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Avis Budget Group, Inc. (CAR)

Industrials | Rental & Leasing Services | Parsippany, United States | NasdaqGS
138.12 USD -1.37 (-0.982%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 138.30 +0.18 (0.130%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:30 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★⯪☆☆☆Long-term:★★☆☆☆Dividends:★⯪☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:47 a.m. EDT

Avis Budget Group presents a conflicted picture where a dramatic price recovery masks deteriorating financial health. Despite a 320% gain over the past nine years, the company is currently trading below its 50- and 200-day moving averages, with negative earnings, negative book value, and a heavy debt load. The recent $650 million legal settlement adds pressure, yet the CEO's undervaluation claim and the 83% year-over-year price surge suggest a potential bottom. However, the high short interest and weak technicals suggest caution. For investors, this is a high-risk turnaround play rather than a stable income or growth vehicle.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.083184
AutoETS0.098843
MSTL0.115474
AutoARIMA0.393259

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 38%
H-stat 5.43
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.149
Excess Kurtosis -1.41
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2023-12-13
Last Dividend Date 2023-12-13
Revenue per Share 330.353
Market Cap 4,879,192,576
Forward P/E 22.85
Beta 1.90
Profit Margins -5.43%
Website https://www.avisbudgetgroup.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:47 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for high volatility with elevated implied volatilities across expirations. While call volume clusters around the 180-250 range suggesting a rebound hope, significant put volume at deep OTM strikes (300-400) indicates tail-risk hedging or bearish bets on further downside. The high IV reflects uncertainty surrounding the company's legal settlements and operational recovery.


Dividend Data

Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2023-12-14 10.000000 5.192917
2006-02-23 0.176000 0.702875
2005-11-17 0.176000 0.612813
2005-08-18 0.176000 0.541605
2005-05-19 0.144000 0.424328
2005-02-24 0.144000 0.411899
2005-02-01 1.720000 4.716981
2004-11-18 0.144000 0.403407
2004-08-12 0.144000 0.423928
2004-05-20 0.112000 0.312221
2004-02-19 0.112000 0.313199
1989-06-07 1.053498 40.000001
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 -0.1431762
Address1 379 Interpace Parkway
All Time High 847.7
All Time Low 0.34
Ask 144.59
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 3
Average Daily Volume10 Day 274,630
Average Daily Volume3 Month 554,065
Average Volume 554,065
Average Volume10Days 274,630
Beta 1.901
Bid 131.33
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 6
Book Value -95.977
City Parsippany
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 138.12
Current Ratio 0.848
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 140.69
Day Low 136.76
Display Name Avis Budget
Dividend Date 1,703,116,800
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,328,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,328,200
Earnings Growth 8.8
Earnings Quarterly Growth 7.75
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,268,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,131,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,131,200
Ebitda 1,539,000,064
Ebitda Margins 0.13141
Enterprise To Ebitda 21.837
Enterprise To Revenue 2.87
Enterprise Value 33,607,192,576
Eps Current Year 3.48207
Eps Forward 6.04591
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -17.84
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 153.1672
Fifty Day Average Change -15.047211
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.09824042
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -14.317619
Fifty Two Week High 847.7
Fifty Two Week High Change -709.58
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.837065
Fifty Two Week Low 85.96
Fifty Two Week Low Change 52.159996
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.6067938
Fifty Two Week Range 85.96 - 847.7
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 432,394,200,000
Float Shares 14,852,360
Forward Eps 6.04591
Forward P E 22.845196
Free Cashflow 1,093,124,992
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 17,000
Fullday Change -1.37001
Fullday Change Percent -0.982157
Fullday Price 138.3
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.27385
Gross Profits 3,207,000,064
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.01424
Held Percent Institutions 1.17032
Implied Shares Outstanding 35,325,754
Industry Rental & Leasing Services
Industry Disp Rental & Leasing Services
Industry Key rental-leasing-services
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
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 4,879,192,576
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_26268
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common -636,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 4,927,589,425
Number Of Analyst Opinions 7
Open 139.21
Operating Cashflow 2,905,999,872
Operating Margins 0.1491
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.0
Peg Ratio 0.17
Phone 973 496 4700
Post Market Change 0.18000793
Post Market Change Percent 0.13032721
Post Market Price 138.3
Post Market Time 1,787,959,805
Previous Close 139.49
Price Eps Current Year 39.66606
Price Hint 2
Price To Book -1.4390948
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.4166333
Profit Margins -0.05431
Quick Ratio 0.672
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -1.37001
Regular Market Change Percent -0.982157
Regular Market Day High 140.69
Regular Market Day Low 136.76
Regular Market Day Range 136.76 - 140.69
Regular Market Open 139.21
Regular Market Previous Close 139.49
Regular Market Price 138.12
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,201
Regular Market Volume 475,100
Return On Assets 0.02701
Revenue Growth -0.013
Revenue Per Share 330.353
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 35,325,754
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.1542
Shares Short 5,447,674
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 5,416,609
Short Name Avis Budget Group, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.5609
Short Ratio 11.23
Source Interval 15
State NJ
Symbol CAR
Target High Price 160.0
Target Low Price 94.0
Target Mean Price 129.14285
Target Median Price 136.0
Total Cash 558,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 15.796
Total Debt 29,124,999,168
Total Revenue 11,710,999,552
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps -17.84
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 157.6735
Two Hundred Day Average Change -19.553497
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.12401258
Type Disp Equity
Volume 475,100
Website https://www.avisbudgetgroup.com
Zip 7,054