Hertz Global Holdings Inc (HTZ): Today's Featured Diversified Services Laggard

Apr 7, 2014 5:01 PM EDT

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Hertz Global Holdings ( HTZ) pushed the Diversified Services industry lower today making it today's featured Diversified Services laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day down 1.7%. By the end of trading, Hertz Global Holdings fell $1.11 (-4.1%) to $25.87 on average volume. Throughout the day, 8,450,860 shares of Hertz Global Holdings exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 8,885,600 shares. The stock ranged in price between $25.46-$27.00 after having opened the day at $26.84 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $26.98. Other companies within the Diversified Services industry that declined today were: WageWorks ( WAGE), down 9.5%, Education Management Corporation ( EDMC), down 9.0%, China Yida ( CNYD), down 8.0% and PowerSecure International ( POWR), down 7.5%.

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Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is engaged in the car and equipment rental businesses worldwide. It operates through four segments: U.S. Car Rental, International Car Rental, Worldwide Equipment Rental, and All Other Operations. Hertz Global Holdings has a market cap of $12.3 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are down 5.7% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 4 analysts that rate Hertz Global Holdings a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and none rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Hertz Global Holdings as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, compelling growth in net income, good cash flow from operations, solid stock price performance and expanding profit margins. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had generally high debt management risk by most measures that we evaluated.

You can view the full Hertz Global Holdings Ratings Report.

On the positive front, ENGlobal Corporation ( ENG), up 6.6%, CDI Corporation ( CDI), up 5.0%, Hill International ( HIL), up 3.9% and General Employment ( JOB), up 3.7%.

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