General Motors (GM) Competitors

General Motors (NYSE:GM) and Ford Motor (NYSE:F) are both large-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation, community ranking and media sentiment.

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 5.7%. 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 increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Does the media favor GM or F?

In the previous week, General Motors had 6 more articles in the media than Ford Motor. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for General Motors and 21 mentions for Ford Motor. Ford Motor's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat General Motors' score of 0.79 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	15 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ford Motor	13 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GM or F?

Ford Motor received 227 more outperform votes than General Motors when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.21% of users gave Ford Motor an outperform vote while only 72.66% of users gave General Motors an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
General Motors	Outperform Votes 1544 72.66%	Underperform Votes 581 27.34%
Ford Motor	Outperform Votes 1771 73.21%	Underperform Votes 648 26.79%

Which has more risk and volatility, GM or F?

General Motors has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ford Motor has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer GM or F?

General Motors presently has a consensus price target of $54.56, suggesting a potential upside of 11.54%. Ford Motor has a consensus price target of $10.03, suggesting a potential downside of 5.30%. Given General Motors' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research 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)	2.30
Ford Motor	3 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.94

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in GM or F?

92.7% of General Motors shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.7% of Ford Motor shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of General Motors shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ford Motor shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
General Motors	$188.45B	0.25	$6.01B	$6.94	7.05
Ford Motor	$182.87B	0.23	$5.88B	$1.25	8.48

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 Motors	3.21%	15.29%	3.82%
Ford Motor	3.18%	16.88%	2.64%

Summary

General Motors beats Ford Motor on 16 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.