Ford Motor (F) Competitors $10.71 -0.04 (-0.37%) As of 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock F vs. GM, THO, WGO, NKLA, TSLA, RACE, PCAR, HMC, STLA, and LIShould you be buying Ford Motor stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ford Motor include General Motors (GM), THOR Industries (THO), Winnebago Industries (WGO), Nikola (NKLA), Tesla (TSLA), Ferrari (RACE), PACCAR (PCAR), Honda Motor (HMC), Stellantis (STLA), and Li Auto (LI). Ford Motor vs. General Motors THOR Industries Winnebago Industries Nikola Tesla Ferrari PACCAR Honda Motor Stellantis Li Auto General Motors (NYSE:GM) and Ford Motor (NYSE:F) are both large-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Does the media refer more to GM or F? In the previous week, General Motors had 27 more articles in the media than Ford Motor. MarketBeat recorded 70 mentions for General Motors and 43 mentions for Ford Motor. Ford Motor's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat General Motors' score of 0.57 indicating that Ford Motor is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment 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 Ford Motor 22 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 7 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is GM or F more profitable? General Motors has a net margin of 3.21% compared to Ford Motor's net margin of 3.18%. Ford Motor's return on equity of 16.88% beat General Motors' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets General Motors3.21% 15.29% 3.82% Ford Motor 3.18%16.88%2.64% Is GM or F a better dividend stock? General Motors pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Ford Motor pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. General Motors pays out 8.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ford Motor pays out 48.0% 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. General Motors has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Do analysts recommend GM or F? General Motors currently has a consensus price target of $54.56, suggesting a potential upside of 8.68%. Ford Motor has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential downside of 6.63%. Given General Motors' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe General Motors is more favorable than Ford Motor.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) 2.30Ford Motor 3 Sell rating(s) 12 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.94 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GM or F? 92.7% of General Motors shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.7% of Ford Motor shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of General Motors shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ford Motor shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, GM or F? General Motors has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ford Motor has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GM or F? General Motors has higher revenue and earnings than Ford Motor. General Motors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ford Motor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGeneral Motors$188.45B0.26$6.01B$6.947.23Ford Motor$182.87B0.23$5.88B$1.258.57 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GM or F? Ford Motor received 227 more outperform votes than General Motors when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.27% of users gave Ford Motor an outperform vote while only 72.69% of users gave General Motors an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGeneral MotorsOutperform Votes154472.69% Underperform Votes58027.31% Ford MotorOutperform Votes177173.27% Underperform Votes64626.73% SummaryGeneral Motors beats Ford Motor on 16 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ford Motor News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for F 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 NYSE 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 F vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFord MotorMotor vehicles & car bodies IndustryAuto SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$42.45B$42.10B$18.93B$19.69BDividend Yield5.63%2.83%2.95%3.84%P/E Ratio7.3411.8619.9435.12Price / Sales0.2329.708.7634.10Price / Cash2.8011.9610.9417.51Price / Book0.952.891.944.78Net Income$5.88B$2.99B$1.41B$1.02B7 Day Performance1.13%3.06%-2.15%0.90%1 Month Performance11.24%18.50%13.38%11.10%1 Year Performance-11.85%-17.56%-7.95%5.28% Ford Motor Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FFord Motor4.4771 of 5 stars$10.71-0.4%$10.00-6.6%-12.5%$42.45B$182.87B7.34173,000GMGeneral Motors4.3091 of 5 stars$50.26-0.2%$54.56+8.6%+9.2%$48.32B$188.45B8.17167,000Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionTHOTHOR Industries3.8238 of 5 stars$82.11-0.4%$87.57+6.7%-18.0%$4.37B$9.50B21.0132,000WGOWinnebago Industries4.6929 of 5 stars$36.45-0.5%$51.89+42.4%-41.1%$1.02B$2.75B-55.257,440Dividend AnnouncementNKLANikola1.0809 of 5 stars$0.18-28.7%$6.00+3,178.7%-98.9%$11.14M$75.53M-0.011,500Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeTSLATesla4.3278 of 5 stars$339.78-2.9%$289.43-14.8%+92.8%$1.10T$95.72B166.75127,900Trending NewsInsider TradeRACEFerrari1.7049 of 5 stars$496.55-0.4%$526.25+6.0%+17.7%$120.45B$6.88B54.314,920Trending NewsPCARPACCAR4.3704 of 5 stars$96.86+0.2%$104.14+7.5%-8.5%$50.88B$32.36B12.2531,100Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastHMCHonda Motor2.0881 of 5 stars$29.20+0.1%N/A-12.0%$45.57B$21.69T6.79204,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportSTLAStellantis4.8687 of 5 stars$10.67-0.7%$16.49+54.5%-52.7%$32.24B$156.88B3.13272,400LILi Auto4.4486 of 5 stars$28.22-2.1%$35.73+26.6%+13.9%$29.57B$144.46B20.9119,400Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies General Motors Alternatives THOR Industries Alternatives Winnebago Industries Alternatives Nikola Alternatives Tesla Alternatives Ferrari Alternatives PACCAR Alternatives Honda Motor Alternatives Stellantis Alternatives Li Auto 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 (NYSE:F) was last updated on 5/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink NVDA’s run was epic? 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