General Motors (GM) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders believe in 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 is poised for long-term growth.

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 6.0%. 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 believe in F or GM?

Ford Motor received 234 more outperform votes than General Motors when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.65% of users gave Ford Motor an outperform vote while only 72.85% of users gave General Motors an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ford Motor	Outperform Votes 1769 73.65%	Underperform Votes 633 26.35%
General Motors	Outperform Votes 1535 72.85%	Underperform Votes 572 27.15%

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%

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ford Motor	$184.99B	0.22	$5.88B	$1.46	6.88
General Motors	$187.44B	0.26	$6.01B	$6.15	8.09

Does the media prefer F or GM?

In the previous week, General Motors had 24 more articles in the media than Ford Motor. MarketBeat recorded 68 mentions for General Motors and 44 mentions for Ford Motor. Ford Motor's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat General Motors' score of 0.68 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	21 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
General Motors	34 Very Positive mention(s)	10 Positive mention(s)	18 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, F or GM?

Ford Motor has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General Motors has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend F or GM?

Ford Motor currently has a consensus target price of $11.50, suggesting a potential upside of 14.48%. General Motors has a consensus target price of $63.06, suggesting a potential upside of 26.68%. Given General Motors' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe General Motors is more favorable than Ford Motor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ford Motor	3 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.06
General Motors	3 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.41

Summary

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