Gentherm (THRM) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer DAN or THRM?

Dana currently has a consensus target price of $16.43, suggesting a potential upside of 31.69%. Gentherm has a consensus target price of $66.00, suggesting a potential upside of 30.46%. Given Gentherm's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Dana is more favorable than Gentherm.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dana	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Gentherm	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, DAN or THRM?

Gentherm has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Dana. Gentherm is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dana, 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
Dana	$10.56B	0.17	$38M	$0.26	47.98
Gentherm	$1.47B	1.09	$40.34M	$1.23	41.13

Is DAN or THRM more profitable?

Gentherm has a net margin of 2.75% compared to Gentherm's net margin of 0.36%. Dana's return on equity of 12.91% beat Gentherm's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dana	0.36%	7.37%	1.53%
Gentherm	2.75%	12.91%	6.90%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of DAN or THRM?

96.8% of Dana shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.1% of Gentherm shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Dana shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Gentherm shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DAN or THRM?

Dana received 155 more outperform votes than Gentherm when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.58% of users gave Gentherm an outperform vote while only 60.05% of users gave Dana an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Dana	Outperform Votes 532 60.05%	Underperform Votes 354 39.95%
Gentherm	Outperform Votes 377 63.58%	Underperform Votes 216 36.42%

Does the media refer more to DAN or THRM?

In the previous week, Dana had 5 more articles in the media than Gentherm. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Dana and 5 mentions for Gentherm. Gentherm's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Dana's score of -0.15 indicating that Dana is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dana	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Gentherm	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, DAN or THRM?

Dana has a beta of 2.49, meaning that its share price is 149% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gentherm has a beta of 1.49, meaning that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Dana and Gentherm tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.