Gentex (GNTX) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in APTV or GNTX?

Aptiv received 722 more outperform votes than Gentex when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.05% 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 73.05%	Underperform Votes 422 26.95%
Gentex	Outperform Votes 422 60.63%	Underperform Votes 274 39.37%

Which has more volatility and risk, APTV or GNTX?

Aptiv has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gentex has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor APTV or GNTX?

In the previous week, Aptiv had 6 more articles in the media than Gentex. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Aptiv and 3 mentions for Gentex. Gentex's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Aptiv's score of 0.71 indicating that Gentex is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Aptiv	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Gentex	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend APTV or GNTX?

Aptiv presently has a consensus target price of $82.50, indicating a potential upside of 17.80%. Gentex has a consensus target price of $28.31, indicating a potential upside of 27.56%. 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)	7 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Gentex	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22

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 2.2%. 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%

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

94.2% of Aptiv shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.8% of Gentex shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Aptiv shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Gentex shares are owned 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.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, 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	0.78	$1.79B	$6.04	11.60
Gentex	$2.30B	2.17	$404.49M	$1.71	12.98

Summary

Aptiv beats Gentex on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.