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The Shyft Group (SPAR) Competitors

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SPAR vs. THRM, SMP, AXL, SRI, SUP, APTV, ALSN, BWA, GNTX, and LEA

Should you be buying The Shyft Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Shyft Group include Gentherm (THRM), Standard Motor Products (SMP), American Axle & Manufacturing (AXL), Stoneridge (SRI), Superior Industries International (SUP), Aptiv (APTV), Allison Transmission (ALSN), BorgWarner (BWA), Gentex (GNTX), and Lear (LEA). These companies are all part of the "auto parts & equipment" industry.

The Shyft Group vs.

Gentherm (NASDAQ:THRM) and The Shyft Group (NASDAQ:SPAR) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment and profitability.

Gentherm has a net margin of 4.61% compared to The Shyft Group's net margin of -0.69%. The Shyft Group's return on equity of 24.51% beat Gentherm's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Gentherm4.61% 14.36% 7.41%
The Shyft Group -0.69%24.51%10.40%

Gentherm has higher revenue and earnings than The Shyft Group. The Shyft Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gentherm, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Gentherm$1.47B0.85$40.34M$2.1418.83
The Shyft Group$756.54M0.56-$12.57M$1.249.64

Gentherm has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Shyft Group has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Gentherm received 131 more outperform votes than The Shyft Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.20% of users gave Gentherm an outperform vote while only 57.27% of users gave The Shyft Group an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
GenthermOutperform Votes
383
63.20%
Underperform Votes
223
36.80%
The Shyft GroupOutperform Votes
252
57.27%
Underperform Votes
188
42.73%

Gentherm currently has a consensus price target of $55.33, indicating a potential upside of 37.32%. Given Gentherm's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Gentherm is more favorable than The Shyft Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Gentherm
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
The Shyft Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

In the previous week, Gentherm had 10 more articles in the media than The Shyft Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Gentherm and 0 mentions for The Shyft Group. Gentherm's average media sentiment score of 0.21 beat The Shyft Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Gentherm is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Gentherm Neutral
The Shyft Group Neutral

97.1% of Gentherm shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.3% of The Shyft Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Gentherm shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of The Shyft Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Gentherm beats The Shyft Group on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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SPAR vs. The Competition

MetricThe Shyft GroupMotor Vehicles & Car Bodies IndustryAuto SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$420.20M$49.59B$19.75B$9.09B
Dividend Yield0.59%2.83%2.90%3.98%
P/E Ratio-70.299.5111.5517.52
Price / Sales0.568.199.4482.55
Price / Cash8.6111.3111.1037.67
Price / Book2.412.921.984.71
Net Income-$12.57M$3.19B$1.52B$224.52M

The Shyft Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SPAR
The Shyft Group
N/A$12.02
+0.6%
N/A+1.4%$422.66M$756.54M-70.712,724
THRM
Gentherm
3.9172 of 5 stars
$40.76
+2.7%
$55.33
+35.8%
-19.0%$1.26B$1.47B19.0514,504Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
News Coverage
SMP
Standard Motor Products
4.7703 of 5 stars
$31.87
+1.1%
$42.00
+31.8%
-24.3%$692.15M$1.36B19.675,200Analyst Revision
AXL
American Axle & Manufacturing
3.1795 of 5 stars
$5.85
-0.3%
$7.30
+24.9%
-34.2%$687.26M$6.08B24.3519,000News Coverage
SRI
Stoneridge
4.6318 of 5 stars
$5.45
-1.2%
$16.00
+193.5%
-71.0%$150.97M$975.82M-20.194,850Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
Positive News
SUP
Superior Industries International
0.2719 of 5 stars
$2.21
-0.5%
N/A-37.2%$64.13M$1.27B-0.566,600Short Interest ↑
APTV
Aptiv
4.939 of 5 stars
$64.25
+1.3%
$85.47
+33.0%
-27.5%$15.10B$20.05B7.17154,000Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Upgrade
News Coverage
ALSN
Allison Transmission
3.4624 of 5 stars
$115.41
-3.5%
$101.38
-12.2%
+93.5%$10.00B$3.04B14.063,700Positive News
BWA
BorgWarner
4.8056 of 5 stars
$32.91
+0.8%
$40.40
+22.8%
-4.6%$7.20B$14.20B8.3539,900Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
GNTX
Gentex
4.4486 of 5 stars
$28.48
+2.7%
$35.13
+23.3%
-16.1%$6.48B$2.30B15.236,245Upcoming Earnings
LEA
Lear
4.9151 of 5 stars
$98.12
+1.9%
$132.18
+34.7%
-28.1%$5.33B$23.47B10.32186,600Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↓

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This page (NASDAQ:SPAR) was last updated on 1/31/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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