Gentherm (THRM) Competitors

LCI Industries (NYSE:LCII) and Gentherm (NASDAQ:THRM) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, valuation, dividends and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LCII or THRM?

Gentherm received 75 more outperform votes than LCI Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.13% of users gave Gentherm an outperform vote while only 62.03% of users gave LCI Industries an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
LCI Industries	Outperform Votes 312 62.03%	Underperform Votes 191 37.97%
Gentherm	Outperform Votes 387 63.13%	Underperform Votes 226 36.87%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in LCII or THRM?

99.7% of LCI Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.1% of Gentherm shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of LCI Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Gentherm shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is LCII or THRM more profitable?

Gentherm has a net margin of 4.46% compared to LCI Industries' net margin of 3.82%. Gentherm's return on equity of 11.43% beat LCI Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LCI Industries	3.82%	10.28%	4.80%
Gentherm	4.46%	11.43%	5.82%

Which has more volatility and risk, LCII or THRM?

LCI Industries has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gentherm has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend LCII or THRM?

LCI Industries presently has a consensus price target of $111.60, suggesting a potential upside of 43.00%. Gentherm has a consensus price target of $48.00, suggesting a potential upside of 81.27%. Given Gentherm's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Gentherm is more favorable than LCI Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LCI Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
Gentherm	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the media favor LCII or THRM?

In the previous week, Gentherm had 6 more articles in the media than LCI Industries. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Gentherm and 15 mentions for LCI Industries. LCI Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Gentherm's score of 0.79 indicating that LCI Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
LCI Industries	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Gentherm	4 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, LCII or THRM?

LCI Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Gentherm. LCI Industries 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
LCI Industries	$3.74B	0.53	$142.87M	$5.60	13.94
Gentherm	$1.45B	0.56	$40.34M	$1.60	16.55

Summary

Gentherm beats LCI Industries on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.