Comparing Suzuki Motor (OTCMKTS:SZKMY) & General Motors (NYSE:GM)

General Motors (NYSE:GM) and Suzuki Motor (OTCMKTS:SZKMY) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares General Motors and Suzuki Motor’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
General Motors	1.05%	18.18%	4.17%
Suzuki Motor	7.85%	12.57%	7.86%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

92.7% of General Motors shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Suzuki Motor shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of General Motors shares are owned 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for General Motors and Suzuki Motor, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
General Motors	1	3	18	1	2.83
Suzuki Motor	0	1	1	1	3.00

General Motors presently has a consensus target price of $101.41, indicating a potential upside of 17.46%. Given General Motors’ higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe General Motors is more favorable than Suzuki Motor.

Dividends

General Motors pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Suzuki Motor pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. General Motors pays out 36.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Suzuki Motor pays out 11.5% 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 increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Suzuki Motor is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares General Motors and Suzuki Motor”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
General Motors	$185.02 billion	0.41	$2.70 billion	$1.98	43.60
Suzuki Motor	$41.80 billion	0.64	$2.90 billion	$6.96	7.97

Suzuki Motor has lower revenue, but higher earnings than General Motors. Suzuki Motor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than General Motors, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

General Motors has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Suzuki Motor has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

General Motors beats Suzuki Motor on 9 of the 17 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 Suzuki Motor

Suzuki Motor Corporation engages in the manufacturing and marketing of automobiles, motorcycles, and marine products in Japan, rest of Asia, Europe, North America, and internationally. It offers mini-vehicles, sub-compact vehicles, standard-sized vehicles, outboard motors, motorized wheelchairs, and electro senior vehicles. The company is also involved in solar power generation and logistics business, as well as provides other services. Suzuki Motor Corporation was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Hamamatsu, Japan.