CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign (CNH) Competitors

PACCAR (NASDAQ:PCAR) and CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign (NYSE:CNH) are both large-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends and community ranking.

Does the media prefer PCAR or CNH?

In the previous week, PACCAR had 33 more articles in the media than CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for PACCAR and 5 mentions for CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign. PACCAR's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign's score of 0.30 indicating that PACCAR is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PACCAR	20 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders believe in PCAR or CNH?

64.9% of PACCAR shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.9% of CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of PACCAR shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is PCAR or CNH more profitable?

PACCAR has a net margin of 12.36% compared to CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign's net margin of 6.62%. PACCAR's return on equity of 23.53% beat CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PACCAR	12.36%	23.53%	9.89%
CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign	6.62%	18.00%	3.13%

Which has more volatility and risk, PCAR or CNH?

PACCAR has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend PCAR or CNH?

PACCAR currently has a consensus target price of $107.23, suggesting a potential upside of 19.46%. CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign has a consensus target price of $14.33, suggesting a potential upside of 15.32%. Given PACCAR's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe PACCAR is more favorable than CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PACCAR	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36
CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Is PCAR or CNH a better dividend stock?

PACCAR pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign pays an annual dividend of $0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. PACCAR pays out 16.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign pays out 45.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PCAR or CNH?

PACCAR received 459 more outperform votes than CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.10% of users gave CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign an outperform vote while only 52.82% of users gave PACCAR an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
PACCAR	Outperform Votes 581 52.82%	Underperform Votes 519 47.18%
CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign	Outperform Votes 122 60.10%	Underperform Votes 81 39.90%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PCAR or CNH?

PACCAR has higher revenue and earnings than CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign. PACCAR is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign, 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
PACCAR	$33.66B	1.40	$4.16B	$7.91	11.35
CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign	$19.84B	0.78	$1.25B	$1.03	12.07

Summary

PACCAR beats CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.