Gentex (GNTX) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in GNTX or APTV?

86.8% of Gentex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.2% of Aptiv shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Gentex shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Aptiv shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor GNTX or APTV?

In the previous week, Gentex had 19 more articles in the media than Aptiv. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Gentex and 20 mentions for Aptiv. Aptiv's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Gentex's score of 0.58 indicating that Aptiv is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gentex	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Aptiv	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, GNTX or APTV?

Aptiv has higher revenue and earnings than Gentex. Aptiv is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gentex, 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
Gentex	$2.31B	2.12	$404.49M	$1.71	12.65
Aptiv	$19.71B	0.65	$1.79B	$6.88	8.17

Which has more volatility and risk, GNTX or APTV?

Gentex has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aptiv has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GNTX or APTV a better dividend stock?

Gentex pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Aptiv pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Gentex pays out 28.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Aptiv pays out 12.8% 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.

Is GNTX or APTV more profitable?

Gentex has a net margin of 17.49% compared to Aptiv's net margin of 9.07%. Gentex's return on equity of 16.74% beat Aptiv's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gentex	17.49%	16.74%	14.78%
Aptiv	9.07%	15.63%	6.65%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GNTX or APTV?

Aptiv received 719 more outperform votes than Gentex when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.38% of users gave Aptiv an outperform vote while only 60.63% of users gave Gentex an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Gentex	Outperform Votes 422 60.63%	Underperform Votes 274 39.37%
Aptiv	Outperform Votes 1141 73.38%	Underperform Votes 414 26.62%

Do analysts recommend GNTX or APTV?

Gentex currently has a consensus target price of $28.31, indicating a potential upside of 30.83%. Aptiv has a consensus target price of $81.94, indicating a potential upside of 45.76%. Given Aptiv's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Aptiv is more favorable than Gentex.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gentex	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22
Aptiv	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79

Summary

Aptiv beats Gentex on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.