Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (HTZ)Industrials | Rental & Leasing Services | Estero, United States | NasdaqGS
1.85 USD
-0.07
(-3.646%) ⇩
(Oct. 12, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 1.85 +0.00 (0.005%) ⇧ (Oct. 12, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 6:25 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Hertz is currently broken on both the fundamental and technical fronts. The company is trapped in a death spiral where the market has priced in a permanent loss of value, reflected in a catastrophic 79% decline over the last four years and a negative book value. Despite a recent year-over-year price rebound, the underlying business remains unprofitable with negative earnings per share and a balance sheet weighed down by over $21 billion in debt against only $635 million in cash. The absence of any dividend payments confirms the company is focused solely on survival rather than shareholder returns. Short-term, the stock is technically weak, trading well below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, indicating persistent selling pressure. While the options chain shows some speculative interest in a bounce, the overwhelming majority of open interest sits in put options, suggesting traders are preparing for further declines rather than a rally. The statistical forecasting model offers no directional guidance, reinforcing the view that the asset is currently in a state of high uncertainty and distress. Until the balance sheet is stabilized and profitability is restored, this remains a high-risk speculative vehicle unsuitable for serious capital allocation. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.134550 |
| AutoETS | 0.146641 |
| AutoTheta | 0.727194 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.731227 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 33% |
| H-stat | 1.30 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.514 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.24 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Revenue per Share | 28.408 |
| Market Cap | 659,435,072 |
| Forward P/E | -14.31 |
| Beta | 2.49 |
| Profit Margins | -3.13% |
| Website | https://www.hertz.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 6:25 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly positioning for downside protection, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts (strikes at $1.00 and $1.50) compared to negligible call volume. While there is some speculative call activity at distant strikes ($4.50-$7.50), the capital allocation heavily favors hedging against further collapse rather than betting on a recovery.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.66485506 |
| Address1 | 8,501 Williams Road |
| All Time High | 46.0 |
| All Time Low | 1.45 |
| Ask | 2.35 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 6 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 3.4 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 21,715,790 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 28,350,829 |
| Average Volume | 28,350,829 |
| Average Volume10Days | 21,715,790 |
| Beta | 2.485 |
| Bid | 1.85 |
| Bid Size | 3 |
| Board Risk | 5 |
| Book Value | -1.764 |
| City | Estero |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 8 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 1.85 |
| Current Ratio | 0.573 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 1.9 |
| Day Low | 1.82 |
| Display Name | Hertz Global |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,793,908,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,793,908,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,793,881,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,881,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,881,800 |
| Ebitda | 371,000,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.04166 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 56.904 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 2.37 |
| Enterprise Value | 21,111,435,264 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.80449 |
| Eps Forward | -0.12924 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -1.09 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 2.0117 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.16169989 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.080379725 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -66.485504 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 8.18 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -6.3300004 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.77383864 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 1.45 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.39999998 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.27586204 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 1.45 - 8.18 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,625,146,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 170,601,201 |
| Forward Eps | -0.12924 |
| Forward P E | -14.314453 |
| Free Cashflow | 1,476,000,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 26,000 |
| Fullday Change | -0.06989992 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -3.6406207 |
| Fullday Price | 1.85 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.16315001 |
| Gross Profits | 1,452,999,936 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.01291 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.05357 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 356,451,393 |
| Industry | Rental & Leasing Services |
| Industry Disp | Rental & Leasing Services |
| Industry Key | rental-leasing-services |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. operates as a vehicle rental company. It operates through two segments: Americas RAC and International RAC. The company offers vehicle rental services under the Hertz, Dollar, and Thrifty brands from company-operated, licensee, and franchisee locations in the United States, Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, the Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and New Zealand. It also sells vehicles and value-added services. The company was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Estero, Florida. |
| Long Name | Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 659,435,072 |
| Market State | PREPRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_30396158 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -279,000,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 620,225,423 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 6 |
| Open | 1.9 |
| Operating Cashflow | 1,428,999,936 |
| Operating Margins | 0.07137 |
| Overall Risk | 6 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 239 301 7000 |
| Post Market Change | 0.000100016594 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0054063024 |
| Post Market Price | 1.8501 |
| Post Market Time | 1,791,849,572 |
| Previous Close | 1.92 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -2.2995937 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | -1.0487528 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.07404391 |
| Profit Margins | -0.03133 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.302 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 3.44444 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.0699999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -3.64583 |
| Regular Market Day High | 1.9 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 1.82 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 1.82 - 1.9 |
| Regular Market Open | 1.9 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 1.92 |
| Regular Market Price | 1.85 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,791,835,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 10,071,850 |
| Return On Assets | 0.00695 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.097 |
| Revenue Per Share | 28.408 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.17318833 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 6 |
| Shares Outstanding | 356,451,393 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.3458 |
| Shares Short | 123,265,904 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 114,472,183 |
| Short Name | Hertz Global Holdings, Inc |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.71349996 |
| Short Ratio | 9.37 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | FL |
| Symbol | HTZ |
| Target High Price | 3.0 |
| Target Low Price | 1.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 2.21667 |
| Target Median Price | 2.25 |
| Total Cash | 635,000,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.781 |
| Total Debt | 21,087,000,576 |
| Total Revenue | 8,906,000,384 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -1.09 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 4.01125 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -2.16125 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.53879714 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 10,071,850 |
| Website | https://www.hertz.com |
| Zip | 33,928 |