Best Consumer Service Companies To Own For 2015

Best Consumer Service Companies To Own For 2015: Hertz Global Holdings Inc(HTZ)

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the car and equipment rental businesses worldwide. It operates in two segments, Car Rental and Equipment Rental. The Car Rental segment engages in the ownership and lease of cars. This segment operates car rental locations at or near airports, as well as in central business districts and suburban areas of cities in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Spain, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Australia, New Zealand, China, and Brazil. It also operates retail used car sales locations in the United States and France. The Equipment Rental segment rents earthmoving equipment, material handling equipment, aerial and electrical equipment, air compressors, generators, pumps, small tools, compaction equipment, and construction-related trucks. In addition, this segment sells new equipment, and consumables, such as gloves and ha rdhats. The company also offers claim administration services, such as investigating, evaluating, negotiating, and disposing of various claims, including third-party, first-party, bodily injury, property damage, general liability, and product liability. Hertz Global serves various industries, such as construction, petrochemical, automobile manufacturing, railroad, power generation, and shipbuilding. The company was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Park Ridge, New Jersey.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Jake L'Ecuyer]

  Equities Trading UP
  Shares of Hertz Global Holdings (NYSE: HTZ) gained steadily on Tuesday's session, rising 9.38 percent to $28.33 after the company adopted one-year shareholder rights plan, signaling to the street that activist inestors had come into play in the name.

• [By WALLSTCHEATSHEET]

  Hertz is involved in the vehicle and equipment sale and rental business a! ll around the world. The company recently reported earnings that impressed the markets. The stock has been steadily rising over the last several years and is now trading slightly below highs for the year. Over the last four quarters, earnings and revenue figures have been rising, which has generally pleased investors. Relative to its peers and sector, Hertz has been a poor year-to-date performer. Look for Hertz to OUTPERFORM.

• [By Monica Gerson]

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• [By gurujx]

  Hertz Global Holdings Inc. (HTZ): Former Senior Executive VP and CFO Elyse Douglas Sold 40,000 Shares

  Former Sr Executive VP and CFOElyse Douglassold 40,000 shares of HTZ ! stock on ! 12/31/2013 at the average price of $28. Elyse Douglas owns at least 143,599 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 0.82% since.

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