Allison Transmission (ALSN) Competitors

Allison Transmission (NYSE:ALSN) and Gentex (NASDAQ:GNTX) are both mid-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Does the media prefer ALSN or GNTX?

In the previous week, Gentex had 1 more articles in the media than Allison Transmission. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Gentex and 11 mentions for Allison Transmission. Gentex's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Allison Transmission's score of 1.38 indicating that Gentex is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Allison Transmission	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Gentex	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 prefer ALSN or GNTX?

Allison Transmission presently has a consensus target price of $98.38, suggesting a potential upside of 11.95%. Gentex has a consensus target price of $28.63, suggesting a potential upside of 3.45%. Given Allison Transmission's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Allison Transmission is more favorable than Gentex.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Allison Transmission	3 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.89
Gentex	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Is ALSN or GNTX more profitable?

Allison Transmission has a net margin of 23.81% compared to Gentex's net margin of 16.82%. Allison Transmission's return on equity of 45.56% beat Gentex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Allison Transmission	23.81%	45.56%	14.19%
Gentex	16.82%	16.86%	14.90%

Which has more volatility and risk, ALSN or GNTX?

Allison Transmission has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gentex has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ALSN or GNTX?

96.9% of Allison Transmission shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.8% of Gentex shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Allison Transmission shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Gentex shares are held by company 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.

Which has better valuation and earnings, ALSN or GNTX?

Allison Transmission has higher revenue and earnings than Gentex. Allison Transmission 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
Allison Transmission	$3.23B	2.28	$731M	$8.80	9.99
Gentex	$2.31B	2.63	$404.49M	$1.77	15.63

Is ALSN or GNTX a better dividend stock?

Allison Transmission pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Gentex pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Allison Transmission pays out 12.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Gentex pays out 27.1% 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. Allison Transmission has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Summary

Allison Transmission beats Gentex on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.