Gentherm (THRM) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals believe in THRM or ADNT?

97.1% of Gentherm shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Adient shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Gentherm shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Adient shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, THRM or ADNT?

Gentherm has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Adient has a beta of 1.72, indicating that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is THRM or ADNT more profitable?

Gentherm has a net margin of 2.18% compared to Adient's net margin of -1.53%. Gentherm's return on equity of 9.90% beat Adient's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gentherm	2.18%	9.90%	4.95%
Adient	-1.53%	8.25%	2.02%

Which has stronger earnings and 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	0.77	$64.95M	$1.02	36.13
Adient	$14.41B	0.14	$18M	-$2.65	-9.47

Do analysts prefer THRM or ADNT?

Gentherm presently has a consensus target price of $46.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.83%. Adient has a consensus target price of $21.72, indicating a potential downside of 13.45%. Given Gentherm's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Adient	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.92

Does the media refer more to THRM or ADNT?

In the previous week, Gentherm had 3 more articles in the media than Adient. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Gentherm and 13 mentions for Adient. Adient's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Gentherm's score of 0.73 indicating that Adient is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gentherm	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Adient	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Gentherm beats Adient on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.