Avis Budget Group Inc’s recently made public that its Officer Ferraro Joseph A. acquired Company’s shares for reported $4.65 million on Aug 22 ’25. In the deal valued at $154.96 per share,30,000 shares were bought.
Then, Linnen Edward P sold 10,000 shares, generating $1,568,283 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $156.83, the EVP, Chief HR Officer now owns 40,915 shares.
Before that, Linnen Edward P bought 10,000 shares. Avis Budget Group Inc shares valued at $1,569,183 were divested by the Officer at a price of $156.92 per share.
BofA Securities downgraded its Avis Budget Group Inc [CAR] rating to an Underperform from a a Buy in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Goldman’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in early August from “a Neutral” to “a Sell”. JP Morgan also remained covering CAR and has decreased its forecast on July 31, 2025 with a “Neutral” recommendation from previously “an Overweight” rating. Northcoast revised its rating on November 18, 2024. It rated CAR as “a Neutral” which previously was an “a Buy”.
Price Performance Review of CAR
On Friday, Avis Budget Group Inc [NASDAQ:CAR] saw its stock jump 3.46% to $155.49. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -0.09%. Avis Budget Group Inc shares have risen nearly 74.75% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 92.89% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $212.81 was reached on 07/29/25, a 52-week low of $54.03 was recorded on 03/13/25.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For CAR Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 151.29, which if violated will result in even more drops to 147.09. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 159.77. A further resistance level may holdings at 164.06.
How much short interest is there in Avis Budget Group Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Avis Budget Group Inc stocks on 2025-07-31, growing by 0.83 million shares to a total of 7.69 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-06-30 was 6.86 million shares. There was a rise of 10.81%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on September 19, 2024 when Barclays began covering the stock and recommended ‘”an Equal weight”‘ rating along with a $105 price target.