Gentherm (THRM) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor THRM or DAN?

Dana received 155 more outperform votes than Gentherm when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.58% of users gave Gentherm an outperform vote while only 60.05% of users gave Dana an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Gentherm	Outperform Votes 377 63.58%	Underperform Votes 216 36.42%
Dana	Outperform Votes 532 60.05%	Underperform Votes 354 39.95%

Which has more volatility and risk, THRM or DAN?

Gentherm has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dana has a beta of 2.49, suggesting that its share price is 149% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in THRM or DAN?

97.1% of Gentherm shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.8% of Dana shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Gentherm shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Dana shares are owned 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 preferable valuation and earnings, THRM or DAN?

Gentherm has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Dana. Gentherm is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dana, 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	$1.47B	1.08	$40.34M	$1.23	40.66
Dana	$10.56B	0.17	$38M	$0.26	47.06

Do analysts rate THRM or DAN?

Gentherm currently has a consensus price target of $66.00, suggesting a potential upside of 31.97%. Dana has a consensus price target of $16.43, suggesting a potential upside of 34.28%. Given Dana's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Dana is more favorable than Gentherm.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gentherm	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Dana	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Is THRM or DAN more profitable?

Gentherm has a net margin of 2.75% compared to Dana's net margin of 0.36%. Gentherm's return on equity of 12.91% beat Dana's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gentherm	2.75%	12.91%	6.90%
Dana	0.36%	7.37%	1.53%

Does the media favor THRM or DAN?

In the previous week, Dana had 4 more articles in the media than Gentherm. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Dana and 5 mentions for Gentherm. Dana's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Gentherm's score of -0.15 indicating that Dana is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gentherm	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Dana	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Gentherm and Dana tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.