Tesla (TSLA) Competitors

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) and General Motors (NYSE:GM) are both large-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, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Do analysts rate TSLA or GM?

Tesla currently has a consensus price target of $318.93, suggesting a potential upside of 28.23%. General Motors has a consensus price target of $63.06, suggesting a potential upside of 26.68%. Given Tesla's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Tesla is more favorable than General Motors.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tesla	8 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	21 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.39
General Motors	3 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.41

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TSLA or GM?

Tesla received 1081 more outperform votes than General Motors when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.85% of users gave General Motors an outperform vote while only 62.95% of users gave Tesla an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tesla	Outperform Votes 2616 62.95%	Underperform Votes 1540 37.05%
General Motors	Outperform Votes 1535 72.85%	Underperform Votes 572 27.15%

Which has more risk and volatility, TSLA or GM?

Tesla has a beta of 2.5, indicating that its stock price is 150% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General Motors has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TSLA or GM more profitable?

Tesla has a net margin of 7.26% compared to General Motors' net margin of 3.21%. General Motors' return on equity of 15.29% beat Tesla's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tesla	7.26%	10.31%	6.15%
General Motors	3.21%	15.29%	3.82%

Does the media refer more to TSLA or GM?

In the previous week, Tesla had 440 more articles in the media than General Motors. MarketBeat recorded 510 mentions for Tesla and 70 mentions for General Motors. General Motors' average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Tesla's score of 0.34 indicating that General Motors is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tesla	179 Very Positive mention(s)	99 Positive mention(s)	95 Neutral mention(s)	87 Negative mention(s)	42 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
General Motors	36 Very Positive mention(s)	10 Positive mention(s)	18 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in TSLA or GM?

66.2% of Tesla shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of General Motors shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.7% of Tesla shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of General Motors shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, TSLA or GM?

Tesla has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tesla	$97.69B	8.19	$7.13B	$2.04	121.92
General Motors	$187.44B	0.26	$6.01B	$6.15	8.09

Summary

Tesla beats General Motors on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.