Tesla (TSLA) Competitors

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) and General Motors (NYSE:GM) are both large-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations and risk.

Which has more volatility and risk, TSLA or GM?

Tesla has a beta of 2.43, meaning that its stock price is 143% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General Motors has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, TSLA or GM?

Tesla has higher earnings, but lower revenue than General Motors. General Motors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tesla, 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
Tesla	$95.72B	11.57	$7.13B	$1.82	188.91
General Motors	$188.45B	0.26	$6.01B	$6.94	7.23

Does the media favor TSLA or GM?

In the previous week, Tesla had 309 more articles in the media than General Motors. MarketBeat recorded 379 mentions for Tesla and 70 mentions for General Motors. Tesla's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat General Motors' score of 0.57 indicating that Tesla is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tesla	158 Very Positive mention(s)	76 Positive mention(s)	100 Neutral mention(s)	34 Negative mention(s)	9 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
General Motors	31 Very Positive mention(s)	12 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate TSLA or GM?

Tesla presently has a consensus target price of $289.43, suggesting a potential downside of 15.82%. General Motors has a consensus target price of $54.56, suggesting a potential upside of 8.68%. Given General Motors' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe General Motors is more favorable than Tesla.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tesla	9 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	21 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.34
General Motors	4 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.30

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TSLA or GM?

Tesla received 1093 more outperform votes than General Motors when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.69% of users gave General Motors an outperform vote while only 62.89% of users gave Tesla an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tesla	Outperform Votes 2637 62.89%	Underperform Votes 1556 37.11%
General Motors	Outperform Votes 1544 72.69%	Underperform Votes 580 27.31%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in TSLA or GM?

66.2% of Tesla shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of General Motors shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.7% of Tesla shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of General Motors shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is TSLA or GM more profitable?

Tesla has a net margin of 7.26% compared to General Motors' net margin of 3.21%. General Motors' return on equity of 15.29% beat Tesla's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tesla	7.26%	10.31%	6.15%
General Motors	3.21%	15.29%	3.82%

Summary

Tesla beats General Motors on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.