Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. CAR scored 11.2, HRI scored 48.2 — HRI leads.
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CAR
Avis Budget Group, Inc.
Rental & Leasing Services · Quality-Growth
11.2
$105.98 · $3.7B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
37.0
HRI leads
HRI
Herc Holdings Inc.
Rental & Leasing Services · Quality-Growth
48.2
$123.46 · $4.1B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestCAR0.3x
Fastest growthHRI+28.3%
Highest qualityHRI42 / 100
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/S multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
CAR
stronger →← stronger
HRI
20
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
42
14
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
91
5
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
29
HRI is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
CAR
HRI
-$11.4bF
FCF
-$128mF
-1.8%D+
Rev
+28.3%A-
Negative equity
D/E
5.06D
0.3xA
P/S
0.8xA-
0.17A
PEG
0.04A
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
The companies
CARAvis Budget Group, Inc.
Rental & Leasing Services · $105.98 · beta 2.11
Why now
Rental & Leasing Services · market cap $3.7b. Down 87% from 52-week high of $847.70 — deep drawdown territory. PEG 0.17 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 7 sell-side analysts rate this a Hold with a mean 1-yr target of $122.86 (implying +16% upside).
Moat
Turnaround / out-of-favor name — GAAP-unprofitable for now, so the durability case is forward-looking: it rests on a recovery (margin normalization, a cyclical upturn or restructuring) or an un-monetized asset (IP / network effects / first-mover position) rather than on current reported results.
Risk
Free cash flow is negative (-$11.4b) — capital raises or debt issuance likely required; dilution / leverage risk. Currently unprofitable (margin -5.4%) — path to GAAP profitability is the core thesis risk. Down 87% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up.
HRIHerc Holdings Inc.
Rental & Leasing Services · $123.46 · beta 2.05
Why now
Rental & Leasing Services · market cap $4.1b. Down 34% from 52-week high of $188.35 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +28% — in hypergrowth territory. PEG 0.04 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 12 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $188.25 (implying +52% upside).
Moat
Higher-variance name — the moat signals on the quantitative card are modest, so the durability case rests on execution (turning current growth into durable earnings power) or an un-monetized asset (IP / network effects / first-mover position) rather than an entrenched competitive position.
Risk
D/E 5.06 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer. Free cash flow is negative (-$128m) — capital raises or debt issuance likely required; dilution / leverage risk. Trailing P/E 80.7x prices in sustained high growth — any quarter that disappoints triggers sharp re-rating.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where CAR and HRI diverge
On the headline score the gap is 37.0 points in favor of HRI. The widest single difference is Growth, where HRI leads by 76.6 points.
GrowthCAR 14.4 · HRI 91.0HRI +76.6
ValueCAR 5.0 · HRI 29.5HRI +24.5
QualityCAR 19.8 · HRI 41.9HRI +22.1
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is HRI or CAR the better stock?
HRI scores higher: HRI 48.2, CAR 11.2 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do HRI and CAR differ most?
The widest gap is growth, where HRI leads by 77 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. HRI leads all three pillars, so the gap is broad rather than a single-measure difference.
How are HRI and CAR scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.