Honda Motor (HMC) Competitors

Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) and Honda Motor (NYSE:HMC) are both large-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, earnings, valuation and risk.

Does the media refer more to RACE or HMC?

In the previous week, Ferrari had 21 more articles in the media than Honda Motor. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Ferrari and 14 mentions for Honda Motor. Ferrari's average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat Honda Motor's score of 0.21 indicating that Honda Motor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ferrari	3 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	18 Neutral mention(s)	8 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Honda Motor	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, RACE or HMC?

Ferrari has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Honda Motor has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RACE or HMC?

Ferrari received 160 more outperform votes than Honda Motor when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.99% of users gave Ferrari an outperform vote while only 61.42% of users gave Honda Motor an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ferrari	Outperform Votes 550 66.99%	Underperform Votes 271 33.01%
Honda Motor	Outperform Votes 390 61.42%	Underperform Votes 245 38.58%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, RACE or HMC?

Honda Motor has higher revenue and earnings than Ferrari. Honda Motor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ferrari, 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
Ferrari	$6.13B	12.74	$1.36B	$7.83	53.93
Honda Motor	$20.43T	0.00	$4.82B	$4.72	7.04

Do institutionals and insiders believe in RACE or HMC?

5.3% of Honda Motor shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Honda Motor shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate RACE or HMC?

Ferrari currently has a consensus price target of $456.67, suggesting a potential upside of 8.14%. Given Honda Motor's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Ferrari is more favorable than Honda Motor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ferrari	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Honda Motor	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Is RACE or HMC more profitable?

Ferrari has a net margin of 21.42% compared to Ferrari's net margin of 5.46%. Honda Motor's return on equity of 43.94% beat Ferrari's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ferrari	21.42%	43.94%	16.10%
Honda Motor	5.46%	8.79%	3.97%

Is RACE or HMC a better dividend stock?

Ferrari pays an annual dividend of $0.5150 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Honda Motor pays an annual dividend of $0.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Ferrari pays out 6.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Honda Motor pays out 7.4% 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. Ferrari has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Summary

Ferrari beats Honda Motor on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.