General Motors (GM) Competitors

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) and General Motors (NYSE:GM) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.

Is AMZN or GM a better dividend stock?

Amazon.com pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. General Motors pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Amazon.com pays out 3.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. General Motors pays out 9.5% 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. General Motors is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media favor AMZN or GM?

In the previous week, Amazon.com had 218 more articles in the media than General Motors. MarketBeat recorded 252 mentions for Amazon.com and 34 mentions for General Motors. General Motors' average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Amazon.com's score of 1.01 indicating that General Motors is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Amazon.com	181 Very Positive mention(s)	28 Positive mention(s)	19 Neutral mention(s)	13 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
General Motors	26 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, AMZN or GM?

Amazon.com has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General Motors has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AMZN or GM?

72.2% of Amazon.com shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of General Motors shares are held by institutional investors. 9.7% of Amazon.com shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of General Motors shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, AMZN or GM?

Amazon.com has higher revenue and earnings than General Motors. General Motors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amazon.com, 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
Amazon.com	$670.04B	3.64	$59.25B	$6.56	34.89
General Motors	$187.60B	0.30	$6.01B	$6.30	9.26

Is AMZN or GM more profitable?

Amazon.com has a net margin of 10.54% compared to General Motors' net margin of 2.54%. Amazon.com's return on equity of 23.84% beat General Motors' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amazon.com	10.54%	23.84%	11.14%
General Motors	2.54%	12.98%	3.13%

Do analysts rate AMZN or GM?

Amazon.com currently has a consensus target price of $262.87, indicating a potential upside of 14.87%. General Motors has a consensus target price of $58.05, indicating a potential downside of 0.49%. Given Amazon.com's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Amazon.com is more favorable than General Motors.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amazon.com	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	46 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
General Motors	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45

Summary

Amazon.com beats General Motors on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.