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Loading...Garmin's (GRMN) time in the sun isn't coming to an end -- it's just taking a different path, according to one analyst.
While most people know Garmin for its GPS-enabled watches, that's just a small part of the company, Tigress Financial Partners chief investment officer Ivan Feinseth told TheStreet. The company is also a big player in avionics, autopilot systems and GPS-tracking cameras that are "way better" than GoPro's (GPRO) action cameras, Feinseth said.
If you look beneath Garmin's hood, it's positioned to play a huge role in the self-driving car explosion set to happen in the next five to ten years, Feinseth argued. Garmin can use its GPS products, cameras, and autopilot products to help traditional car manufacturers make the transition to fully autonomous vehicles.
Garmin can sell its tech to any of the 16 car manufacturers it already has partnerships with, including Suzuki (SZKMF) , Honda (HMC) , BMW (BMWYY) , Ford (F) , Toyota (TM) and Nissan (NSANY) , he pointed out.
Fully autonomous cars could still be up to a decade out, but the potential opportunity is huge. The market will reach $800 billion for autonomous cars by 2035 and will skyrocket to $7 trillion by 2050, according to research firm Strategy Analytics.
Garmin's stock is up about 3% year-to-date and 13% in the past year. The 12 analysts covering Garmin that were surveyed by research system FactSet have a total of 11 "hold" ratings and one "sell" rating on the stock as analysts wonder if the fitness wearable trend is fading. According to Bloomberg, 11 analysts have a "hold" rating on the stock, three have a "sell" rating and Feinseth is the lone analyst with a "buy" rating on the stock.
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