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$88.97 -1.73 (-1.91%)
Closing price 08/14/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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ALSN vs. GNTX, LKQ, PRTS, CAT, CMI, ITT, MOD, OSK, APTV, and BWA

Should you be buying Allison Transmission stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Allison Transmission include Gentex (GNTX), LKQ (LKQ), CarParts.com (PRTS), Caterpillar (CAT), Cummins (CMI), ITT (ITT), Modine Manufacturing (MOD), Oshkosh (OSK), Aptiv (APTV), and BorgWarner (BWA).

Allison Transmission vs. Its Competitors

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Gentex$2.31B2.63$404.49M$1.7715.64
Allison Transmission$3.23B2.31$731M$8.8010.11

In the previous week, Allison Transmission had 5 more articles in the media than Gentex. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Allison Transmission and 8 mentions for Gentex. Gentex's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Allison Transmission's score of 1.19 indicating that Gentex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Gentex
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Allison Transmission
8 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

86.8% of Gentex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.9% of Allison Transmission shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Gentex shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Allison Transmission shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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

Gentex presently has a consensus price target of $28.63, suggesting a potential upside of 3.38%. Allison Transmission has a consensus price target of $98.38, suggesting a potential upside of 10.57%. Given Allison Transmission's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Allison Transmission is more favorable than Gentex.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Gentex
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
Allison Transmission
2 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Gentex has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Allison Transmission has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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
Gentex16.82% 16.86% 14.90%
Allison Transmission 23.81%45.56%14.19%

Summary

Allison Transmission beats Gentex on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ALSN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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ALSN vs. The Competition

MetricAllison TransmissionAUTO/TRUCK IndustryAuto SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$7.58B$6.22B$19.32B$21.04B
Dividend Yield1.19%2.49%2.83%3.56%
P/E Ratio10.1115.1813.9128.01
Price / Sales2.3117.7837.4057.05
Price / Cash9.0729.6618.8123.95
Price / Book4.242.832.485.26
Net Income$731M$180.04M$824.50M$994.11M
7 Day Performance1.41%5.25%3.56%2.09%
1 Month Performance-0.65%7.48%4.70%2.35%
1 Year Performance2.74%25.11%7.66%13.36%

Allison Transmission Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ALSN
Allison Transmission
4.5388 of 5 stars
$88.97
-1.9%
$98.38
+10.6%
+5.8%$7.58B$3.23B10.114,000Positive News
Dividend Announcement
GNTX
Gentex
3.7691 of 5 stars
$26.14
-0.5%
$28.63
+9.5%
-4.0%$5.88B$2.31B14.776,184Positive News
LKQ
LKQ
4.8519 of 5 stars
$29.52
-0.4%
$51.40
+74.1%
-19.9%$7.60B$14.36B10.8147,000Positive News
PRTS
CarParts.com
2.9969 of 5 stars
$0.80
-4.7%
$1.90
+137.2%
+1.4%$46.84M$588.85M-0.931,466Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
CAT
Caterpillar
4.6989 of 5 stars
$434.21
+1.3%
$419.33
-3.4%
+23.7%$204.53B$64.81B21.16112,900Trending News
Insider Trade
CMI
Cummins
4.8117 of 5 stars
$361.48
+1.6%
$361.92
+0.1%
+38.8%$49.80B$34.10B17.9869,600Trending News
Insider Trade
ITT
ITT
4.6295 of 5 stars
$166.88
+1.7%
$179.22
+7.4%
+24.7%$13.13B$3.70B26.2411,700News Coverage
Insider Trade
Short Interest ↓
MOD
Modine Manufacturing
2.3639 of 5 stars
$138.16
+3.3%
$142.33
+3.0%
+33.0%$7.25B$2.58B39.5911,300Insider Trade
OSK
Oshkosh
4.6469 of 5 stars
$136.98
+4.9%
$130.83
-4.5%
+39.7%$8.82B$10.50B13.7518,500Positive News
APTV
Aptiv
4.8992 of 5 stars
$64.78
-1.3%
$80.56
+24.4%
+10.9%$14.10B$19.71B14.82141,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
BWA
BorgWarner
4.1856 of 5 stars
$38.22
+1.9%
$39.50
+3.3%
+30.6%$8.27B$14.09B40.6638,300Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade

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This page (NYSE:ALSN) was last updated on 8/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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