Tenneco (TEN) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer THRM or TEN?

Tenneco received 128 more outperform votes than Gentherm when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.06% of users gave Gentherm an outperform vote while only 61.83% of users gave Tenneco an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Gentherm	Outperform Votes 379 63.06%	Underperform Votes 222 36.94%
Tenneco	Outperform Votes 507 61.83%	Underperform Votes 313 38.17%

Does the media refer more to THRM or TEN?

In the previous week, Gentherm had 3 more articles in the media than Tenneco. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Gentherm and 1 mentions for Tenneco. Gentherm's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Tenneco's score of 0.28 indicating that Gentherm is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gentherm	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Tenneco	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend THRM or TEN?

Gentherm presently has a consensus target price of $57.00, indicating a potential upside of 36.49%. Tenneco has a consensus target price of $24.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.65%. Given Gentherm's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Gentherm is more favorable than Tenneco.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gentherm	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Tenneco	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has preferable earnings & 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	$1.47B	0.88	$40.34M	$2.14	19.51
Tenneco	$889.57M	0.68	$300.18M	$5.64	3.62

Which has more volatility and risk, THRM or TEN?

Gentherm has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tenneco has a beta of -0.15, suggesting that its stock price is 115% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals 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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Tenneco shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is THRM or TEN more profitable?

Tenneco has a net margin of 23.51% compared to Gentherm's net margin of 4.61%. Tenneco's return on equity of 19.62% beat Gentherm's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gentherm	4.61%	14.36%	7.41%
Tenneco	23.51%	19.62%	9.30%

Summary

Gentherm beats Tenneco on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.