be unusually severe and require strong nerves.

Valuation in Context

With a PEG ratio of 0.17, the price-to-earnings multiple is actually below the company's growth rate — classic value-meets-growth territory that Peter Lynch would have called a 'GARP' opportunity.

What to Watch Next

• The price sits in the lower quartile of the 52-week range — value hunters often start scaling in around this zone if fundamentals hold.

Investment Thesis: Strengths & Weaknesses

Technical Snapshot

Price shows short-term weakness (below 50d MA) but is still in a longer-term uptrend (above 200d MA).

Risk Profile

The data points to above-average price swings, elevated short interest (58.45%).

Trading Data

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