The Shyft Group (SPAR) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SPAR or THRM?

Gentherm received 135 more outperform votes than The Shyft Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.13% of users gave Gentherm an outperform vote while only 57.27% of users gave The Shyft Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
The Shyft Group	Outperform Votes 252 57.27%	Underperform Votes 188 42.73%
Gentherm	Outperform Votes 387 63.13%	Underperform Votes 226 36.87%

Does the media prefer SPAR or THRM?

In the previous week, Gentherm had 3 more articles in the media than The Shyft Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Gentherm and 0 mentions for The Shyft Group. Gentherm's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat The Shyft Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Gentherm is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
The Shyft Group	Neutral
Gentherm	Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, SPAR or THRM?

Gentherm has higher revenue and earnings than The Shyft Group. The Shyft Group 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
The Shyft Group	$756.54M	0.55	-$12.57M	$1.24	9.57
Gentherm	$1.45B	0.58	$40.34M	$1.60	17.15

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SPAR or THRM?

74.3% of The Shyft Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.1% of Gentherm shares are held by institutional investors. 4.0% of The Shyft Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Gentherm shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer SPAR or THRM?

Gentherm has a consensus target price of $48.00, suggesting a potential upside of 74.93%. Given Gentherm's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Gentherm is more favorable than The Shyft Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Shyft Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Gentherm	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Is SPAR or THRM more profitable?

Gentherm has a net margin of 4.46% compared to The Shyft Group's net margin of -0.69%. The Shyft Group's return on equity of 24.51% beat Gentherm's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Shyft Group	-0.69%	24.51%	10.40%
Gentherm	4.46%	11.43%	5.82%

Which has more volatility & risk, SPAR or THRM?

The Shyft Group has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gentherm has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Gentherm beats The Shyft Group on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.