Ford Motor (F) Competitors

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) 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 institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, risk and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility and risk, F or GM?

Ford Motor has a beta of 1.63, meaning that its stock price is 63% 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 prefer F or GM?

Ford Motor presently has a consensus price target of $11.89, indicating a potential upside of 26.86%. General Motors has a consensus price target of $59.71, indicating a potential upside of 24.81%. Given Ford Motor's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Ford Motor is more favorable than General Motors.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ford Motor	3 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.06
General Motors	3 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.35

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of F or GM?

58.7% of Ford Motor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of General Motors shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Ford Motor 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer F or GM?

In the previous week, General Motors had 15 more articles in the media than Ford Motor. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for General Motors and 32 mentions for Ford Motor. General Motors' average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Ford Motor's score of 0.74 indicating that General Motors is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ford Motor	17 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
General Motors	25 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is F or GM more profitable?

General Motors has a net margin of 3.21% compared to Ford Motor's net margin of 3.18%. Ford Motor's return on equity of 16.88% beat General Motors' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ford Motor	3.18%	16.88%	2.64%
General Motors	3.21%	15.29%	3.82%

Is F or GM a better dividend stock?

Ford Motor pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. General Motors pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Ford Motor pays out 41.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. General Motors pays out 7.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer F or GM?

Ford Motor received 238 more outperform votes than General Motors when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.71% of users gave Ford Motor an outperform vote while only 72.90% of users gave General Motors an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ford Motor	Outperform Votes 1769 73.71%	Underperform Votes 631 26.29%
General Motors	Outperform Votes 1531 72.90%	Underperform Votes 569 27.10%

Which has better earnings and valuation, F or GM?

General Motors has higher revenue and earnings than Ford Motor. Ford Motor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than General Motors, 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
Ford Motor	$184.99B	0.20	$5.88B	$1.46	6.42
General Motors	$187.44B	0.25	$6.01B	$6.15	7.78

Summary

General Motors beats Ford Motor on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.