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 risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation, community ranking and profitability.

Does the media prefer F or GM?

In the previous week, General Motors had 32 more articles in the media than Ford Motor. MarketBeat recorded 66 mentions for General Motors and 34 mentions for Ford Motor. Ford Motor's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat General Motors' score of 0.72 indicating that Ford Motor is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ford Motor	17 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
General Motors	27 Very Positive mention(s)	13 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	10 Negative mention(s)	5 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, F or GM?

Ford Motor has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General Motors has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, F or GM?

General Motors has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ford Motor	$176.19B	0.23	$4.35B	$0.88	11.56
General Motors	$171.84B	0.33	$10.13B	$9.38	5.43

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 5.9%. General Motors pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Ford Motor pays out 68.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. General Motors pays out 5.1% 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.

Is F or GM 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
Ford Motor	1.93%	16.16%	2.53%
General Motors	6.06%	16.30%	4.14%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in 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. 0.4% 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer F or GM?

Ford Motor received 238 more outperform votes than General Motors when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.84% of users gave Ford Motor an outperform vote while only 72.95% of users gave General Motors an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ford Motor	Outperform Votes 1767 73.84%	Underperform Votes 626 26.16%
General Motors	Outperform Votes 1529 72.95%	Underperform Votes 567 27.05%

Do analysts rate F or GM?

Ford Motor presently has a consensus target price of $11.83, indicating a potential upside of 16.32%. General Motors has a consensus target price of $59.68, indicating a potential upside of 17.25%. Given General Motors' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe General Motors is more favorable than Ford Motor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ford Motor	4 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.93
General Motors	3 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36

Summary

General Motors beats Ford Motor on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.