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The Shyft Group (SPAR) Competitors

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SPAR vs. THRM, SMP, TEN, AXL, SRI, SUP, APTV, BWA, ALSN, and LEA

Should you be buying The Shyft Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Shyft Group include Gentherm (THRM), Standard Motor Products (SMP), Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN), American Axle & Manufacturing (AXL), Stoneridge (SRI), Superior Industries International (SUP), Aptiv (APTV), BorgWarner (BWA), Allison Transmission (ALSN), and Lear (LEA). These companies are all part of the "auto parts & equipment" industry.

The Shyft Group vs. Its Competitors

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
The Shyft Group$756.54M0.58-$12.57M$1.2410.11
Gentherm$1.46B0.73$64.95M$1.0233.79

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

In the previous week, Gentherm had 22 more articles in the media than The Shyft Group. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Gentherm and 0 mentions for The Shyft Group. Gentherm's average media sentiment score of 0.46 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 Neutral

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

Gentherm has a net margin of 2.18% 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 2.18%9.90%4.95%

Gentherm has a consensus target price of $50.33, suggesting a potential upside of 46.04%. Given Gentherm's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Gentherm beats The Shyft Group on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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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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SPAR vs. The Competition

MetricThe Shyft GroupMotor Vehicles & Car Bodies IndustryAuto SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$440.94M$4.65B$19.54B$9.53B
Dividend Yield0.59%N/A2.84%4.06%
P/E Ratio-73.761.4324.6320.08
Price / Sales0.5880.0837.57102.40
Price / Cash8.613.1917.8428.38
Price / Book2.533.273.185.84
Net Income-$12.57M$790.43M$818.76M$259.02M

The Shyft Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SPAR
The Shyft Group
0.985 of 5 stars
$12.54
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N/AN/A$440.94M$756.54M-73.762,724
THRM
Gentherm
3.7089 of 5 stars
$29.96
-0.7%
$50.33
+68.0%
-32.6%$931.04M$1.46B18.7314,600Earnings Report
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SMP
Standard Motor Products
3.0698 of 5 stars
$32.04
-3.4%
N/A+0.6%$728.89M$1.46B22.895,600Upcoming Earnings
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TEN
Tsakos Energy Navigation
4.8647 of 5 stars
$18.95
-2.7%
$30.50
+61.0%
-23.6%$586.58M$804.06M4.2271,000News Coverage
Positive News
AXL
American Axle & Manufacturing
1.7619 of 5 stars
$4.79
-0.7%
$6.43
+34.3%
-31.7%$571.95M$6.12B28.1519,000
SRI
Stoneridge
4.4003 of 5 stars
$7.16
-2.6%
$16.00
+123.5%
-52.5%$204.67M$908.29M-11.194,450
SUP
Superior Industries International
N/A$0.32
+5.2%
N/A-90.2%$9.49M$1.27B-0.096,500
APTV
Aptiv
4.924 of 5 stars
$69.31
-1.7%
$80.38
+16.0%
+3.2%$15.35B$19.71B11.47141,000Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
BWA
BorgWarner
3.636 of 5 stars
$35.01
-1.9%
$38.36
+9.6%
+9.7%$7.84B$14.09B28.0038,300Upcoming Earnings
ALSN
Allison Transmission
4.6312 of 5 stars
$89.55
-1.3%
$99.00
+10.6%
+1.9%$7.64B$3.23B10.364,000Upcoming Earnings
LEA
Lear
4.8746 of 5 stars
$105.32
-1.7%
$110.45
+4.9%
-18.2%$5.73B$23.31B12.35173,700Earnings Report
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This page (NASDAQ:SPAR) was last updated on 7/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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