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 community ranking, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GM or F?

Ford Motor received 227 more outperform votes than General Motors when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.27% of users gave Ford Motor an outperform vote while only 72.69% of users gave General Motors an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
General Motors	Outperform Votes 1544 72.69%	Underperform Votes 580 27.31%
Ford Motor	Outperform Votes 1771 73.27%	Underperform Votes 646 26.73%

Does the media prefer GM or F?

In the previous week, General Motors had 28 more articles in the media than Ford Motor. MarketBeat recorded 68 mentions for General Motors and 40 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	32 Very Positive mention(s)	10 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ford Motor	21 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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.

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 raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Do analysts rate GM or F?

General Motors presently has a consensus target price of $54.56, suggesting a potential upside of 8.77%. Ford Motor has a consensus target price of $10.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.44%. Given General Motors' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly 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

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%

Which has better 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
General Motors	$188.45B	0.26	$6.01B	$6.94	7.23
Ford Motor	$182.87B	0.23	$5.88B	$1.25	8.46

Do institutionals & insiders 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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