LKQ (LKQ) Competitors

Genuine Parts (NYSE:GPC) and LKQ (NASDAQ:LKQ) are both distributors companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation and risk.

Which has more volatility & risk, GPC or LKQ?

Genuine Parts has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LKQ has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to GPC or LKQ?

In the previous week, Genuine Parts had 10 more articles in the media than LKQ. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Genuine Parts and 12 mentions for LKQ. Genuine Parts' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat LKQ's score of 1.18 indicating that Genuine Parts is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Genuine Parts	19 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
LKQ	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate GPC or LKQ?

Genuine Parts currently has a consensus target price of $130.86, suggesting a potential upside of 2.71%. LKQ has a consensus target price of $52.60, suggesting a potential upside of 36.69%. Given LKQ's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe LKQ is more favorable than Genuine Parts.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Genuine Parts	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
LKQ	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is GPC or LKQ a better dividend stock?

Genuine Parts pays an annual dividend of $4.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. LKQ pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Genuine Parts pays out 67.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. LKQ pays out 44.8% 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. Genuine Parts has raised its dividend for 70 consecutive years and LKQ has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Genuine Parts is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GPC or LKQ?

78.8% of Genuine Parts shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.6% of LKQ shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Genuine Parts shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of LKQ shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, GPC or LKQ?

Genuine Parts has higher revenue and earnings than LKQ. LKQ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Genuine Parts, 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
Genuine Parts	$23.57B	0.75	$904.08M	$6.09	20.92
LKQ	$14.12B	0.70	$690M	$2.68	14.36

Is GPC or LKQ more profitable?

LKQ has a net margin of 4.97% compared to Genuine Parts' net margin of 3.60%. Genuine Parts' return on equity of 23.71% beat LKQ's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Genuine Parts	3.60%	23.71%	5.48%
LKQ	4.97%	14.66%	5.91%

Summary

Genuine Parts beats LKQ on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.