Gentherm (THRM) Competitors

Gentherm (NASDAQ:THRM) and Dana (NYSE:DAN) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Do analysts recommend THRM or DAN?

Gentherm currently has a consensus price target of $48.00, indicating a potential upside of 70.09%. Dana has a consensus price target of $20.14, indicating a potential upside of 15.43%. Given Gentherm's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Gentherm is more favorable than Dana.

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
Dana	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Does the media favor THRM or DAN?

In the previous week, Dana had 10 more articles in the media than Gentherm. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Dana and 3 mentions for Gentherm. Gentherm's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Dana's score of 0.68 indicating that Gentherm is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gentherm	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Dana	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor THRM or DAN?

Dana received 170 more outperform votes than Gentherm when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.13% of users gave Gentherm an outperform vote while only 59.83% of users gave Dana an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Gentherm	Outperform Votes 387 63.13%	Underperform Votes 226 36.87%
Dana	Outperform Votes 557 59.83%	Underperform Votes 374 40.17%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in THRM or DAN?

97.1% of Gentherm shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.8% of Dana shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Gentherm shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Dana shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, THRM or DAN?

Gentherm has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dana has a beta of 2.11, suggesting that its stock price is 111% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is THRM or DAN more profitable?

Gentherm has a net margin of 4.46% compared to Dana's net margin of -0.55%. Gentherm's return on equity of 11.43% beat Dana's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gentherm	4.46%	11.43%	5.82%
Dana	-0.55%	6.70%	1.32%

Which has better earnings & valuation, THRM or DAN?

Gentherm has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Dana. Dana 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	$1.45B	0.60	$40.34M	$1.60	17.64
Dana	$9.90B	0.26	$38M	-$0.24	-72.71

Summary

Gentherm beats Dana on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.