Tesla (TSLA) Competitors $342.03 -3.97 (-1.15%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends TSLA vs. GM, F, OSK, WBC, THO, WGO, NKLA, TM, PCAR, and STLAShould you be buying Tesla stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Tesla include General Motors (GM), Ford Motor (F), Oshkosh (OSK), WABCO (WBC), THOR Industries (THO), Winnebago Industries (WGO), Nikola (NKLA), Toyota Motor (TM), PACCAR (PCAR), and Stellantis (STLA). Tesla vs. General Motors Ford Motor Oshkosh WABCO THOR Industries Winnebago Industries Nikola Toyota Motor PACCAR Stellantis General Motors (NYSE:GM) and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) are both large-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and valuation. Is GM or TSLA more profitable? Tesla has a net margin of 13.07% compared to General Motors' net margin of 6.06%. General Motors' return on equity of 16.30% beat Tesla's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets General Motors6.06% 16.30% 4.14% Tesla 13.07%10.24%6.08% Which has more risk and volatility, GM or TSLA? General Motors has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tesla has a beta of 2.29, meaning that its share price is 129% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings & valuation, GM or TSLA? Tesla has lower revenue, but higher earnings than General Motors. General Motors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tesla, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGeneral Motors$182.72B0.33$10.13B$9.385.85Tesla$97.15B11.30$15.00B$3.6593.71 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GM or TSLA? Tesla received 1055 more outperform votes than General Motors when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.06% of users gave General Motors an outperform vote while only 63.11% of users gave Tesla an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGeneral MotorsOutperform Votes152773.06% Underperform Votes56326.94% TeslaOutperform Votes258263.11% Underperform Votes150936.89% Do analysts rate GM or TSLA? General Motors presently has a consensus price target of $56.92, suggesting a potential upside of 3.71%. Tesla has a consensus price target of $230.18, suggesting a potential downside of 32.70%. Given General Motors' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe General Motors is more favorable than Tesla.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score General Motors 4 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38Tesla 9 Sell rating(s) 16 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13 Does the media favor GM or TSLA? In the previous week, Tesla had 148 more articles in the media than General Motors. MarketBeat recorded 201 mentions for Tesla and 53 mentions for General Motors. Tesla's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat General Motors' score of 0.64 indicating that Tesla is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment General Motors 23 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 14 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Tesla 110 Very Positive mention(s) 26 Positive mention(s) 41 Neutral mention(s) 15 Negative mention(s) 4 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GM or TSLA? 92.7% of General Motors shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.2% of Tesla shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of General Motors shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.7% of Tesla shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryTesla beats General Motors on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart TSLA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTeslaMotor vehicles & car bodies IndustryAuto SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.10T$41.91B$16.83B$8.82BDividend YieldN/A3.19%3.11%4.07%P/E Ratio93.718.4914.4817.66Price / Sales11.3027.6812.6774.22Price / Cash74.3510.8111.2132.53Price / Book17.192.472.094.68Net Income$15.00B$3.18B$1.52B$226.08M7 Day Performance3.57%-6.68%-4.51%-2.03%1 Month Performance54.98%-4.55%-7.84%0.07%1 Year Performance45.17%-23.96%-7.63%24.61% Tesla Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TSLATesla4.6214 of 5 stars$342.03-1.1%$230.18-32.7%+45.2%$1.11T$96.77B93.71140,473Analyst ForecastInsider TradeGMGeneral Motors4.5906 of 5 stars$54.88-0.4%$56.92+3.7%+92.4%$60.35B$182.72B5.85163,000Insider TradeFFord Motor4.0775 of 5 stars$10.73-3.0%$12.02+12.1%+3.7%$43.92B$182.74B12.19177,000Analyst RevisionOSKOshkosh4.2073 of 5 stars$108.03+0.2%$123.14+14.0%+12.8%$7.01B$9.66B10.4917,300Positive NewsWBCWABCON/A$136.46flatN/A+0.0%$7.01B$3.42B28.5513,911High Trading VolumeTHOTHOR Industries4.6911 of 5 stars$108.33+0.4%$110.80+2.3%+5.6%$5.73B$10.04B21.9722,300Positive NewsWGOWinnebago Industries4.0996 of 5 stars$57.30-1.0%$68.13+18.9%-14.7%$1.67B$2.97B191.015,700NKLANikola1.2354 of 5 stars$1.91-1.5%$12.00+528.3%-93.6%$118.08M$35.84M0.001,500Options VolumeTMToyota Motor4.4896 of 5 stars$172.95-1.4%N/A-7.9%$236.32B$312.38B8.22380,793Positive NewsPCARPACCAR4.0904 of 5 stars$109.99-0.4%$117.64+7.0%+19.8%$57.87B$35.13B12.2932,400Analyst ForecastPositive NewsSTLAStellantis4.2299 of 5 stars$12.86-1.5%$27.34+112.6%-37.7%$40.27B$176.19B0.00258,275 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GM Alternatives F Alternatives OSK Alternatives WBC Alternatives THO Alternatives WGO Alternatives NKLA Alternatives TM Alternatives PCAR Alternatives STLA Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:TSLA) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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