Adient (ADNT) Competitors

Gentex (NASDAQ:GNTX) and Adient (NYSE:ADNT) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and profitability.

Which has more risk and volatility, GNTX or ADNT?

Gentex has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Adient has a beta of 1.69, indicating that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, GNTX or ADNT?

Gentex has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Adient. Adient 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
Gentex	$2.31B	2.61	$404.49M	$1.71	15.72
Adient	$14.38B	0.13	$18M	-$3.20	-7.02

Does the media refer more to GNTX or ADNT?

In the previous week, Gentex had 17 more articles in the media than Adient. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Gentex and 9 mentions for Adient. Adient's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Gentex's score of 1.06 indicating that Adient is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gentex	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Adient	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend GNTX or ADNT?

Gentex currently has a consensus price target of $28.28, suggesting a potential upside of 5.19%. Adient has a consensus price target of $20.06, suggesting a potential downside of 10.71%. Given Gentex's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Gentex is more favorable than Adient.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gentex	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22
Adient	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.78

Is GNTX or ADNT a better dividend stock?

Gentex pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Adient pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Gentex pays out 28.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Adient pays out -34.4% 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. Adient is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GNTX or ADNT?

86.8% of Gentex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Adient shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Gentex shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Adient shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is GNTX or ADNT more profitable?

Gentex has a net margin of 17.01% compared to Adient's net margin of -1.86%. Gentex's return on equity of 16.11% beat Adient's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gentex	17.01%	16.11%	14.28%
Adient	-1.86%	7.70%	1.90%

Summary

Gentex beats Adient on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.