Better Buy: Tesla vs. General Motors

Better Buy: Tesla vs. General Motors

It's hard to compare Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and General Motors (NYSE: GM) today given how the market is viewing the two companies. Tesla has a market cap of $783 billion on revenue of $28.2 billion (a price to sales multiple of 28), and net income of $556 million over the last twelve months. GM has a market cap of $72 billion with revenue of $116 billion (a price to sales multiple of 0.6), and net income of $3.4 billion over the same timeframe.