Tesla (TSLA) Competitors

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) and General Motors (NYSE:GM) are both large-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Does the media prefer TSLA or GM?

In the previous week, Tesla had 286 more articles in the media than General Motors. MarketBeat recorded 332 mentions for Tesla and 46 mentions for General Motors. General Motors' average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Tesla's score of 0.78 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	167 Very Positive mention(s)	49 Positive mention(s)	64 Neutral mention(s)	35 Negative mention(s)	12 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
General Motors	29 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better 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	11.12	$7.13B	$2.04	165.59
General Motors	$187.44B	0.25	$6.01B	$6.15	7.53

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%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of General Motors shares are owned by company 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 more volatility and risk, TSLA or GM?

Tesla has a beta of 2.34, indicating that its share price is 134% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General Motors has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TSLA or GM?

Tesla received 1070 more outperform votes than General Motors when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.90% of users gave General Motors an outperform vote while only 63.01% of users gave Tesla an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tesla	Outperform Votes 2601 63.01%	Underperform Votes 1527 36.99%
General Motors	Outperform Votes 1531 72.90%	Underperform Votes 569 27.10%

Do analysts recommend TSLA or GM?

Tesla currently has a consensus price target of $326.50, indicating a potential downside of 3.35%. General Motors has a consensus price target of $59.71, indicating a potential upside of 28.94%. Given General Motors' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe General Motors is more favorable than Tesla.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tesla	8 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
General Motors	3 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.35

Summary

Tesla beats General Motors on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.