Goodyear Tire & Rubber (GT) vs. The Competition Critical Contrast

Goodyear Tire & Rubber (NASDAQ:GT) is one of 147 publicly-traded companies in the “Automobile Components” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Goodyear Tire & Rubber to similar businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

84.2% of Goodyear Tire & Rubber shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.8% of shares of all “Automobile Components” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Goodyear Tire & Rubber shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.9% of shares of all “Automobile Components” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Goodyear Tire & Rubber and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Goodyear Tire & Rubber	-14.37%	-2.95%	-0.50%
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Competitors	-168.62%	-15.57%	-2.00%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Goodyear Tire & Rubber and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Goodyear Tire & Rubber	$18.28 billion	-$1.72 billion	-0.69
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Competitors	$6.58 billion	$71.79 million	6.38

Goodyear Tire & Rubber has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its competitors. Goodyear Tire & Rubber is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Goodyear Tire & Rubber and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Goodyear Tire & Rubber	2	3	2	0	2.00
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Competitors	1038	4391	6045	199	2.46

Goodyear Tire & Rubber presently has a consensus price target of $8.26, suggesting a potential upside of 35.19%. As a group, “Automobile Components” companies have a potential upside of 63.43%. Given Goodyear Tire & Rubber’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Goodyear Tire & Rubber has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Risk and Volatility

Goodyear Tire & Rubber has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Goodyear Tire & Rubber’s competitors have a beta of 3.66, meaning that their average share price is 266% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Goodyear Tire & Rubber competitors beat Goodyear Tire & Rubber on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Profile

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. engages in the development, manufacture, distribution, and sale of tires. It operates through the following geographical segments: Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Africa, and Asia Pacific. The Americas segment is involved in the development, manufacture, distribution, and sale of tires and related products and services in North, Central, and South America. The Europe, Middle East, and Africa segment focuses on the development, manufacture, distribution, and sale of tires for automobiles, trucks, buses, aircraft, motorcycles, earthmoving, mining, and industrial equipment throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The Asia Pacific segment refers to the development, manufacture, distribution, and sales of tires for automobiles, trucks, buses, aircraft, farm, earthmoving, mining, and industrial equipment throughout the Asia Pacific region. The company was founded by Frank A. Seiberling on August 29, 1898 and is headquartered in Akron, OH.