LKQ (LKQ) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, LKQ or GPC?

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
LKQ	$14.05B	0.56	$690M	$2.73	11.24
Genuine Parts	$23.77B	0.80	$904.08M	$5.81	23.65

Does the media favor LKQ or GPC?

In the previous week, Genuine Parts had 12 more articles in the media than LKQ. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Genuine Parts and 6 mentions for LKQ. Genuine Parts' average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat LKQ's score of 1.29 indicating that Genuine Parts is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
LKQ	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Genuine Parts	16 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, LKQ or GPC?

LKQ has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Genuine Parts has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is LKQ or GPC more profitable?

LKQ has a net margin of 5.04% compared to Genuine Parts' net margin of 3.40%. Genuine Parts' return on equity of 22.41% beat LKQ's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LKQ	5.04%	13.85%	5.60%
Genuine Parts	3.40%	22.41%	5.12%

Is LKQ or GPC a better dividend stock?

LKQ pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Genuine Parts pays an annual dividend of $4.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. LKQ pays out 44.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Genuine Parts pays out 70.9% 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. LKQ has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Genuine Parts has raised its dividend for 70 consecutive years. LKQ is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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

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

Do analysts prefer LKQ or GPC?

LKQ currently has a consensus target price of $49.50, suggesting a potential upside of 61.34%. Genuine Parts has a consensus target price of $137.86, suggesting a potential upside of 0.33%. Given LKQ's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe LKQ is more favorable than Genuine Parts.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LKQ	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Genuine Parts	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Genuine Parts beats LKQ on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.