Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (HTZ) is a Rental & Leasing Services company in the Industrials sector, currently trading at $6.99. It has a SharesGrow Score of 27/100, indicating a weak investment profile with 1 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of HTZ = $3,937.45 (+56229.8% from the current price, the stock appears undervalued). Analyst consensus target is HTZ = $6 (-10.6% upside).
Valuation: HTZ trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of -2.6 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 0.02.
Financials: revenue is $8.5B, -0.5%/yr average growth. Net income is $747M (loss), growing at -186.9%/yr. Net profit margin is -8.8% (negative). Gross margin is 12.2% (-22.7 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $19.2B with negative equity of -$459M — this means total liabilities exceed total assets. This is a warning sign that may indicate accumulated losses, aggressive share buybacks, heavy debt financing, or aggressive dividend payouts. Companies like McDonald's and Starbucks also carry negative equity due to buybacks and dividends, but investors should assess whether the business generates sufficient cash flow to service its debt and sustain payouts. Current ratio is 0.55 (tight liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 86%. Total assets: $22.3B.
Analyst outlook: 8 / 21 analysts rate HTZ as buy (38%) — mixed sentiment.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 67/100 (Pass), Growth 15/100 (Fail), Past 50/100 (Partial), Health 0/100 (Fail), Moat 31/100 (Fail), Future 16/100 (Fail), Income 10/100 (Fail).
