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The Shyft Group (SPAR) Competitors

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

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), Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN), American Axle & Manufacturing (AXL), Stoneridge (SRI), Superior Industries International (SUP), Aptiv (APTV), Allison Transmission (ALSN), BorgWarner (BWA), and Gentex (GNTX). These companies are all part of the "auto parts & equipment" industry.

The Shyft Group vs.

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

The Shyft Group has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gentherm has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Gentherm had 24 more articles in the media than The Shyft Group. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Gentherm and 1 mentions for The Shyft Group. Gentherm's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat The Shyft Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Gentherm is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
The Shyft Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Gentherm
9 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Gentherm has a net margin of 4.46% 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
The Shyft Group-0.69% 24.51% 10.40%
Gentherm 4.46%11.43%5.82%

74.3% of The Shyft Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.1% of Gentherm shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.0% of The Shyft Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Gentherm shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Gentherm has a consensus price target of $48.00, indicating a potential upside of 94.02%. Given Gentherm's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Gentherm is more favorable than The Shyft Group.

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

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
The Shyft Group$756.54M0.40-$12.57M$1.246.94
Gentherm$1.46B0.52$40.34M$2.0711.95

Gentherm received 135 more outperform votes than The Shyft Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.13% of users gave Gentherm an outperform vote while only 57.27% of users gave The Shyft Group an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
The Shyft GroupOutperform Votes
252
57.27%
Underperform Votes
188
42.73%
GenthermOutperform Votes
387
63.13%
Underperform Votes
226
36.87%

Summary

Gentherm beats The Shyft Group on 15 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$302.40M$38.35B$17.09B$7.80B
Dividend Yield0.59%2.96%3.24%4.31%
P/E Ratio-50.5910.4116.9118.40
Price / Sales0.4012.4610.13101.30
Price / Cash8.6111.9610.9434.62
Price / Book1.742.711.754.18
Net Income-$12.57M$3.05B$1.43B$247.71M

The Shyft Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SPAR
The Shyft Group
0.8842 of 5 stars
$8.60
-6.6%
N/A-14.2%$302.40M$756.54M-50.592,724News Coverage
Gap Down
THRM
Gentherm
3.6844 of 5 stars
$24.26
-0.8%
$47.67
+96.5%
-50.5%$746.76M$1.46B11.7214,600Earnings Report
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
SMP
Standard Motor Products
4.7069 of 5 stars
$23.77
+0.9%
$42.00
+76.7%
-25.4%$518.37M$1.46B14.644,900Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
TEN
Tsakos Energy Navigation
4.5627 of 5 stars
$15.51
-0.6%
$31.00
+99.9%
-15.4%$467.14M$804.06M2.8371,000
AXL
American Axle & Manufacturing
3.7628 of 5 stars
$3.32
-0.5%
$6.25
+88.5%
-50.0%$392.27M$6.12B11.8419,000Upcoming Earnings
News Coverage
SRI
Stoneridge
3.9564 of 5 stars
$3.72
+2.1%
$16.00
+330.7%
-74.3%$103.31M$908.30M-13.745,000Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
Positive News
SUP
Superior Industries International
1.182 of 5 stars
$2.28
+1.4%
N/A-36.4%$67.87M$1.27B-0.587,800Upcoming Earnings
News Coverage
Positive News
APTV
Aptiv
4.9385 of 5 stars
$51.99
+2.0%
$81.94
+57.6%
-20.1%$11.92B$19.71B7.55160,000Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
ALSN
Allison Transmission
4.387 of 5 stars
$87.64
+2.1%
$97.88
+11.7%
+14.2%$7.45B$3.23B10.523,500Upcoming Earnings
BWA
BorgWarner
4.9076 of 5 stars
$26.61
+1.3%
$37.19
+39.8%
-13.8%$5.84B$14.09B18.5852,700Analyst Forecast
GNTX
Gentex
4.8223 of 5 stars
$21.54
+1.2%
$28.31
+31.5%
-38.4%$4.87B$2.31B12.225,470Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
News Coverage

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This page (NASDAQ:SPAR) was last updated on 4/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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