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

Which has stronger earnings & 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	$187.44B	0.25	$6.01B	$6.94	7.10
Ford Motor	$184.99B	0.23	$5.88B	$1.25	8.67

Which has more volatility & risk, GM or F?

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

Do analysts prefer GM or F?

General Motors currently has a consensus target price of $53.35, indicating a potential upside of 8.33%. Ford Motor has a consensus target price of $10.03, indicating a potential downside of 7.44%. 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)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27
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 3.08% compared to Ford Motor's net margin of 2.74%. General Motors' return on equity of 14.30% beat Ford Motor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
General Motors	3.08%	14.30%	3.51%
Ford Motor	2.74%	13.49%	2.11%

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 5.5%. 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.

Does the media refer more to GM or F?

In the previous week, General Motors had 4 more articles in the media than Ford Motor. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for General Motors and 26 mentions for Ford Motor. General Motors' average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Ford Motor's score of 0.67 indicating that General Motors is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
General Motors	21 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ford Motor	13 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals 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. 0.5% 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

General Motors beats Ford Motor on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.