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PCAR vs. TSLA, CAT, CMI, DCI, GM, ITT, ITW, OSK, PH, and WAB

Should you be buying PACCAR stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PACCAR include Tesla (TSLA), Caterpillar (CAT), Cummins (CMI), Donaldson (DCI), General Motors (GM), ITT (ITT), Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Oshkosh (OSK), Parker-Hannifin (PH), and Wabtec (WAB).

PACCAR vs. Its Competitors

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) and PACCAR (NASDAQ:PCAR) are both large-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment and profitability.

In the previous week, Tesla had 332 more articles in the media than PACCAR. MarketBeat recorded 357 mentions for Tesla and 25 mentions for PACCAR. PACCAR's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Tesla's score of 0.78 indicating that PACCAR is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Tesla
207 Very Positive mention(s)
51 Positive mention(s)
49 Neutral mention(s)
40 Negative mention(s)
10 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
PACCAR
20 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

66.2% of Tesla shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.9% of PACCAR shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.7% of Tesla shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of PACCAR shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Tesla presently has a consensus target price of $303.31, indicating a potential downside of 13.55%. PACCAR has a consensus target price of $107.68, indicating a potential upside of 8.71%. Given PACCAR's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PACCAR is more favorable than Tesla.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Tesla
9 Sell rating(s)
14 Hold rating(s)
17 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.24
PACCAR
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Tesla$97.69B11.58$7.13B$1.73202.80
PACCAR$33.66B1.55$4.16B$5.8416.96

Tesla has a beta of 2.06, meaning that its stock price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PACCAR has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

PACCAR has a net margin of 9.88% compared to Tesla's net margin of 6.54%. PACCAR's return on equity of 18.25% beat Tesla's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Tesla6.54% 7.98% 4.79%
PACCAR 9.88%18.25%7.69%

Summary

Tesla beats PACCAR on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PCAR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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PCAR vs. The Competition

MetricPACCARAUTO IndustryAuto SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$51.57B$53.63B$20.01B$9.92B
Dividend Yield1.34%2.92%2.68%4.53%
P/E Ratio16.9623.0417.2626.13
Price / Sales1.5533.3440.3379.98
Price / Cash11.0017.7320.2859.04
Price / Book2.973.582.766.09
Net Income$4.16B$542.77M$831.18M$266.51M
7 Day Performance-0.93%-8.52%-2.72%0.45%
1 Month Performance1.73%-9.73%2.11%4.58%
1 Year Performance6.22%-36.99%13.05%26.04%

PACCAR Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PCAR
PACCAR
4.5375 of 5 stars
$99.05
+0.9%
$107.68
+8.7%
+7.0%$51.57B$33.66B16.9630,100Positive News
TSLA
Tesla
4.2839 of 5 stars
$333.87
-3.5%
$303.31
-9.2%
+52.4%$1.08T$92.72B192.99125,665Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
CAT
Caterpillar
4.8656 of 5 stars
$419.56
-3.5%
$455.53
+8.6%
+26.9%$196.55B$64.81B21.34112,900Trending News
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
CMI
Cummins
4.5635 of 5 stars
$398.43
-0.9%
$370.83
-6.9%
+34.9%$54.90B$34.10B18.7369,600Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
DCI
Donaldson
4.3597 of 5 stars
$79.68
-0.6%
$79.33
-0.4%
+15.4%$9.28B$3.69B26.1214,000Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
GM
General Motors
3.849 of 5 stars
$58.64
+0.3%
$58.05
-1.0%
+21.0%$55.83B$187.60B9.31162,000Trending News
ITT
ITT
4.5411 of 5 stars
$170.10
-1.5%
$179.22
+5.4%
+30.5%$13.27B$3.70B26.7511,700Positive News
Ex-Dividend
Analyst Forecast
ITW
Illinois Tool Works
4.1646 of 5 stars
$264.73
-0.4%
$260.67
-1.5%
+9.5%$77.17B$15.79B23.2044,000News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Revision
OSK
Oshkosh
4.4436 of 5 stars
$139.19
-2.8%
$138.08
-0.8%
+40.6%$8.91B$10.76B13.9818,500News Coverage
Positive News
PH
Parker-Hannifin
4.5433 of 5 stars
$759.76
-0.9%
$768.71
+1.2%
+31.9%$97.08B$19.85B28.0157,950Positive News
Ex-Dividend
Analyst Downgrade
WAB
Wabtec
4.7139 of 5 stars
$193.33
-0.9%
$222.57
+15.1%
+18.0%$33.05B$10.56B28.8529,500Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:PCAR) was last updated on 9/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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