Gentherm (THRM) Competitors

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

Is THRM or LCII more profitable?

Gentherm has a net margin of 4.46% compared to LCI Industries' net margin of 3.82%. Gentherm's return on equity of 11.43% beat LCI Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gentherm	4.46%	11.43%	5.82%
LCI Industries	3.82%	10.28%	4.80%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, THRM or LCII?

LCI Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Gentherm. Gentherm is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LCI Industries, 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
Gentherm	$1.46B	0.50	$40.34M	$2.07	11.52
LCI Industries	$3.74B	0.52	$142.87M	$5.60	13.64

Which has more volatility and risk, THRM or LCII?

Gentherm has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LCI Industries has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor THRM or LCII?

Gentherm received 75 more outperform votes than LCI Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.24% of users gave Gentherm an outperform vote while only 62.03% of users gave LCI Industries an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Gentherm	Outperform Votes 387 63.24%	Underperform Votes 225 36.76%
LCI Industries	Outperform Votes 312 62.03%	Underperform Votes 191 37.97%

Do analysts prefer THRM or LCII?

Gentherm currently has a consensus target price of $47.67, indicating a potential upside of 99.86%. LCI Industries has a consensus target price of $111.60, indicating a potential upside of 46.14%. Given Gentherm's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Gentherm is more favorable than LCI Industries.

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
LCI Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Does the media refer more to THRM or LCII?

In the previous week, Gentherm and Gentherm both had 8 articles in the media. Gentherm's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat LCI Industries' score of 0.56 indicating that Gentherm is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gentherm	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
LCI Industries	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of THRM or LCII?

97.1% of Gentherm shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of LCI Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Gentherm shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of LCI Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Gentherm beats LCI Industries on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.