Stellantis (NYSE:STLA) and General Motors (NYSE:GM) Head to Head Review

Stellantis (NYSE:STLA – Get Rating) and General Motors (NYSE:GM – Get Rating) are both large-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Stellantis and General Motors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Stellantis	0	4	6	0	2.60
General Motors	1	7	10	1	2.58

Stellantis presently has a consensus target price of $19.25, suggesting a potential upside of 7.12%. General Motors has a consensus target price of $49.71, suggesting a potential upside of 31.43%. Given General Motors’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe General Motors is more favorable than Stellantis.

Volatility & Risk

Stellantis has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General Motors has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

33.0% of Stellantis shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.9% of General Motors shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Stellantis shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of General Motors shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Stellantis and General Motors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Stellantis	N/A	N/A	N/A
General Motors	6.34%	16.08%	4.32%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Stellantis and General Motors’ gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Stellantis	$179.59 billion	0.31	$17.70 billion	N/A	N/A
General Motors	$156.74 billion	0.34	$9.93 billion	$6.13	6.17

Stellantis has higher revenue and earnings than General Motors.

Summary

General Motors beats Stellantis on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Stellantis

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Stellantis NV engages in the design, manufacture, distribution, and sale of vehicles. It offers its products under the Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Citroën, Dodge, DS, Fiat, Fiat Professional, Jeep, Lancia, Opel, Peugeot, Ram, and Vauxhall brands. It operates through the following segments: North America, South America, Enlarged Europe, Middle East and Africa, and China, India and Asia Pacific. The company is headquartered in Hoofddorp, the Netherlands.

About General Motors

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General Motors Co. engages in the designing, manufacturing, and selling of trucks, crossovers, cars, and automobile parts and in providing software-enabled services and subscriptions. It operates through the following segments: GMNA, GMI, Cruise, and GM Financial. The company was founded by William C. Durant on September 16, 1908, and is headquartered in Detroit, MI.