Magna International (MGA) Competitors

Magna International (NYSE:MGA) and Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) are both large-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking and risk.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MGA or APTV?

67.5% of Magna International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.2% of Aptiv shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Magna International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Aptiv 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.

Do analysts recommend MGA or APTV?

Magna International presently has a consensus price target of $60.00, indicating a potential upside of 37.27%. Aptiv has a consensus price target of $106.50, indicating a potential upside of 30.80%. Given Magna International's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Magna International is more favorable than Aptiv.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Magna International	0 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.31
Aptiv	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58

Which has more risk and volatility, MGA or APTV?

Magna International has a beta of 1.62, meaning that its share price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aptiv has a beta of 1.87, meaning that its share price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to MGA or APTV?

In the previous week, Aptiv had 4 more articles in the media than Magna International. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Aptiv and 5 mentions for Magna International. Aptiv's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Magna International's score of -0.07 indicating that Aptiv is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Magna International	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Aptiv	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MGA or APTV?

Aptiv received 390 more outperform votes than Magna International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.85% of users gave Aptiv an outperform vote while only 63.90% of users gave Magna International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Magna International	Outperform Votes 708 63.90%	Underperform Votes 400 36.10%
Aptiv	Outperform Votes 1098 74.85%	Underperform Votes 369 25.15%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, MGA or APTV?

Aptiv has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Magna International. Aptiv is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Magna International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Magna International	$42.80B	0.29	$1.21B	$3.52	12.42
Aptiv	$20.05B	1.10	$2.94B	$10.61	7.67

Is MGA or APTV more profitable?

Aptiv has a net margin of 14.87% compared to Magna International's net margin of 2.35%. Aptiv's return on equity of 13.21% beat Magna International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Magna International	2.35%	12.96%	4.81%
Aptiv	14.87%	13.21%	6.12%

Summary

Aptiv beats Magna International on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.