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 contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Gentex currently has a consensus price target of $28.63, indicating a potential upside of 1.18%. Allison Transmission has a consensus price target of $98.38, indicating a potential upside of 13.27%. Given Allison Transmission's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Allison Transmission is more favorable than Gentex.
Gentex has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Allison Transmission has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Gentex had 4 more articles in the media than Allison Transmission. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Gentex and 10 mentions for Allison Transmission. Allison Transmission's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Gentex's score of 0.44 indicating that Allison Transmission is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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 raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.
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 is poised for long-term growth.
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.
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.
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
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:ALSN) was last updated on 9/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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