HRI vs LRN Comparison

Herc Holdings is an equipment rental company that was spun out of Hertz Global in 2016. It is currently the third-largest player in North America, after United Rentals and Sunbelt Rentals, with an approximate 6% market share pro forma for its 2025 acquisition of H&E Equipment Services. It serves a similar mix of companies to its peers (industrial, commercial, and residential construction) from its 450 locations targeting the top 100 metropolitan markets in the US. Herc's rental fleet of approximately $7 billion is also similar in composition to its peer group in terms of equipment offered. The company is also pursuing diversification by bundling and increasing specialty solutions for its customer base. Herc's portfolio skews toward local customers versus national accounts (60%/40%).

Stride Inc is a technology company providing an educational platform to deliver proprietary and third-party curriculum, software systems, and educational services designed to facilitate individualized learning for students and adults throughout the U.S. The platform delivers products and services to attract, enroll, educate, track progress, and support students. It provides customized solutions to public and private schools, school districts, charter boards, employers, government agencies, and consumers. Its platform addresses two markets in the K-12 space: General Education and Career Learning, with products and services for the General Education market predominantly focused on core subjects for kindergarten through twelfth grade students.