Gentherm (THRM) Competitors

Tenneco (NYSE:TEN) and Gentherm (NASDAQ:THRM) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in TEN or THRM?

83.2% of Tenneco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.1% of Gentherm shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Tenneco shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Gentherm shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, TEN or THRM?

Tenneco has a beta of 1.73, suggesting that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gentherm has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TEN or THRM more profitable?

Gentherm has a net margin of 3.23% compared to Gentherm's net margin of -1.28%. Tenneco's return on equity of 13.56% beat Gentherm's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tenneco	-1.28%	-73.88%	-0.87%
Gentherm	3.23%	13.56%	7.17%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TEN or THRM?

Tenneco received 129 more outperform votes than Gentherm when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.47% of users gave Gentherm an outperform vote while only 62.47% of users gave Tenneco an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tenneco	Outperform Votes 506 62.47%	Underperform Votes 304 37.53%
Gentherm	Outperform Votes 377 63.47%	Underperform Votes 217 36.53%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, TEN or THRM?

Gentherm has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Tenneco. Tenneco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gentherm, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tenneco	$18.04B	0.09	$35M	-$2.85	-7.01
Gentherm	$1.47B	1.16	$40.34M	$1.46	36.82

Do analysts rate TEN or THRM?

Gentherm has a consensus price target of $65.75, suggesting a potential upside of 22.30%. Given Tenneco's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Gentherm is more favorable than Tenneco.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tenneco	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Gentherm	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media prefer TEN or THRM?

In the previous week, Gentherm had 7 more articles in the media than Tenneco. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Gentherm and 0 mentions for Tenneco. Tenneco's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Gentherm's score of 0.28 indicating that Gentherm is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Tenneco	Neutral
Gentherm	Positive

Summary

Gentherm beats Tenneco on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.