Tenneco (TEN) Competitors

Gentherm (NASDAQ:THRM) and Tenneco (NYSE:TEN) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Which has better earnings and valuation, THRM or TEN?

Tenneco has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Gentherm. Tenneco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gentherm, 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
Gentherm	$1.46B	0.70	$40.34M	$2.07	15.98
Tenneco	$889.57M	0.56	$300.18M	$5.48	3.07

Do analysts prefer THRM or TEN?

Gentherm currently has a consensus target price of $51.67, suggesting a potential upside of 56.19%. Tenneco has a consensus target price of $31.00, suggesting a potential upside of 84.30%. Given Tenneco's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Tenneco is more favorable than Gentherm.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gentherm	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Tenneco	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of THRM or TEN?

97.1% of Gentherm shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.2% of Tenneco shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Gentherm shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Tenneco shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, THRM or TEN?

Gentherm has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tenneco has a beta of -0.24, indicating that its stock price is 124% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor THRM or TEN?

In the previous week, Gentherm had 32 more articles in the media than Tenneco. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Gentherm and 0 mentions for Tenneco. Tenneco's average media sentiment score of 0.28 beat Gentherm's score of -0.09 indicating that Tenneco is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Gentherm	Neutral
Tenneco	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in THRM or TEN?

Tenneco received 122 more outperform votes than Gentherm when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.28% of users gave Gentherm an outperform vote while only 61.73% of users gave Tenneco an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Gentherm	Outperform Votes 386 63.28%	Underperform Votes 224 36.72%
Tenneco	Outperform Votes 508 61.73%	Underperform Votes 315 38.27%

Is THRM or TEN more profitable?

Tenneco has a net margin of 22.57% compared to Gentherm's net margin of 4.46%. Tenneco's return on equity of 19.07% beat Gentherm's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gentherm	4.46%	11.43%	5.82%
Tenneco	22.57%	19.07%	9.04%

Summary

Tenneco beats Gentherm on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.