Analyst ratings
Across 8 analysts the consensus is a Hold: 0 buy calls against 2 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $129.14.
NASDAQ: CAR · Rental & Leasing Services
Over the past week, Avis Budget Group (CAR) logged about 55 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Sell. The crowd averages 33% bullish but is far apart: X runs 52% bullish while News sits at just 23%. Wall Street is more cautious, with 0 of 8 analysts rating CAR a buy.
There is little buzz around CAR this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Sell.
Wall Street’s 0% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from News at 23% to X at 52%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
Across 8 analysts the consensus is a Hold: 0 buy calls against 2 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $129.14.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits just below the neutral line, momentum is cooling and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is a Sell.
The crowd runs 33 points hotter than the 0% analyst buy share, retail is ahead of the Street here. The split is inside the crowd: X reads 52% bullish while News sits at 23%, a 29-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Weekly price context: this Alpha Vantage chart keeps its own dated range; the sentiment metrics elsewhere on this page may be newer. Over the 30-day window, Avis Budget Group (CAR) buzz held subdued around 27.7 while the price drifted down 14.1% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 503K shares. Updated Aug 15, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, CAR held roughly flat. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 32.3 and was relatively stable, swinging between 23.8 and 39.9. Recent volume is running below the 30-day average, pointing to quieter participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 14 of the 18 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Sell |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Hold (0 / 6 / 2) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 33% |
| Avg price target | $129.14 |
| Most bullish source | X, 52% |
| Most bearish source | News, 23% |
| Sentiment spread | 29 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 55 |
| Market cap | $4.87B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | n/a · 3.4 |
| EPS · Beta | -$18.02 · 1.9 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $11.71B · -5% margin |
| Industry | Rental & Leasing Services |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Avis Budget Group (CAR) currently carries an Adanos sell signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 33% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 55 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Avis Budget Group (CAR) is fairly quiet with 4 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 6 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 25% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is stable, suggesting steady attention.
The crowd reads bearish on Avis Budget Group (CAR), averaging 33% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are X at 52% bullish and News at 23%, a 29-point spread. On the professional side, 0 of 8 analysts rate CAR a buy.
Of the 8 analysts covering Avis Budget Group (CAR), 0 rate it a buy, 6 a hold and 2 a sell, for a hold consensus. The average price target is $129.14. The crowd is the more bullish of the two, averaging 33%.
Avis Budget Group (CAR)'s cross-source average is bearish at 33% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. Reddit reads 25% bullish, X reads 52% bullish and news coverage is the most negative at 23% bullish. The combined signal points to broad sell-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bearish for Avis Budget Group (CAR) at 33% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. The most bearish reading is news at 23% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling across X. The sell signal carries 93/100 conviction.
X is the dominant discussion channel with 38 mentions (69% of total volume). News contributes 13 mentions and Reddit contributes 4 mentions. The cross-source average is bearish at 33% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. CAR's sell signal at 93/100 conviction reflects a bearish cross-source average at 33% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The CAR sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.
Peers are ranked first by matching the Sell signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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