EquityResearch16February2018BarclaysCapitalInc.and/oroneofitsaffiliatesdoesandseekstodobusinesswithcompaniescoveredinitsresearchreports.Asaresult,investorsshouldbeawarethatthefirmmayhaveaconflictofinterestthatcouldaffecttheobjectivityofthisreport.Investorsshouldconsiderthisreportasonlyasinglefactorinmakingtheirinvestmentdecision.PLEASESEEANALYSTCERTIFICATION(S)ANDIMPORTANTDISCLOSURESBEGINNINGONPAGE23.U.S.Autos&AutoPartsRentals4Q:industryconditionssupportive,butrisktodownsideRisktothedownsideforrentalstocks:Headinginto4QEPSforCARandHTZ,wenetnetseerisktothedownside.True,industryconditionsseemsupportive(atleastfornow),andthestockshavecorrectedafairamountrecently.However,’18estimatesneedtocomedownforbothstocks(HTZespecially),valuationisstillelevated,andadeclineinshortinterestmeanstheremaynotbemuchmoreu