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Avis Budget Group, Inc. (CAR)

Industrials | Rental & Leasing Services | Parsippany, United States | NasdaqGS
493.86 USD +44.88 (9.996%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 495.00 +1.14 (0.231%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:10 p.m. EDT

CAR is showing mixed signals for both short-term and long-term investors. The recent price action has been volatile, with a significant increase in the last few weeks, but the fundamental data suggests a company with high debt and negative profit margins. The dividend yield is low, and there's only one dividend payment recorded in the last five years, which may not be reliable. The options data shows a mix of bullish and bearish sentiment, indicating uncertainty in the market. While there may be some short-term opportunities, the long-term outlook is less favorable due to the company's financial health and lack of consistent dividend payments.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.292096
AutoETS0.292397
MSTL0.292675
AutoTheta0.299468

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 19%
H-stat 49.85
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.000
Excess Kurtosis 1.01
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2023-12-13
Last Dividend Date 2023-12-13
Revenue per Share 331.023
Market Cap 17,445,447,680
Forward P/E 70.28
Beta 1.93
Profit Margins -7.63%
Website https://www.avisbudgetgroup.com

As of April 11, 2026, 1:10 p.m. EDT: The options data indicates mixed signals. Calls show a significant concentration of open interest (OI) and volume around strikes near the current price, suggesting potential bullish sentiment. However, the puts show a high volume and OI around strikes below the current price, indicating bearish sentiment. The IV spikes on both calls and puts suggest increased volatility and uncertainty, which could be due to upcoming earnings or market events. The overall options activity suggests a cautious approach, with traders hedging against potential downside while also looking for upside opportunities.


Dividend Data

Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2023-12-14 10.000000 5.192917
2006-02-23 0.176000 0.739785
2005-11-17 0.176000 0.649607
2005-08-18 0.176000 0.577691
2005-05-19 0.144000 0.455058
2005-02-24 0.144000 0.443612
2005-02-01 1.720000 5.101404
2004-11-18 0.144000 0.457151
2004-08-12 0.144000 0.482326
2004-05-20 0.112000 0.356755
2004-02-19 0.112000 0.359001
1989-06-07 1.053498 45.990830
Additional Data
exDividendDate 2023-12-14
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 10.0
lastDividendDate 2023-12-14
dividendDate 2023-12-21

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 4.5663276
Address1 379 Interpace Parkway
All Time High 545.11
All Time Low 0.34
Ask 515.85
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 3
Average Analyst Rating 3.0 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 5,079,210
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,575,801
Average Volume 1,575,801
Average Volume10Days 5,079,210
Beta 1.928
Bid 472.62
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 4
Book Value -89.4
City Parsippany
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 493.86
Current Ratio 0.728
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 501.66
Day Low 422.08
Display Name Avis Budget
Dividend Date 1,703,116,800
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,771,507,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,771,507,800
Earnings Timestamp 1,771,448,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,778,184,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,778,184,000
Ebitda 1,136,000,000
Ebitda Margins 0.09749
Enterprise To Ebitda 40.121
Enterprise To Revenue 3.912
Enterprise Value 45,577,838,592
Eps Current Year 3.71261
Eps Forward 7.02736
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -25.26
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,702,512,000
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 151.2162
Fifty Day Average Change 342.6438
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 2.26592
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 456.63275
Fifty Two Week High 501.66
Fifty Two Week High Change -7.8000183
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.0155484155
Fifty Two Week Low 78.71
Fifty Two Week Low Change 415.15
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 5.274425
Fifty Two Week Range 78.71 - 501.66
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 432,394,200,000
Float Shares 10,142,856
Forward Eps 7.02736
Forward P E 70.27675
Free Cashflow -1,052,499,968
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 17,000
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.23962
Gross Profits 2,792,000,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.01444
Held Percent Institutions 1.47819
Implied Shares Outstanding 35,324,685
Industry Rental & Leasing Services
Industry Disp Rental & Leasing Services
Industry Key rental-leasing-services
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,702,512,000
Last Dividend Value 10.0
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,157,414,400
Last Split Factor 1:10
Long Business Summary 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 Budget Group, Inc. in September 2006. Avis Budget Group, Inc. was founded in 1946 and is based in Parsippany, New Jersey.
Long Name Avis Budget Group, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 17,445,447,680
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_26268
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common -889,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 15,846,300,444
Number Of Analyst Opinions 7
Open 438.66
Operating Cashflow 3,296,000,000
Operating Margins 0.06306
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.0
Peg Ratio 0.17
Phone 973 496 4700
Post Market Change 1.1400146
Post Market Change Percent 0.23083763
Post Market Price 495.0
Post Market Time 1,776,470,395
Previous Close 448.98
Price Eps Current Year 133.02232
Price Hint 2
Price To Book -5.524161
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.4972063
Profit Margins -0.0763
Quick Ratio 0.578
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 3.0
Region US
Regular Market Change 44.88
Regular Market Change Percent 9.99599
Regular Market Day High 501.66
Regular Market Day Low 422.08
Regular Market Day Range 422.08 - 501.66
Regular Market Open 438.66
Regular Market Previous Close 448.98
Regular Market Price 493.86
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,001
Regular Market Volume 4,267,786
Return On Assets 0.020669999
Revenue Growth -0.017
Revenue Per Share 331.023
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 35,324,685
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.2555
Shares Short 9,026,460
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 7,552,859
Short Name Avis Budget Group, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.9295
Short Ratio 9.71
Source Interval 15
State NJ
Symbol CAR
Target High Price 128.0
Target Low Price 85.0
Target Mean Price 106.42857
Target Median Price 105.0
Total Cash 519,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 14.72
Total Debt 28,597,000,192
Total Revenue 11,651,999,744
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps -25.26
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 149.91425
Two Hundred Day Average Change 343.94574
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 2.2942832
Type Disp Equity
Volume 4,267,786
Website https://www.avisbudgetgroup.com
Zip 7,054