HMC vs. PCAR, GM, F, STLA, LI, CMI, MBLY, GPC, RIVN, and OSK
Should you be buying Honda Motor stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Honda Motor include PACCAR (PCAR), General Motors (GM), Ford Motor (F), Stellantis (STLA), Li Auto (LI), Cummins (CMI), Mobileye Global (MBLY), Genuine Parts (GPC), Rivian Automotive (RIVN), and Oshkosh (OSK). These companies are all part of the "auto/tires/trucks" sector.
Honda Motor (NYSE:HMC) and PACCAR (NASDAQ:PCAR) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, risk and analyst recommendations.
PACCAR received 174 more outperform votes than Honda Motor when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.42% of users gave Honda Motor an outperform vote while only 53.56% of users gave PACCAR an outperform vote.
PACCAR has a net margin of 13.10% compared to Honda Motor's net margin of 5.05%. PACCAR's return on equity of 33.17% beat Honda Motor's return on equity.
Honda Motor pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. PACCAR pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Honda Motor pays out 21.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PACCAR pays out 12.3% 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.
In the previous week, Honda Motor had 15 more articles in the media than PACCAR. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Honda Motor and 7 mentions for PACCAR. PACCAR's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Honda Motor's score of 0.44 indicating that PACCAR is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Honda Motor has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PACCAR has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Honda Motor has higher revenue and earnings than PACCAR. Honda Motor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PACCAR, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
5.3% of Honda Motor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.9% of PACCAR shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Honda Motor shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of PACCAR shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
PACCAR has a consensus target price of $113.08, suggesting a potential upside of 1.00%. Given PACCAR's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe PACCAR is more favorable than Honda Motor.
Summary
PACCAR beats Honda Motor on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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