PCAR vs. GM, F, LI, XPEV, CAT, DE, CMI, WAB, TTC, and AGCO
Should you be buying PACCAR stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PACCAR include General Motors (GM), Ford Motor (F), Li Auto (LI), XPeng (XPEV), Caterpillar (CAT), Deere & Company (DE), Cummins (CMI), Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB), Toro (TTC), and AGCO (AGCO).
PACCAR (NASDAQ:PCAR) and General Motors (NYSE:GM) are both large-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability and dividends.
General Motors received 948 more outperform votes than PACCAR when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.29% of users gave General Motors an outperform vote while only 53.38% of users gave PACCAR an outperform vote.
PACCAR has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General Motors has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its share price is 43% 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
PACCAR pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. 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 has a net margin of 14.07% compared to General Motors' net margin of 6.22%. PACCAR's return on equity of 29.87% 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.
PACCAR currently has a consensus price target of $114.27, indicating a potential upside of 15.15%. General Motors has a consensus price target of $56.38, indicating a potential upside of 27.80%. Given General Motors' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe General Motors is more favorable than PACCAR.
In the previous week, General Motors had 58 more articles in the media than PACCAR. MarketBeat recorded 96 mentions for General Motors and 38 mentions for PACCAR. General Motors' average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat PACCAR's score of 0.00 indicating that General Motors is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
General Motors beats PACCAR on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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