Gentherm (THRM) Competitors

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

Is THRM or ADNT more profitable?

Gentherm has a net margin of 3.44% compared to Adient's net margin of -1.86%. Gentherm's return on equity of 10.81% beat Adient's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gentherm	3.44%	10.81%	5.41%
Adient	-1.86%	7.70%	1.90%

Do analysts recommend THRM or ADNT?

Gentherm currently has a consensus price target of $48.00, suggesting a potential upside of 55.92%. Adient has a consensus price target of $17.31, suggesting a potential downside of 22.52%. Given Gentherm's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Gentherm is more favorable than Adient.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gentherm	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Adient	3 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67

Which has more volatility & risk, THRM or ADNT?

Gentherm has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Adient has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer THRM or ADNT?

In the previous week, Gentherm and Gentherm both had 6 articles in the media. Adient's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Gentherm's score of 0.65 indicating that Adient is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gentherm	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Adient	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in THRM or ADNT?

97.1% of Gentherm shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Adient shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Gentherm shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Adient shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings & valuation, THRM or ADNT?

Gentherm has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Adient. Adient 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
Gentherm	$1.46B	0.65	$64.95M	$1.60	19.24
Adient	$14.69B	0.13	$18M	-$3.20	-6.98

Summary

Gentherm beats Adient on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.