Avis Budget Group (CAR) Stock Forecast, Price Target & Predictions


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CAR Stock Forecast


Avis Budget Group stock forecast is as follows: an average price target of $105.00 (represents a 29.01% upside from CAR’s last price of $81.39) and a rating consensus of 'Buy', based on 8 wall street analysts offering a 1-year stock forecast.

CAR Price Target


The average price target for Avis Budget Group (CAR) is $105.00 based on 1-year price targets from 8 Wall Street analysts in the past 3 months, with a price target range of $105.00 to $105.00. This represents a potential 29.01% upside from CAR's last price of $81.39.

CAR Analyst Ratings


Buy

According to 8 Wall Street analysts, Avis Budget Group's rating consensus is 'Buy'. The analyst rating breakdown for CAR stock is 0 'Strong Buy' (0.00%), 5 'Buy' (62.50%), 3 'Hold' (37.50%), 0 'Sell' (0.00%), and 0 'Strong Sell' (0.00%).

Avis Budget Group Price Target by Analyst


DateAnalystCompanyPrice TargetPrice when PublishedPrice Target/Price when PublishedPrice Target/Last Closing Price
Sep 19, 2024Dan LevyBarclays$105.00$85.0823.41%29.01%
Apr 30, 2024Christopher StathoulopoulosSusquehanna$117.00$103.5612.98%43.75%
Apr 10, 2024Adam JonasMorgan Stanley$187.00$123.5651.34%129.76%
Apr 04, 2024Lizzie DoveGoldman Sachs$130.00$121.117.34%59.72%
Mar 25, 2024John HealyNorthcoast Research$155.00$117.5631.84%90.44%
Jan 25, 2024Chris WoronkaDeutsche Bank$248.00$173.4143.01%204.71%
Dec 06, 2022Susquehanna$225.00$194.8415.48%176.45%
Jul 05, 2022Brian JohnsonBarclays$158.00$155.501.61%94.13%
Jun 17, 2022Adam JonasMorgan Stanley$156.00$160.83-3.00%91.67%
May 03, 2022Chris WoronkaDeutsche Bank$193.00$274.88-29.79%137.13%
Apr 20, 2022Brian JohnsonBarclays$245.00$320.99-23.67%201.02%
Apr 06, 2022John MurphyBank of America Securities$240.00$246.44-2.61%194.88%
Feb 15, 2022Billy KovanisMorgan Stanley$170.00$171.25-0.73%108.87%

The latest Avis Budget Group stock forecast, released on Sep 19, 2024 by Dan Levy from Barclays, set a price target of $105.00, which represents a 23.41% increase from the stock price at the time of the forecast ($85.08), and a 29.01% increase from CAR last price ($81.39).

Avis Budget Group Price Target by Period


1M3M12M
# Anlaysts--6
Avg Price Target--$157.00
Last Closing Price$81.39$81.39$81.39
Upside/Downside-100.00%-100.00%92.90%

In the current month, the average price target of Avis Budget Group stock is -, according to 0 Wall Street analyst offering twelve months forecast. The average price target represents a -100.00% decrease as opposed to Avis Budget Group's last price of $81.39. This month's average price target is down NaN% compared to last quarter, and down -100.00% compared to last year.

Analyst Ratings Upgrades/Downgrades


DateCompanyPrevious RatingNew RatingRating Change
Nov 04, 2024JefferiesBuyBuyHold
Aug 05, 2024Morgan StanleyOverweightOverweightHold
Aug 05, 2024Goldman SachsNeutralNeutralHold
Aug 05, 2024SusquehannaNeutralNeutralHold
Apr 30, 2024SusquehannaNeutralNeutralHold
Apr 04, 2024Goldman SachsNeutralUpgrade
Mar 25, 2024Northcoast ResearchBuyUpgrade
Mar 19, 2024Bank of America SecuritiesBuyInitialise
Jan 25, 2024Deutsche BankBuyUpgrade
Jun 20, 2023Morgan StanleyUnderweightOverweightUpgrade
Dec 06, 2022SusquehannaNeutralInitialise
Nov 01, 2022Morgan StanleyUnderweightUnderweightHold
Jul 12, 2022BarclaysEqual-WeightEqual-WeightHold
Apr 20, 2022BarclaysEqual-WeightUpgrade
Feb 15, 2022Morgan StanleyUnderweightUnderweightHold
Nov 30, 2021Morgan StanleyUnderweightUnderweightHold

Avis Budget Group's last stock rating was published by Jefferies on Nov 04, 2024. The company gave CAR a "Buy" rating, the same as its previous rate.

Avis Budget Group Financial Forecast


Avis Budget Group Revenue Forecast

Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jun 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20Jun 20Mar 20Dec 19Sep 19
Revenue------------$2.76B$3.56B$3.12B$2.56B$2.77B$3.55B$3.24B$2.43B$2.69B$3.15B$2.41B$1.42B$1.39B$1.64B$762.00M$1.76B$2.17B$2.79B
Avg Forecast$2.92B$3.84B$3.40B$2.74B$2.79B$3.54B$3.05B$2.51B$2.73B$3.53B$3.13B$2.52B$2.81B$3.59B$3.21B$2.54B$2.67B$3.54B$3.17B$2.16B$2.34B$2.68B$1.98B$1.31B$1.29B$1.44B$719.43M$1.74B$2.08B$2.84B
High Forecast$2.94B$3.87B$3.43B$2.76B$2.82B$3.57B$3.08B$2.53B$2.77B$3.55B$3.13B$2.52B$2.88B$3.63B$3.24B$2.56B$2.70B$3.54B$3.17B$2.16B$2.34B$2.68B$1.98B$1.31B$1.29B$1.44B$719.43M$1.74B$2.08B$2.84B
Low Forecast$2.89B$3.80B$3.37B$2.71B$2.76B$3.50B$3.02B$2.48B$2.69B$3.51B$3.13B$2.52B$2.75B$3.54B$3.18B$2.51B$2.65B$3.54B$3.17B$2.16B$2.34B$2.68B$1.98B$1.31B$1.29B$1.44B$719.43M$1.74B$2.08B$2.84B
# Analysts11111111422245443333444441599168
Surprise %------------0.99%0.99%0.97%1.01%1.04%1.00%1.02%1.13%1.15%1.18%1.22%1.08%1.08%1.14%1.06%1.01%1.05%0.98%

Avis Budget Group's average Quarter revenue forecast for Mar 24 based on 2 analysts is $2.52B, with a low forecast of $2.52B, and a high forecast of $2.52B. CAR's average Quarter revenue forecast represents a -8.80% decrease compared to the company's last Quarter revenue of $2.76B (Dec 23).

Avis Budget Group EBITDA Forecast

Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jun 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20Jun 20Mar 20Dec 19Sep 19
# Analysts11111111422245443333444441599168
EBITDA------------$289.00M$891.00M$717.00M$530.00M$652.00M$1.47B$1.21B$814.00M$1.35B$1.51B$1.22B$524.00M$536.00M$811.00M$72.00M$547.00M$811.00M$1.25B
Avg Forecast$1.44B$1.90B$1.68B$1.36B$1.38B$1.75B$1.51B$1.24B$1.35B$1.75B$1.55B$1.50B$1.39B$1.78B$1.59B$1.36B$1.32B$788.34M$707.70M$1.24B$520.79M$596.77M$441.00M$722.14M$287.75M$321.65M$160.39M$718.70M$463.25M$632.41M
High Forecast$1.46B$1.92B$1.70B$1.37B$1.39B$1.77B$1.52B$1.25B$1.37B$1.76B$1.55B$1.80B$1.42B$1.79B$1.60B$1.64B$1.58B$788.34M$707.70M$1.49B$520.79M$596.77M$441.00M$866.57M$287.75M$321.65M$160.39M$862.43M$463.25M$632.41M
Low Forecast$1.43B$1.88B$1.67B$1.34B$1.37B$1.73B$1.49B$1.23B$1.33B$1.74B$1.55B$1.20B$1.36B$1.75B$1.58B$1.09B$1.06B$788.34M$707.70M$990.95M$520.79M$596.77M$441.00M$577.71M$287.75M$321.65M$160.39M$574.96M$463.25M$632.41M
Surprise %------------0.21%0.50%0.45%0.39%0.49%1.86%1.70%0.66%2.59%2.54%2.77%0.73%1.86%2.52%0.45%0.76%1.75%1.98%

2 analysts predict CAR's average Quarter EBITDA for Mar 24 to be $1.50B, with a high of $1.80B and a low of $1.20B. This is 418.62% upper than Avis Budget Group's previous annual EBITDA (Dec 23) of $289.00M.

Avis Budget Group Net Income Forecast

Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jun 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20Jun 20Mar 20Dec 19Sep 19
# Analysts11111111422245443333444441599168
Net Income------------$259.00M$626.00M$435.00M$312.00M$423.00M$1.03B$778.00M$529.00M$381.00M$675.00M$398.00M$-170.00M$-90.00M$45.00M$-481.00M$-158.00M$142.00M$189.00M
Avg Forecast$131.47M$504.68M$319.70M$158.83M$67.79M$357.14M$91.15M$-112.78M$-36.65M$294.92M$88.85M$573.30M$148.33M$506.35M$337.32M$521.18M$356.66M$522.57M$409.96M$473.80M$219.59M$245.36M$83.75M$-273.42M$-22.71M$14.12M$-202.92M$-195.78M$17.77M$129.77M
High Forecast$132.95M$510.36M$323.30M$160.62M$68.55M$361.16M$92.17M$-110.89M$-3.78M$305.22M$88.85M$687.96M$167.04M$595.39M$341.11M$625.42M$427.99M$522.57M$409.96M$568.56M$219.59M$245.36M$83.75M$-218.73M$-22.71M$14.12M$-202.92M$-156.63M$17.77M$129.77M
Low Forecast$129.80M$498.26M$315.64M$156.81M$66.93M$352.60M$89.99M$-114.41M$-79.73M$284.62M$88.84M$458.64M$132.68M$464.51M$333.03M$416.94M$285.33M$522.57M$409.96M$379.04M$219.59M$245.36M$83.75M$-328.10M$-22.71M$14.12M$-202.92M$-234.94M$17.77M$129.77M
Surprise %------------1.75%1.24%1.29%0.60%1.19%1.98%1.90%1.12%1.74%2.75%4.75%0.62%3.96%3.19%2.37%0.81%7.99%1.46%

Avis Budget Group's average Quarter net income forecast for Mar 24 is $573.30M, with a range of $458.64M to $687.96M. CAR's average Quarter net income forecast represents a 121.35% increase compared to the company's last Quarter net income of $259.00M (Dec 23).

Avis Budget Group SG&A Forecast

Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jun 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20Jun 20Mar 20Dec 19Sep 19
# Analysts11111111422245443333444441599168
SG&A------------$309.00M$397.00M$378.00M$324.00M$322.00M$384.00M$359.00M$283.00M$308.00M$361.00M$294.00M$182.00M$154.00M$166.00M$132.00M$251.00M$290.00M$350.00M
Avg Forecast$360.33M$474.13M$420.25M$338.31M$344.77M$436.83M$376.61M$309.58M$337.09M$436.47M$386.59M$306.70M$346.53M$443.36M$397.09M$278.82M$287.57M$436.77M$392.10M$253.47M$288.54M$330.64M$244.33M$292.72M$159.43M$178.21M$88.86M$311.02M$256.66M$350.38M
High Forecast$363.44M$478.23M$423.89M$341.24M$347.75M$440.61M$379.86M$313.08M$342.02M$438.81M$386.59M$368.04M$355.19M$448.05M$400.53M$334.58M$345.08M$436.77M$392.10M$304.16M$288.54M$330.64M$244.33M$351.26M$159.43M$178.21M$88.86M$373.23M$256.66M$350.38M
Low Forecast$356.80M$469.49M$416.14M$335.00M$341.40M$432.55M$372.92M$306.07M$332.15M$434.13M$386.59M$245.36M$339.10M$436.76M$393.21M$223.05M$230.05M$436.77M$392.10M$202.78M$288.54M$330.64M$244.33M$234.17M$159.43M$178.21M$88.86M$248.82M$256.66M$350.38M
Surprise %------------0.89%0.90%0.95%1.16%1.12%0.88%0.92%1.12%1.07%1.09%1.20%0.62%0.97%0.93%1.49%0.81%1.13%1.00%

Avis Budget Group's average Quarter SG&A projection for Mar 24 is $306.70M, based on 2 Wall Street analysts, with a range of $245.36M to $368.04M. The forecast indicates a -0.74% fall compared to CAR last annual SG&A of $309.00M (Dec 23).

Avis Budget Group EPS Forecast

Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jun 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20Jun 20Mar 20Dec 19Sep 19
# Analysts11111111422245443333444441599168
EPS------------$6.60$16.96$11.13$7.88$10.32$22.08$16.05$9.96$6.76$10.58$5.69$-2.43$-1.29$0.64$-6.91$-2.17$1.92$2.52
Avg Forecast$3.68$14.14$8.96$4.45$1.90$10.00$2.55$-3.16$-1.03$8.26$2.49$-2.94$4.15$14.18$9.45$3.07$6.68$14.64$11.48$3.45$6.15$6.87$2.35$-1.99$-0.64$0.40$-5.68$-1.89$0.50$3.64
High Forecast$3.72$14.30$9.06$4.50$1.92$10.12$2.58$-3.11$-0.11$8.55$2.49$-2.90$4.68$16.68$9.55$3.11$6.75$14.64$11.48$3.45$6.15$6.87$2.35$-1.99$-0.64$0.40$-5.68$-1.89$0.50$3.64
Low Forecast$3.64$13.96$8.84$4.39$1.87$9.88$2.52$-3.20$-2.23$7.97$2.49$-2.97$3.72$13.01$9.33$3.03$6.59$14.64$11.48$3.45$6.15$6.87$2.35$-1.99$-0.64$0.40$-5.68$-1.89$0.50$3.64
Surprise %------------1.59%1.20%1.18%2.56%1.55%1.51%1.40%2.89%1.10%1.54%2.43%1.22%2.03%1.62%1.22%1.15%3.86%0.69%

According to 2 Wall Street analysts, Avis Budget Group's projected average Quarter EPS for Mar 24 is $-2.94, with a low estimate of $-2.97 and a high estimate of $-2.90. This represents a -144.51% decrease compared to CAR previous annual EPS of $6.60 (Dec 23).

Avis Budget Group Peer Comparison by Price Target


TickerCompanyLast Closing PriceAvg Price TargetUpside/DownsideAvg Rating
ALTGAlta Equipment Group$6.70$9.0034.33%Hold
AANAaron's Company$10.09$13.0329.14%Hold
CARAvis Budget Group$81.39$105.0029.01%Buy
URIUnited Rentals$723.37$912.5026.15%Buy
ALAir Lease$49.21$59.5020.91%Buy
GATXGATX$157.72$185.0017.30%Hold
HEESH&E Equipment Services$50.21$58.0015.51%Buy
HRIHerc$191.45$208.508.91%Buy
MGRCMcGrath RentCorp$112.56$120.006.61%Buy
RRyder System$157.45$155.00-1.56%Buy

CAR Forecast FAQ


Is Avis Budget Group a good buy?

Yes, according to 8 Wall Street analysts, Avis Budget Group (CAR) is considered a 'Buy'. The rating consensus is based on 0 'Strong Buy' and 5 'Buy' recommendations, accounting for 62.50% of CAR's total ratings.

What is CAR's price target?

Avis Budget Group (CAR) average price target is $105 with a range of $105 to $105, implying a 29.01% from its last price of $81.39. The data is based on 8 Wall Street analysts who provided a twelve-month price target estimate in the last three months.

Will Avis Budget Group stock go up soon?

According to Wall Street analysts' prediction for CAR stock, the company can go up by 29.01% (from the last price of $81.39 to the average price target of $105), up by 29.01% based on the highest stock price target, and up by 29.01% based on the lowest stock price target.

Can Avis Budget Group stock reach $120?

CAR's average twelve months analyst stock price target of $105 does not support the claim that Avis Budget Group can reach $120 in the near future.

What are Avis Budget Group's analysts' financial forecasts?

Avis Budget Group's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Dec 2025) are as follows: average revenue is $11.88B (high $11.99B, low $11.76B), average EBITDA is $5.88B (high $5.93B, low $5.82B), average net income is $403.29M (high $410.99M, low $395.11M), average SG&A $1.47B (high $1.48B, low $1.45B), and average EPS is $11.3 (high $11.51, low $11.07). CAR's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Dec 2026) are as follows: average revenue is $12.9B (high $13.01B, low $12.77B), average EBITDA is $6.38B (high $6.44B, low $6.32B), average net income is $1.11B (high $1.13B, low $1.1B), average SG&A $1.59B (high $1.61B, low $1.58B), and average EPS is $31.22 (high $31.57, low $30.83).

Did the CAR's actual financial results beat the analysts' financial forecasts?

Based on Avis Budget Group's last annual report (Dec 2023), the company's revenue was $12.01B, which missed the average analysts forecast of $12.15B by -1.15%. Apple's EBITDA was $2.42B, missing the average prediction of $6.12B by -60.39%. The company's net income was $1.63B, beating the average estimation of $1.51B by 7.85%. Apple's SG&A was $1.41B, missing the average forecast of $1.47B by -3.94%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $42.57, beating the average prediction of $30.86 by 37.94%. In terms of the last quarterly report (Dec 2023), Avis Budget Group's revenue was $2.76B, missing the average analysts' forecast of $2.81B by -1.48%. The company's EBITDA was $289M, missing the average prediction of $1.39B by -79.18%. Avis Budget Group's net income was $259M, beating the average estimation of $148.33M by 74.61%. The company's SG&A was $309M, missing the average forecast of $346.53M by -10.83%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $6.6, beating the average prediction of $4.15 by 58.85%