Tesla (TSLA) Competitors

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

Does the media favor TSLA or GM?

In the previous week, Tesla had 158 more articles in the media than General Motors. MarketBeat recorded 204 mentions for Tesla and 46 mentions for General Motors. Tesla's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat General Motors' score of 0.60 indicating that Tesla is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tesla	123 Very Positive mention(s)	21 Positive mention(s)	42 Neutral mention(s)	13 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
General Motors	26 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	4 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, 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	$96.77B	10.94	$15.00B	$3.65	90.35
General Motors	$171.84B	0.37	$10.13B	$9.38	6.17

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TSLA or GM?

Tesla received 1053 more outperform votes than General Motors when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.06% of users gave General Motors an outperform vote while only 63.13% of users gave Tesla an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tesla	Outperform Votes 2580 63.13%	Underperform Votes 1507 36.87%
General Motors	Outperform Votes 1527 73.06%	Underperform Votes 563 26.94%

Do institutionals & insiders 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of General Motors shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, TSLA or GM?

Tesla has a beta of 2.29, meaning that its stock price is 129% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General Motors has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate TSLA or GM?

Tesla currently has a consensus target price of $225.06, suggesting a potential downside of 31.76%. General Motors has a consensus target price of $56.92, suggesting a potential downside of 1.74%. 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)	16 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.16
General Motors	4 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Is TSLA or GM 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
Tesla	13.07%	10.24%	6.08%
General Motors	6.06%	16.30%	4.14%

Summary

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