Gentherm (THRM) Competitors

Gentherm (NASDAQ:THRM) and Dana (NYSE:DAN) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and institutional ownership.

Is THRM or DAN more profitable?

Gentherm has a net margin of 3.23% compared to Dana's net margin of 0.12%. Gentherm's return on equity of 13.56% beat Dana's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gentherm	3.23%	13.56%	7.17%
Dana	0.12%	5.42%	1.12%

Does the media favor THRM or DAN?

In the previous week, Gentherm had 5 more articles in the media than Dana. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Gentherm and 3 mentions for Dana. Dana's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Gentherm's score of 1.32 indicating that Dana is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gentherm	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Dana	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, THRM or DAN?

Gentherm has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Dana. Gentherm is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dana, 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	1.10	$40.34M	$1.46	35.01
Dana	$10.56B	0.19	$38M	$0.09	155.02

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

97.1% of Gentherm shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.8% of Dana shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Gentherm shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Dana shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, THRM or DAN?

Gentherm has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dana has a beta of 2.46, suggesting that its stock price is 146% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend THRM or DAN?

Gentherm presently has a consensus target price of $65.75, indicating a potential upside of 28.64%. Dana has a consensus target price of $16.67, indicating a potential upside of 19.47%. Given Gentherm's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Gentherm is more favorable than Dana.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gentherm	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Dana	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the MarketBeat Community favor THRM or DAN?

Dana received 156 more outperform votes than Gentherm when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.47% of users gave Gentherm an outperform vote while only 60.09% of users gave Dana an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Gentherm	Outperform Votes 377 63.47%	Underperform Votes 217 36.53%
Dana	Outperform Votes 533 60.09%	Underperform Votes 354 39.91%

Summary

Gentherm beats Dana on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.