LKQ (LKQ) Competitors

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

Does the media favor LKQ or GPC?

In the previous week, Genuine Parts had 11 more articles in the media than LKQ. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Genuine Parts and 12 mentions for LKQ. Genuine Parts' average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat LKQ's score of 1.44 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	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Genuine Parts	22 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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	$14.36B	0.67	$690M	$2.68	13.92
Genuine Parts	$23.49B	0.72	$904.08M	$6.09	20.03

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LKQ or GPC?

95.6% of LKQ shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.8% of Genuine Parts shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of LKQ shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Genuine Parts shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is LKQ or GPC 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
LKQ	4.97%	14.66%	5.91%
Genuine Parts	3.60%	23.71%	5.48%

Which has more risk and volatility, LKQ or GPC?

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

Do analysts rate LKQ or GPC?

LKQ currently has a consensus target price of $52.60, suggesting a potential upside of 41.01%. Genuine Parts has a consensus target price of $130.86, suggesting a potential upside of 7.29%. Given LKQ's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Genuine Parts	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Is LKQ or GPC a better dividend stock?

LKQ pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Genuine Parts pays an annual dividend of $4.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. LKQ pays out 44.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Genuine Parts pays out 67.7% 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. Genuine Parts is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

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