Gentex (GNTX) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate APTV or GNTX?

Aptiv presently has a consensus price target of $82.33, suggesting a potential upside of 22.12%. Gentex has a consensus price target of $28.31, suggesting a potential upside of 25.50%. Given Gentex's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Gentex is more favorable than Aptiv.

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, APTV or GNTX?

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
Aptiv	$19.64B	0.75	$1.79B	$6.04	11.16
Gentex	$2.30B	2.21	$404.49M	$1.71	13.19

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of APTV or GNTX?

94.2% of Aptiv shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.8% of Gentex shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Aptiv shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Gentex shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to APTV or GNTX?

In the previous week, Aptiv had 4 more articles in the media than Gentex. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Aptiv and 16 mentions for Gentex. Aptiv's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Gentex's score of 0.97 indicating that Aptiv is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Aptiv	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Gentex	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, APTV or GNTX?

Aptiv has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gentex has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is APTV or GNTX a better dividend stock?

Aptiv pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Gentex pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Aptiv pays out 14.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Gentex pays out 28.1% 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 APTV or GNTX 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
Aptiv	9.07%	15.63%	6.65%
Gentex	17.49%	16.74%	14.78%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor APTV or GNTX?

Aptiv received 722 more outperform votes than Gentex when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.19% of users gave Aptiv an outperform vote while only 60.63% of users gave Gentex an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Aptiv	Outperform Votes 1144 73.19%	Underperform Votes 419 26.81%
Gentex	Outperform Votes 422 60.63%	Underperform Votes 274 39.37%

Summary

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