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Company snapshot — Avis Budget Group Inc

CAR in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Avis Budget Group rents cars and trucks and runs the Zipcar car-sharing network for businesses and consumers across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australasia. It operates the Avis and Budget brands alongside smaller regional rental names such as Payless and Maggiore. It is based in Parsippany, New Jersey, and traces back to the former Cendant Corporation.
Where it sits in the stack
Avis sits outside our index build; within our universe it belongs to the Industrials sector, in the rental-and-leasing sleeve, as a fleet operator rather than a technology supplier.
Who it is priced against
Closelook's peer group has not been set for Avis; the market's usual comparison is Hertz, the other large listed car-rental operator.
Why Closelook tracks it
Avis holds a seat in the Russell 1000 but carries no Rubin or Halo index seat, no Closelook score and no quotes in our editions so far.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether fleet costs and residual values on used vehicles move enough to change how the rental business is read.

Avis Budget Group Inc (CAR) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for CAR, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 1 analyst action on the wire · latest: price target by Morgan Stanley, 2026-09-11

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for CAR from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target Morgan Stanley — target 95 from 99 Target cut to $95 from $99 (-25% to spot) 2026-09-11

1 action on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 target change. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against Rental & Leasing Services · United States · 6 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Rental & Leasing Services · United States

This name carries no Closelook score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against CAR on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return no distribution in twelve months · last 10.00 USD on 2023-12-14

Dividends and capital return

What CAR pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months No cash distribution in the last twelve months earlier distributions show in the price series, see the years below
  • Last distribution 10.00 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2023-12-14
  • By calendar year 2023: 10.00 USD (partial) first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2023-12-14

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 55/100 · S&P 500 fund at 58, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-17
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 94th percentile of the window, +2.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-17
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.00 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-17

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-18

Quick answers

What is Avis Budget Group Inc (CAR)?

Avis Budget Group Inc trades as CAR on the US exchange (United States) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-18.

Is CAR in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Avis Budget Group Inc is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-18.

Where does CAR trade against its moving averages?

Downtrend stack: Trades -19.9% vs the 50-day and -26.8% vs the 200-day average, 86.4% below the 52-week high and +34.1% off the 52-week low; a death cross printed 19 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-17 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Avis Budget Group Inc do?

Avis Budget Group rents cars and trucks and runs the Zipcar car-sharing network for businesses and consumers across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australasia. It operates the Avis and Budget brands alongside smaller regional rental names such as Payless and Maggiore. It is based in Parsippany, New Jersey, and traces back to the former Cendant Corporation. Closelook's peer group has not been set for Avis; the market's usual comparison is Hertz, the other large listed car-rental operator.

Where does Avis Budget Group Inc sit in the AI build-out?

Avis sits outside our index build; within our universe it belongs to the Industrials sector, in the rental-and-leasing sleeve, as a fleet operator rather than a technology supplier. Avis holds a seat in the Russell 1000 but carries no Rubin or Halo index seat, no Closelook score and no quotes in our editions so far.

Does Avis Budget Group Inc pay a dividend?

No cash distribution shows in Avis Budget Group Inc’s price series over the last twelve months. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on Avis Budget Group Inc recently?

The most recent analyst action on Avis Budget Group Inc on the Closelook wire is a price target by Morgan Stanley on 2026-09-11 (target 95 from 99). 1 action on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 target change. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for CAR, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Rental & Leasing Services, then Industrials. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.