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 compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Do analysts rate THRM or ADNT?

Gentherm presently has a consensus target price of $50.33, indicating a potential upside of 64.97%. Adient has a consensus target price of $20.06, indicating a potential downside of 7.76%. Given Gentherm's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Gentherm is more favorable than Adient.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gentherm	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Adient	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.78

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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%

Does the media prefer THRM or ADNT?

In the previous week, Adient had 7 more articles in the media than Gentherm. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Adient and 6 mentions for Gentherm. Adient's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Gentherm's score of 0.48 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Adient	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger 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	19.07
Adient	$14.69B	0.12	$18M	-$3.20	-6.80

Which has more volatility & risk, THRM or ADNT?

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

Summary

Gentherm beats Adient on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.