General Motors (GM) Competitors $43.65 -0.08 (-0.18%) Closing price 04/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$43.58 -0.07 (-0.17%) As of 04/11/2025 07:58 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock GM vs. F, THO, WGO, NKLA, TSLA, RACE, PCAR, HMC, STLA, and LIShould you be buying General Motors stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of General Motors include Ford Motor (F), THOR Industries (THO), Winnebago Industries (WGO), Nikola (NKLA), Tesla (TSLA), Ferrari (RACE), PACCAR (PCAR), Honda Motor (HMC), Stellantis (STLA), and Li Auto (LI). General Motors vs. Ford Motor THOR Industries Winnebago Industries Nikola Tesla Ferrari PACCAR Honda Motor Stellantis Li Auto Ford Motor (NYSE:F) and General Motors (NYSE:GM) are both large-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Which has more risk and volatility, F or GM? Ford Motor has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General Motors has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFord Motor$184.99B0.20$5.88B$1.466.39General Motors$187.44B0.23$6.01B$6.157.10 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 1.1%. 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 media prefer F or GM? In the previous week, General Motors had 19 more articles in the media than Ford Motor. MarketBeat recorded 76 mentions for General Motors and 57 mentions for Ford Motor. General Motors' average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Ford Motor's score of 0.36 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 21 Very Positive mention(s) 10 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 14 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral General Motors 30 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 19 Neutral mention(s) 18 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate F or GM? Ford Motor presently has a consensus price target of $10.50, indicating a potential upside of 12.60%. General Motors has a consensus price target of $59.33, indicating a potential upside of 35.92%. Given General Motors' stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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) 10 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.94General Motors 4 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.32 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 Motor3.18% 16.88% 2.64% General Motors 3.21%15.29%3.82% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in F or GM? Ford Motor received 232 more outperform votes than General Motors when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.54% of users gave Ford Motor an outperform vote while only 72.82% of users gave General Motors an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFord MotorOutperform Votes177073.54% Underperform Votes63726.46% General MotorsOutperform Votes153872.82% Underperform Votes57427.18% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of F or GM? 58.7% of Ford Motor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of General Motors shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Ford Motor shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of General Motors shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryGeneral Motors beats Ford Motor on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get General Motors News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GM 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 GM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGeneral MotorsMotor vehicles & car bodies IndustryAuto SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$43.43B$34.72B$15.59B$18.30BDividend Yield1.09%3.08%3.30%4.13%P/E Ratio7.109.3215.1530.71Price / Sales0.2312.469.8425.88Price / Cash2.0611.9610.9417.55Price / Book0.662.551.654.25Net Income$6.01B$3.05B$1.41B$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.28%-0.90%1.30%1.34%1 Month Performance-7.29%-15.36%-10.29%-7.29%1 Year Performance1.33%-25.51%-20.20%-1.36% General Motors Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GMGeneral Motors4.8722 of 5 stars$43.65-0.2%$59.33+35.9%N/A$43.43B$187.44B7.10167,000Analyst ForecastNews CoverageFFord Motor4.5416 of 5 stars$9.23-3.7%$11.37+23.2%N/A$36.58B$184.99B6.32173,000Analyst DowngradeOptions VolumeNews CoverageTHOTHOR Industries4.743 of 5 stars$70.10-1.9%$90.86+29.6%N/A$3.73B$9.50B17.9332,000Ex-DividendNews CoverageWGOWinnebago Industries4.5318 of 5 stars$31.08-5.6%$54.00+73.7%N/A$870.23M$2.75B-47.055,700Analyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionGap DownNKLANikola0.8461 of 5 stars$0.18-28.7%$12.00+6,457.4%N/A$11.14M$75.53M-0.011,500News CoverageNegative NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeTSLATesla4.4484 of 5 stars$232.29-3.0%$305.31+31.4%N/A$745.70B$97.69B113.65127,900Analyst ForecastInsider TradeRACEFerrari2.7293 of 5 stars$399.64-3.7%$490.29+22.7%N/A$96.68B$6.68B43.594,920Gap DownPCARPACCAR4.5297 of 5 stars$88.84-2.2%$115.04+29.5%N/A$46.62B$33.66B11.2331,100Analyst ForecastNews CoverageHMCHonda Motor3.2905 of 5 stars$25.39+1.6%N/AN/A$39.61B$21.76T5.90204,000STLAStellantis4.1043 of 5 stars$9.21-5.3%$19.27+109.3%N/A$27.80B$156.88B2.70272,400Gap DownLILi Auto3.731 of 5 stars$21.22-8.0%$35.73+68.4%N/A$22.53B$144.46B15.7319,400Options VolumeNews CoverageGap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ford Motor Alternatives THOR Industries Alternatives Winnebago Industries Alternatives Nikola Alternatives Tesla Alternatives Ferrari Alternatives PACCAR Alternatives Honda Motor Alternatives Stellantis Alternatives Li Auto Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:GM) was last updated on 4/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Secret WeaponHave you looked at the stock market recently? 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