General Motors (NYSE:GM – Get Free Report) and Isuzu Motors (OTCMKTS:ISUZY – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
92.7% of General Motors shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of General Motors shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for General Motors and Isuzu Motors, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| General Motors | 1 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 2.82 |
| Isuzu Motors | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
General Motors presently has a consensus price target of $101.44, indicating a potential upside of 16.16%. Given General Motors’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe General Motors is more favorable than Isuzu Motors.
Volatility & Risk
General Motors has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Isuzu Motors has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares General Motors and Isuzu Motors”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| General Motors | $185.02 billion | 0.40 | $2.70 billion | $4.36 | 20.03 |
| Isuzu Motors | $23.11 billion | 0.39 | $890.18 million | $1.35 | 9.59 |
General Motors has higher revenue and earnings than Isuzu Motors. Isuzu Motors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than General Motors, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares General Motors and Isuzu Motors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| General Motors | 2.12% | 19.36% | 4.37% |
| Isuzu Motors | 4.08% | 8.71% | 3.98% |
Dividends
General Motors pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Isuzu Motors pays an annual dividend of $0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. General Motors pays out 16.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Isuzu Motors pays out 25.2% 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. General Motors has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.
Summary
General Motors beats Isuzu Motors on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
About General Motors
General Motors Company designs, builds, and sells trucks, crossovers, cars, and automobile parts; and provide software-enabled services and subscriptions worldwide. The company operates through GM North America, GM International, Cruise, and GM Financial segments. It markets its vehicles primarily under the Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Baojun, and Wuling brand names. In addition, the company sells trucks, crossovers, cars, and automobile parts through retail dealers, and distributors and dealers, as well as to fleet customers, including daily rental car companies, commercial fleet customers, leasing companies, and governments. Further, it offers range of after-sale services through dealer network, such as maintenance, light repairs, collision repairs, vehicle accessories, and extended service warranties. Additionally, the company provides automotive financing; and software-enabled services and subscriptions. General Motors Company was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan.
About Isuzu Motors
Isuzu Motors Limited manufactures and sells commercial vehicles, light commercial vehicles, and diesel engines and components worldwide. Its products include heavy and medium duty trucks and buses, and light-duty trucks; passenger pickup vehicles, pickup trucks, and SUVs; and marine and industrial engines. The company also supplies diesel engines to manufacturers in various fields, including construction machinery, agricultural equipment, power generators, and commercial vessels. In addition, it provides after-sales services; repair services of commercial vehicles and buses; and commercial vehicle leasing, and maintenance contract services. Further, the company manufactures automobile parts and engines. Additionally, it engages in the import, wholesale, supply, and export of vehicles, and components and parts; and logistics management activities, as well as import, assembly, and wholesale of pickup trucks and derivatives. The company was formerly known as Diesel Automobile Industry Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Isuzu Motors Limited in July 1949. Isuzu Motors Limited was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Yokohama-shi, Japan.
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