Ford Motor (F) Competitors $9.88 +0.14 (+1.44%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:45 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends F vs. GM, THO, WGO, NKLA, TSLA, RACE, PCAR, STLA, LI, and RIVNShould you be buying Ford Motor stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ford Motor include General Motors (GM), THOR Industries (THO), Winnebago Industries (WGO), Nikola (NKLA), Tesla (TSLA), Ferrari (RACE), PACCAR (PCAR), Stellantis (STLA), Li Auto (LI), and Rivian Automotive (RIVN). Ford Motor vs. General Motors THOR Industries Winnebago Industries Nikola Tesla Ferrari PACCAR Stellantis Li Auto Rivian Automotive General Motors (NYSE:GM) and Ford Motor (NYSE:F) 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 dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, risk and analyst recommendations. Is GM or F more profitable? General Motors has a net margin of 6.06% compared to Ford Motor's net margin of 1.93%. General Motors' return on equity of 16.30% beat Ford Motor's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets General Motors6.06% 16.30% 4.14% Ford Motor 1.93%16.16%2.53% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GM or F? Ford Motor received 239 more outperform votes than General Motors when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.84% of users gave Ford Motor an outperform vote while only 72.94% of users gave General Motors an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGeneral MotorsOutperform Votes152872.94% Underperform Votes56727.06% Ford MotorOutperform Votes176773.84% Underperform Votes62626.16% Is GM or F a better dividend stock? General Motors pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Ford Motor pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. General Motors pays out 5.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ford Motor pays out 68.2% 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. Do analysts prefer GM or F? General Motors currently has a consensus target price of $58.70, indicating a potential upside of 13.30%. Ford Motor has a consensus target price of $11.83, indicating a potential upside of 19.77%. Given Ford Motor's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ford Motor is more favorable than General Motors.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score General Motors 3 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.36Ford Motor 4 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.93 Does the media favor GM or F? In the previous week, General Motors and General Motors both had 30 articles in the media. General Motors' average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Ford Motor's score of 0.46 indicating that General Motors is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment General Motors 11 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 8 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ford Motor 12 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has preferable earnings & valuation, GM or F? General Motors has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ford Motor. General Motors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ford Motor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGeneral Motors$182.72B0.31$10.13B$9.385.52Ford Motor$182.74B0.21$4.35B$0.8811.23 Do insiders and institutionals believe in GM or F? 92.7% of General Motors shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.7% of Ford Motor shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of General Motors shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Ford Motor shares are held 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 more volatility & risk, GM or F? General Motors has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ford Motor has a beta of 1.62, suggesting that its share price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryGeneral Motors beats Ford Motor on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyAI breakthrough about to upend industryEveryone is talking about AI right now. The talk has been endless ever since ChatGPT was released to the market in late 2022. You might think it’s way too late to invest in AI. But here’s the thing.I urge you to watch it now. Get Ford Motor News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for F and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 F vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFord MotorMotor vehicles & car bodies IndustryAuto SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$39.27B$46.32B$19.29B$19.18BDividend Yield6.02%3.35%3.10%3.58%P/E Ratio11.239.1711.2241.22Price / Sales0.2125.2011.2017.58Price / Cash2.9711.9712.3421.28Price / Book0.962.611.895.32Net Income$4.35B$3.18B$1.51B$989.67M7 Day Performance-4.91%-3.55%-4.94%-3.45%1 Month Performance-8.56%-1.10%-2.45%-3.73%1 Year Performance-19.94%-23.24%-13.26%12.06% Ford Motor Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FFord Motor4.2235 of 5 stars$9.88+1.4%$11.83+19.8%-16.2%$39.27B$182.74B11.23177,000GMGeneral Motors4.6313 of 5 stars$51.40-2.2%$58.70+14.2%+46.0%$56.52B$182.72B5.59163,000THOTHOR Industries4.6343 of 5 stars$102.12-2.4%$112.33+10.0%-16.5%$5.43B$9.69B26.7522,300Dividend AnnouncementNews CoverageWGOWinnebago Industries4.587 of 5 stars$54.49-1.7%$68.13+25.0%-29.6%$1.58B$2.97B184.705,700Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews CoverageGap DownNKLANikola1.1515 of 5 stars$1.29-9.5%$12.00+827.6%-95.4%$78.74M$35.84M-0.091,500TSLATesla4.3897 of 5 stars$457.80+4.9%$257.36-43.8%+70.4%$1.47T$96.77B122.98140,473Analyst UpgradeGap DownRACEFerrari2.8758 of 5 stars$439.40-3.3%$507.14+15.4%+25.9%$81.18B$6.46B51.574,988PCARPACCAR4.0561 of 5 stars$112.66-0.3%$118.25+5.0%+9.8%$59.07B$35.13B12.6332,400Dividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastGap DownSTLAStellantis4.8918 of 5 stars$13.27-4.9%$27.34+106.0%-43.7%$41.57B$176.19B4.57258,275LILi Auto3.5246 of 5 stars$21.86-1.5%$33.94+55.3%-29.0%$23.19B$133.72B16.4431,591RIVNRivian Automotive2.1656 of 5 stars$15.03+4.6%$15.83+5.3%-40.3%$15.34B$4.43B-2.7116,790Analyst DowngradeInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies General Motors Alternatives THOR Industries Alternatives Winnebago Industries Alternatives Nikola Alternatives Tesla Alternatives Ferrari Alternatives PACCAR Alternatives Stellantis Alternatives Li Auto Alternatives Rivian Automotive 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 (NYSE:F) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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