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The Shyft Group (SPAR) Competitors

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

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), Allison Transmission (ALSN), BorgWarner (BWA), and Modine Manufacturing (MOD). 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 contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and dividends.

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$1.46B0.65$64.95M$1.6019.21

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

Gentherm has a consensus price target of $48.00, indicating a potential upside of 56.15%. 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

74.3% of The Shyft Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.1% of Gentherm shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.0% of The Shyft Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Gentherm shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Gentherm has a net margin of 3.44% 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 3.44%10.81%5.41%

In the previous week, Gentherm had 2 more articles in the media than The Shyft Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Gentherm and 1 mentions for The Shyft Group. Gentherm's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat The Shyft Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Gentherm is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
The Shyft Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Gentherm
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Gentherm beats The Shyft Group on 12 of the 16 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$3.48B$16.99B$9.05B
Dividend Yield0.59%N/A2.92%4.02%
P/E Ratio-73.761.1923.8120.23
Price / Sales0.5857.7436.08118.64
Price / Cash8.613.1917.5858.07
Price / Book2.532.452.575.67
Net Income-$12.57M$424.92M$764.20M$249.13M

The Shyft Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SPAR
The Shyft Group
0.9756 of 5 stars
$12.54
flat
N/AN/A$440.94M$756.54M-73.762,724News Coverage
THRM
Gentherm
3.9574 of 5 stars
$27.96
flat
$48.00
+71.7%
-37.9%$862.84M$1.46B17.4814,600
SMP
Standard Motor Products
2.7211 of 5 stars
$30.28
-1.4%
N/A+23.9%$675.26M$1.46B21.635,600
TEN
Tsakos Energy Navigation
4.7835 of 5 stars
$19.44
-4.4%
$30.50
+56.9%
-30.5%$612.79M$804.06M4.3371,000
AXL
American Axle & Manufacturing
2.8408 of 5 stars
$4.16
+1.4%
$5.93
+42.6%
-38.6%$486.52M$6.12B24.4519,000
SRI
Stoneridge
3.7456 of 5 stars
$6.12
+2.0%
$16.00
+161.4%
-47.7%$167.08M$908.29M-9.564,450News Coverage
SUP
Superior Industries International
1.0679 of 5 stars
$0.32
+5.2%
N/A-89.7%$9.02M$1.27B-0.096,500Positive News
APTV
Aptiv
4.8321 of 5 stars
$68.34
+2.8%
$81.56
+19.3%
+3.8%$14.48B$19.71B11.31141,000News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
ALSN
Allison Transmission
4.3526 of 5 stars
$93.46
+0.8%
$99.00
+5.9%
+28.9%$7.81B$3.23B10.824,000Positive News
BWA
BorgWarner
4.2252 of 5 stars
$33.43
+2.1%
$37.47
+12.1%
+10.6%$7.20B$14.09B26.7538,300Positive News
Analyst Forecast
MOD
Modine Manufacturing
3.9859 of 5 stars
$100.13
+3.0%
$135.25
+35.1%
-3.2%$5.09B$2.58B29.2811,300Analyst Forecast

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This page (NASDAQ:SPAR) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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