Visteon (VC) Competitors

Autoliv (NYSE:ALV) and Visteon (NASDAQ:VC) are both mid-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment and risk.

Does the media favor ALV or VC?

In the previous week, Autoliv had 7 more articles in the media than Visteon. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Autoliv and 2 mentions for Visteon. Visteon's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Autoliv's score of 0.80 indicating that Visteon is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Autoliv	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Visteon	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts rate ALV or VC?

Autoliv presently has a consensus target price of $114.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.70%. Visteon has a consensus target price of $96.25, indicating a potential upside of 5.68%. Given Visteon's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Visteon is more favorable than Autoliv.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Autoliv	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79
Visteon	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ALV or VC?

Autoliv received 515 more outperform votes than Visteon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 48.90% of users gave Autoliv an outperform vote while only 36.09% of users gave Visteon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Autoliv	Outperform Votes 576 48.90%	Underperform Votes 602 51.10%
Visteon	Outperform Votes 61 36.09%	Underperform Votes 108 63.91%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ALV or VC?

Autoliv has higher revenue and earnings than Visteon. Visteon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Autoliv, 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
Autoliv	$10.35B	0.81	$647M	$8.69	12.53
Visteon	$3.87B	0.64	$486M	$10.67	8.54

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ALV or VC?

69.6% of Autoliv shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of Visteon shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Autoliv shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Visteon shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, ALV or VC?

Autoliv has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Visteon has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ALV or VC more profitable?

Visteon has a net margin of 7.09% compared to Autoliv's net margin of 6.21%. Autoliv's return on equity of 28.62% beat Visteon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Autoliv	6.21%	28.62%	8.24%
Visteon	7.09%	24.58%	10.76%

Summary

Autoliv beats Visteon on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.