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 $5,484,850 were purchased by Ferraro Joseph A. on Sep 12 ’25. At $156.71 per share, Ferraro Joseph A. acquired 35,000 shares.
Also, Ferraro Joseph A. purchased 30,000 shares, netting a total of over 4,648,800 in proceeds.
Before that, Linnen Edward P had sold 10,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,568,283, the EVP, Chief HR Officer traded Avis Budget Group Inc shares for $156.83 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 10,000 shares, worth approximately $5.25 million.
As published in a research note from BofA Securities on August 20, 2025, Avis Budget Group Inc [CAR] has been rated down from a Buy to an Underperform and the price target has been revised to $113. Analysts at Goldman downgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Sell”‘ outlook in a report released in early August. As of July 31, 2025, JP Morgan has decreased its “an Overweight” rating to a “Neutral” for CAR. Earlier on November 18, 2024, Northcoast downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for CAR stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing CAR Stock Performance
On last trading session, Avis Budget Group Inc [NASDAQ: CAR] plunged -0.40% to $128.32. The stock’s lowest price that day was $127.79, but it reached a high of $129.61 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -4.88%. Over the course of the year, Avis Budget Group Inc shares have jumped approximately 58.50%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $212.81 on 07/29/25 and a 52-week low of $54.03 on 03/13/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Avis Budget Group Inc (CAR)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 127.48, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 126.65. In the upper region, resistance lies at 129.38. The next price resistance is at 130.45. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 41.84 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Avis Budget Group Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Avis Budget Group Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-15 dropping by -0.61 million shares to 8.18 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-14 was 8.79 million shares. A decline of -7.46% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 14.87 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 14.87.
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In terms of Avis Budget Group Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 130 in the next 12 months, up nearly 0.9% from the previous closing price of $128.84. Analysts anticipate Avis Budget Group Inc stock to reach 142 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 120. In spite of this, 7 analysts ranked Avis Budget Group Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On September 19, 2024, Barclays assigned a price target of “an Equal weight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $105.
