Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Avis Budget Group Inc shares valued at $62,980,572 were sold by Hees Bernardo on Aug 04 ’25. At $156.59 per share, Hees Bernardo sold 402,200 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 116,521 shares worth approximately $18.25 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, BHJH Master Trust LLC purchased 402,200 shares, netting a total of over 65,988,954 in proceeds.
Before that, Ferraro Joseph A. had added 30,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $4,948,800, the Officer bought Avis Budget Group Inc shares for $164.96 each.
As published in a research note from Goldman on August 01, 2025, Avis Budget Group Inc [CAR] has been rated down from a Neutral to a Sell and the price target has been revised to $105. Analysts at JP Morgan downgraded the stock from ‘”an Overweight”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in late July. As of November 18, 2024, Northcoast has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” for CAR. Earlier on September 19, 2024, Barclays initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Equal weight” for CAR stock.
Analyzing CAR Stock Performance
On last trading session, Avis Budget Group Inc [NASDAQ: CAR] plunged -1.61% to $156.64. The stock’s lowest price that day was $155.2, but it reached a high of $159.21 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -9.17%. Over the course of the year, Avis Budget Group Inc shares have jumped approximately 85.50%.
Is Avis Budget Group Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Avis Budget Group Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 1.08 million shares to 7.58 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 6.49 million shares. A jump of 14.3% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.89 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.89.
Which companies own the most shares of Avis Budget Group Inc (CAR)?
In terms of Avis Budget Group Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 155 in the next 12 months, down nearly -2.64% from the previous closing price of $159.21. Analysts anticipate Avis Budget Group Inc stock to reach 248 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 105. In spite of this, 7 analysts ranked Avis Budget Group Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On April 04, 2024, Goldman assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $130.
