Tesla (TSLA) Competitors $321.80 -1.83 (-0.56%) As of 09:58 AM Eastern This is a fair market value 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, PCAR, RIVN, VFS, LCID, and HOGShould 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), PACCAR (PCAR), Rivian Automotive (RIVN), VinFast Auto (VFS), Lucid Group (LCID), and Harley-Davidson (HOG). Tesla vs. Its Competitors General Motors Ford Motor Thor Industries Winnebago Industries Nikola PACCAR Rivian Automotive VinFast Auto Lucid Group Harley-Davidson 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 valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Do analysts recommend GM or TSLA? General Motors currently has a consensus target price of $53.35, suggesting a potential upside of 7.98%. Tesla has a consensus target price of $298.37, suggesting a potential downside of 7.28%. Given General Motors' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly 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) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.27Tesla 9 Sell rating(s) 13 Hold rating(s) 19 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29 Is GM or TSLA more profitable? Tesla has a net margin of 6.66% compared to General Motors' net margin of 3.08%. General Motors' return on equity of 14.30% beat Tesla's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets General Motors3.08% 14.30% 3.51% Tesla 6.66%9.02%5.39% 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. 0.5% of General Motors shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.7% of Tesla 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 higher 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$187.44B0.25$6.01B$6.947.12Tesla$97.69B10.61$7.13B$1.82176.81 Does the media favor GM or TSLA? In the previous week, Tesla had 391 more articles in the media than General Motors. MarketBeat recorded 418 mentions for Tesla and 27 mentions for General Motors. General Motors' average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Tesla's score of 0.57 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) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Tesla 190 Very Positive mention(s) 67 Positive mention(s) 77 Neutral mention(s) 53 Negative mention(s) 28 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, GM or TSLA? General Motors has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tesla has a beta of 2.47, meaning that its stock price is 147% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryTesla beats General Motors on 10 of the 16 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 TSLA 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 ExcelMetricTeslaAUTO IndustryAuto SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.04T$48.93B$17.29B$8.90BDividend YieldN/A3.55%2.86%4.14%P/E Ratio176.6420.5123.1519.67Price / Sales10.616.6734.25112.14Price / Cash83.5516.4717.3627.49Price / Book14.063.322.515.41Net Income$7.13B$542.77M$949.08M$248.99M7 Day Performance-7.71%76.13%14.66%2.85%1 Month Performance-7.82%80.73%13.84%5.49%1 Year Performance62.62%-0.30%11.95%16.97% Tesla Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TSLATesla4.4286 of 5 stars$321.80-0.6%$298.37-7.3%+63.5%$1.04T$97.69B176.64125,665Trending NewsGMGeneral Motors4.017 of 5 stars$48.10-0.4%$53.35+10.9%+7.0%$46.25B$188.45B6.93162,000FFord Motor4.1436 of 5 stars$10.43+0.0%$10.03-3.8%-13.8%$41.46B$184.99B8.34171,000THOThor Industries4.3188 of 5 stars$85.90+0.7%$87.63+2.0%-3.9%$4.57B$10.04B20.6022,300Buyback AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionWGOWinnebago Industries4.7757 of 5 stars$31.29-0.5%$51.11+63.3%-46.0%$876.77M$2.97B-125.165,700Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionNKLANikola0.8944 of 5 stars$0.18-28.7%$6.00+3,178.7%-97.8%$11.14M$75.53M-0.011,500Gap DownHigh Trading VolumePCARPACCAR4.7957 of 5 stars$90.72-0.4%$104.14+14.8%-7.8%$47.62B$32.36B13.7530,100Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeRIVNRivian Automotive1.243 of 5 stars$13.77+2.8%$14.33+4.0%+1.3%$15.57B$4.97B-3.7014,861VFSVinFast Auto1.7849 of 5 stars$3.44-0.3%$5.75+67.2%-16.5%$8.05B$1.81B-2.4617,823LCIDLucid Group2.4856 of 5 stars$2.22+3.3%$2.68+20.5%-18.8%$6.77B$807.83M-1.836,800HOGHarley-Davidson4.9023 of 5 stars$23.37-0.3%$30.00+28.4%-29.7%$2.84B$5.19B8.725,900 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GM Alternatives F Alternatives THO Alternatives WGO Alternatives NKLA Alternatives PCAR Alternatives RIVN Alternatives VFS Alternatives LCID Alternatives HOG 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 6/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe #1 AI Energy StockNearly $600 billion is projected to be spent on AI data centers this year. 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