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 investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

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 risk and volatility, 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 1.5, indicating that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer PCAR or CNH?

In the previous week, PACCAR had 6 more articles in the media than CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for PACCAR and 25 mentions for CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign. CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat PACCAR's score of 0.97 indicating that CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PACCAR	18 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign	19 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership 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, 0.2% of CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PCAR or CNH?

PACCAR received 458 more outperform votes than CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.19% of users gave CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign an outperform vote while only 52.67% of users gave PACCAR an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
PACCAR	Outperform Votes 582 52.67%	Underperform Votes 523 47.33%
CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign	Outperform Votes 124 60.19%	Underperform Votes 82 39.81%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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	$32.36B	1.53	$4.16B	$6.60	14.27
CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign	$18.85B	0.85	$1.25B	$0.82	15.70

Do analysts rate PCAR or CNH?

PACCAR presently has a consensus target price of $104.14, indicating a potential upside of 10.54%. CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign has a consensus target price of $14.92, indicating a potential upside of 15.88%. Given CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign is more favorable than PACCAR.

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 1.4%. CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign pays an annual dividend of $0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. PACCAR pays out 20.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign pays out 57.3% 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. PACCAR has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Summary

PACCAR beats CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.