PCAR vs. GM, F, STLA, LI, CMI, MBLY, GPC, OSK, RIVN, and NIO
Should you be buying PACCAR stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PACCAR include General Motors (GM), Ford Motor (F), Stellantis (STLA), Li Auto (LI), Cummins (CMI), Mobileye Global (MBLY), Genuine Parts (GPC), Oshkosh (OSK), Rivian Automotive (RIVN), and NIO (NIO). These companies are all part of the "auto/tires/trucks" sector.
PACCAR (NASDAQ:PCAR) and General Motors (NYSE:GM) are both large-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, profitability, risk, media sentiment and valuation.
General Motors received 946 more outperform votes than PACCAR when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.39% of users gave General Motors an outperform vote while only 53.55% of users gave PACCAR an outperform vote.
In the previous week, General Motors had 23 more articles in the media than PACCAR. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for General Motors and 14 mentions for PACCAR. PACCAR's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat General Motors' score of 0.38 indicating that PACCAR is being referred to more favorably in the media.
PACCAR has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General Motors has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.
64.9% of PACCAR shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of General Motors shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of PACCAR shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of General Motors shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
PACCAR pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. General Motors pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. PACCAR pays out 12.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. General Motors pays out 5.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
PACCAR currently has a consensus price target of $112.62, indicating a potential upside of 4.28%. General Motors has a consensus price target of $54.65, indicating a potential upside of 24.82%. Given General Motors' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe General Motors is more favorable than PACCAR.
PACCAR has a net margin of 14.30% compared to General Motors' net margin of 6.13%. PACCAR's return on equity of 31.71% beat General Motors' return on equity.
General Motors has higher revenue and earnings than PACCAR. General Motors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PACCAR, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
General Motors beats PACCAR on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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