CAR - Hertz: The Tesla Pain Continues
2024-03-19 21:07:23 ET
Summary
- Hertz shares hit a new 52-week low due to a bad bet on electric vehicles.
- Falling values for used Tesla vehicles and rising interest costs are impacting profitability.
- Hertz trades at a much higher valuation than peer Avis, despite being in worse shape currently.
One of the worst performing stocks in the markets in recent quarters has been Hertz Global Holdings ( HTZ ). The rental car company has seen its shares lose more than half of their value over the past year, hitting a new 52-week low on Monday morning after news that its CEO had resigned . Unfortunately for shareholders, there still seems to be some more headwinds in the near term, primarily related to the company's bad bet on electric vehicles....
Hertz: The Tesla Pain Continues