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CAR

Avis Budget Group Inc

Apr 21 • 04:00PM ET

713.97

+105.17 17.27 %

Industrials • Rental & Leasing Services • USA • NASD

Apr 21, 8:30 PMShort squeeze amid extreme short interest and thin float propels shares 17% higher.

Peers: HTZ R UBER UHAL GATX REVG OPLN PAG LYFT BP

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Index	-	P/E	-	EPS (ttm)	-25.34	Insider Own	2.03%	Shs Outstand	35.00M	Perf Week	73.48%
Market Cap	25.22B	Forward P/E	84.84	EPS next Y	8.42	Insider Trans	143.87%	Shs Float	34.61M	Perf Month	614.68%
Enterprise Value	53.34B	PEG	-	EPS next Q	-6.89	Inst Own	149.36%	Short Float	26.08%	Perf Quarter	487.82%
Income	-889.00M	P/S	2.16	EPS this Y	12.24%	Inst Trans	8.04%	Short Ratio	4.75	Perf Half Y	374.75%
Sales	11.65B	P/B	-	EPS next Y	86.91%	ROA	-2.86%	Short Interest	9.03M	Perf YTD	456.40%
Book/sh	-89.40	P/C	48.13	EPS next 5Y	-	ROE	-	52W High	612.58 16.55%	Perf Year	785.16%
Cash/sh	14.83	P/FCF	-	EPS past 3/5Y	- -21.09%	ROIC	-3.60%	52W Low	78.71 807.15%	Perf 3Y	325.25%
Dividend Est.	-	EV/EBITDA	10.18	Sales past 3/5Y	-0.96% 16.62%	Gross Margin	25.19%	Volatility	25.85% 18.99%	Perf 5Y	851.10%
Dividend TTM	-	EV/Sales	4.58	EPS Y/Y TTM	51.20%	Oper. Margin	10.93%	ATR (14)	58.70	Perf 10Y	3025.88%
Dividend Ex-Date	Dec 14, 2023	Quick Ratio	0.72	Sales Y/Y TTM	-1.16%	Profit Margin	-7.63%	RSI (14)	95.87	Recom	3.44
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	- -	Current Ratio	0.72	EPS Q/Q	61.85%	SMA20	140.35%	Beta	4.19	Target Price	114.29
Payout	-	Debt/Eq	-	Sales Q/Q	-1.70%	SMA50	295.79%	Rel Volume	7.12	Prev Close	608.80
Employees	25000	LT Debt/Eq	-	Earnings	Feb 18 AMC	SMA200	356.67%	Avg Volume	1.90M	Price	713.97
IPO	Sep 14, 1983	Option/Short	Yes / Yes	EPS/Sales Surpr.	-1126.30% -2.72%	Trades		Volume	12,294,550	Change	17.27%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Apr-20-26	Downgrade	Barclays	Equal Weight → Underweight	$150
Apr-06-26	Downgrade	Deutsche Bank	Buy → Hold	$128
Aug-20-25	Downgrade	BofA Securities	Buy → Underperform	$113
Aug-01-25	Downgrade	Goldman	Neutral → Sell	$105
Jul-31-25	Downgrade	JP Morgan	Overweight → Neutral	$155
Nov-18-24	Downgrade	Northcoast	Buy → Neutral
Sep-19-24	Initiated	Barclays	Equal Weight	$105
Apr-04-24	Upgrade	Goldman	Sell → Neutral	$118 → $130
Mar-25-24	Upgrade	Northcoast	Neutral → Buy	$155
Mar-19-24	Initiated	BofA Securities	Buy	$170
Jan-25-24	Upgrade	Deutsche Bank	Hold → Buy	$234 → $248
Jul-20-23	Downgrade	Deutsche Bank	Buy → Hold	$263
Jun-20-23	Upgrade	Morgan Stanley	Equal-Weight → Overweight	$182 → $230
May-31-23	Upgrade	Deutsche Bank	Hold → Buy	$239 → $263
May-05-23	Upgrade	Morgan Stanley	Underweight → Equal-Weight	$175 → $185
Dec-06-22	Initiated	Susquehanna	Neutral	$225
Oct-25-22	Resumed	Jefferies	Buy	$309 → $270
Oct-24-22	Upgrade	JP Morgan	Neutral → Overweight	$230 → $231
Apr-20-22	Upgrade	Barclays	Underweight → Equal Weight	$164 → $245
Apr-06-22	Downgrade	BofA Securities	Neutral → Underperform

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Avis Budget Group, Inc. engages in the provision of vehicle sharing and rental services. It operates through the Americas and International segments. The Americas segment includes vehicle rental and car sharing operations in North America, South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. The International segment is involved in vehicle rental and car sharing operations in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Australasia. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ.

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
Pahwa Jagdeep	Executive Chairman	Mar 17 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	13,303	0	13,303	Mar 19 05:06 PM
DeGenova Cathleen	Chief Accounting Officer	Mar 13 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	273	0	7,760	Mar 17 05:48 PM
Sera Jean M	SVP, GC, CCO & Corp. Sec.	Mar 13 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	749	0	37,832	Mar 17 05:46 PM
DeGenova Cathleen	Chief Accounting Officer	Mar 12 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	705	0	7,814	Mar 16 04:57 PM
Sera Jean M	SVP, GC, CCO & Corp. Sec.	Mar 12 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	1,351	0	37,710	Mar 16 04:55 PM
Simhambhatla Ravi	EVP, CDIO - see remarks	Mar 12 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	2,394	0	17,186	Mar 16 04:53 PM
Choi Brian J	Chief Executive Officer	Mar 12 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	9,977	0	121,155	Mar 16 04:51 PM
DeGenova Cathleen	Chief Accounting Officer	Mar 09 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	148	0	7,181	Mar 11 05:22 PM
Sera Jean M	SVP, GC, CCO & Corp. Sec.	Mar 09 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	421	0	36,555	Mar 11 05:19 PM
Linnen Edward P	EVP, Chief HR Officer	Mar 09 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	547	0	45,744	Mar 11 05:18 PM
Simhambhatla Ravi	EVP, CDIO - see remarks	Mar 09 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	758	0	15,031	Mar 11 05:17 PM
Choi Brian J	Chief Executive Officer	Mar 09 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	1,515	0	111,694	Mar 11 05:13 PM
Pentwater Capital Management L	10% Owner	Feb 20 '26	Buy	94.26	425,000	40,060,075	3,987,100	Feb 24 09:40 PM
KROMINGA LYNN	Director	Feb 20 '26	Sale	91.54	1,950	178,503	0	Feb 24 05:42 PM
Lynn Krominga	Director	Feb 20 '26	Proposed Sale	91.53	1,950	178,493		Feb 20 04:54 PM
Sera Jean M	SVP, GC, CCO & Corp. Sec.	Dec 30 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	5,144	0	38,519	Jan 02 04:05 PM
Linnen Edward P	EVP, Chief HR Officer	Dec 30 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	6,430	0	47,345	Jan 02 04:03 PM
Choi Brian J	Chief Executive Officer	Dec 30 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	9,645	0	114,677	Jan 02 04:01 PM
Ferraro Joseph A.	Officer	Sep 12 '25	Proposed Sale	156.71	35,000	5,484,850		Sep 12 02:59 PM
Ferraro Joseph A.	Officer	Aug 22 '25	Proposed Sale	154.96	30,000	4,648,800		Aug 22 02:29 PM
Linnen Edward P	EVP, Chief HR Officer	Aug 15 '25	Sale	156.83	10,000	1,568,283	40,915	Aug 18 05:33 PM
Linnen Edward P	Officer	Aug 15 '25	Proposed Sale	156.92	10,000	1,569,183		Aug 15 02:01 PM
Hees Bernardo	Director	Aug 04 '25	Sale	156.59	402,200	62,980,572	116,521	Aug 06 04:57 PM
BHJH Master Trust LLC	Affiliate	Aug 04 '25	Proposed Sale	164.07	402,200	65,988,954		Aug 04 07:16 PM
Ferraro Joseph A.	Officer	Aug 01 '25	Proposed Sale	164.96	30,000	4,948,800		Aug 04 04:34 PM

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Avis Budget Group Inc

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