Tesla (TSLA) Competitors $308.58 +13.44 (+4.55%) Closing price 06/9/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$314.20 +5.62 (+1.82%) As of 06/9/2025 08:00 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock TSLA vs. GM, F, THO, WGO, NKLA, TM, RACE, PCAR, HMC, and STLAShould you be buying Tesla stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Tesla include General Motors (GM), Ford Motor (F), THOR Industries (THO), Winnebago Industries (WGO), Nikola (NKLA), Toyota Motor (TM), Ferrari (RACE), PACCAR (PCAR), Honda Motor (HMC), and Stellantis (STLA). Tesla vs. General Motors Ford Motor THOR Industries Winnebago Industries Nikola Toyota Motor Ferrari PACCAR Honda Motor Stellantis General Motors (NYSE:GM) and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) are both large-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation. Is GM or TSLA 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 General Motors3.21% 15.29% 3.82% Tesla 7.26%10.31%6.15% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GM or TSLA? Tesla has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGeneral Motors$188.45B0.24$6.01B$6.946.91Tesla$95.72B10.38$7.13B$1.82169.55 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GM or TSLA? Tesla received 1095 more outperform votes than General Motors when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.66% of users gave General Motors an outperform vote while only 62.82% of users gave Tesla an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGeneral MotorsOutperform Votes154472.66% Underperform Votes58127.34% TeslaOutperform Votes263962.82% Underperform Votes156237.18% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of GM or TSLA? 92.7% of General Motors shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.2% of Tesla shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of General Motors shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.7% of Tesla shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer GM or TSLA? General Motors currently has a consensus price target of $54.56, indicating a potential upside of 13.81%. Tesla has a consensus price target of $293.67, indicating a potential downside of 4.83%. Given General Motors' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe General Motors is more favorable than Tesla.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score General Motors 4 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.30Tesla 9 Sell rating(s) 12 Hold rating(s) 19 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29 Which has more volatility & risk, GM or TSLA? General Motors has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tesla has a beta of 2.47, meaning that its share price is 147% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer GM or TSLA? In the previous week, Tesla had 498 more articles in the media than General Motors. MarketBeat recorded 528 mentions for Tesla and 30 mentions for General Motors. General Motors' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Tesla's score of 0.29 indicating that General Motors is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment General Motors 17 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Tesla 177 Very Positive mention(s) 85 Positive mention(s) 98 Neutral mention(s) 110 Negative mention(s) 53 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryTesla beats General Motors on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Tesla News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TSLA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart TSLA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTeslaMotor vehicles & car bodies IndustryAuto SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$993.92B$39.24B$17.75B$8.63BDividend YieldN/A2.58%2.84%4.18%P/E Ratio151.2711.3520.2520.15Price / Sales10.389.0213.74161.54Price / Cash91.5011.9610.9434.64Price / Book13.482.821.944.72Net Income$7.13B$2.99B$1.41B$248.00M7 Day Performance-9.95%2.12%2.39%4.54%1 Month Performance3.53%1.57%4.67%10.02%1 Year Performance73.87%-15.02%-4.28%14.88% Tesla Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TSLATesla4.2436 of 5 stars$308.58+4.6%$293.67-4.8%+73.9%$993.92B$95.72B151.27127,900Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeGap DownGMGeneral Motors4.679 of 5 stars$48.56+0.9%$54.56+12.3%+4.8%$46.69B$188.45B7.90167,000FFord Motor4.0559 of 5 stars$10.20+0.2%$10.03-1.6%-14.9%$40.54B$182.87B6.98173,000THOTHOR Industries3.9865 of 5 stars$81.70+0.5%$87.57+7.2%-9.8%$4.35B$9.50B20.9032,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastWGOWinnebago Industries4.7677 of 5 stars$34.23+1.6%$51.89+51.6%-43.9%$959.18M$2.75B-51.867,440Analyst ForecastNKLANikola0.893 of 5 stars$0.18-28.7%$6.00+3,178.7%-98.8%$11.14M$75.53M-0.011,500Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeTMToyota Motor3.6353 of 5 stars$186.41+1.9%N/A-10.9%$251.17B$48.04T7.70372,800Analyst RevisionRACEFerrari1.87 of 5 stars$478.84+0.7%$526.25+9.9%+16.0%$116.06B$6.88B52.334,920Trending NewsPCARPACCAR4.5645 of 5 stars$94.31+0.3%$104.14+10.4%-12.3%$49.51B$32.36B11.9231,100HMCHonda Motor3.4205 of 5 stars$30.56+3.3%N/A-9.3%$47.69B$21.69T7.11204,000STLAStellantis4.1305 of 5 stars$10.33+1.7%$16.49+59.7%-54.4%$31.21B$156.88B3.03272,400 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GM Alternatives F Alternatives THO Alternatives WGO Alternatives NKLA Alternatives TM Alternatives RACE Alternatives PCAR Alternatives HMC Alternatives STLA Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:TSLA) was last updated on 6/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBanks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you?While everyone's distracted by Bitcoin's moves, a stealth revolution is underway. 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