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ALSN vs. GNTX, LKQ, PRTS, RUSHA, and CAT

Should you buy Allison Transmission stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Allison Transmission with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Allison Transmission include Gentex (GNTX), LKQ (LKQ), CarParts.com (PRTS), Rush Enterprises (RUSHA), and Caterpillar (CAT).

How does Allison Transmission compare to Gentex?

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

Allison Transmission has a net margin of 14.88% compared to Gentex's net margin of 14.75%. Allison Transmission's return on equity of 37.50% beat Gentex's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Allison Transmission14.88% 37.50% 10.74%
Gentex 14.75%16.27%13.82%

96.9% of Allison Transmission shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.8% of Gentex shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Allison Transmission shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Gentex shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Allison Transmission had 3 more articles in the media than Gentex. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Allison Transmission and 6 mentions for Gentex. Gentex's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Allison Transmission's score of 0.71 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
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Gentex
4 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 has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Gentex has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the broader market.

Allison Transmission pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Gentex pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Allison Transmission pays out 18.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Gentex pays out 27.0% 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.

Allison Transmission has higher revenue and earnings than Gentex. Gentex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Allison Transmission, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Allison Transmission$3.01B3.37$623M$6.4319.02
Gentex$2.53B1.97$384.84M$1.7813.15

Allison Transmission currently has a consensus price target of $116.50, indicating a potential downside of 4.76%. Gentex has a consensus price target of $26.83, indicating a potential upside of 14.62%. Given Gentex's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Gentex is more favorable than Allison Transmission.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Allison Transmission
2 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.20
Gentex
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.38

Summary

Allison Transmission beats Gentex on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Allison Transmission compare to LKQ?

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

Allison Transmission currently has a consensus price target of $116.50, suggesting a potential downside of 4.76%. LKQ has a consensus price target of $42.33, suggesting a potential upside of 62.76%. Given LKQ's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe LKQ is more favorable than Allison Transmission.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Allison Transmission
2 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.20
LKQ
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.63

Allison Transmission pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. LKQ pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Allison Transmission pays out 18.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. LKQ pays out 59.4% 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. Allison Transmission has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and LKQ has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. LKQ is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Allison Transmission has a net margin of 14.88% compared to LKQ's net margin of 3.71%. Allison Transmission's return on equity of 37.50% beat LKQ's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Allison Transmission14.88% 37.50% 10.74%
LKQ 3.71%11.65%4.93%

Allison Transmission has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, LKQ has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, LKQ had 12 more articles in the media than Allison Transmission. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for LKQ and 9 mentions for Allison Transmission. Allison Transmission's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat LKQ's score of 0.08 indicating that Allison Transmission is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Allison Transmission
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
LKQ
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
20 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

96.9% of Allison Transmission shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.6% of LKQ shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Allison Transmission shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of LKQ 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.

Allison Transmission has higher earnings, but lower revenue than LKQ. LKQ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Allison Transmission, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Allison Transmission$3.01B3.37$623M$6.4319.02
LKQ$13.65B0.49$607M$2.0212.88

Summary

Allison Transmission beats LKQ on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Allison Transmission compare to CarParts.com?

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

CarParts.com presently has a consensus price target of $0.60, suggesting a potential downside of 11.76%. Allison Transmission has a consensus price target of $116.50, suggesting a potential downside of 4.76%. Given Allison Transmission's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Allison Transmission is more favorable than CarParts.com.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
CarParts.com
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.50
Allison Transmission
2 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.20

Allison Transmission has a net margin of 14.88% compared to CarParts.com's net margin of -6.97%. Allison Transmission's return on equity of 37.50% beat CarParts.com's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
CarParts.com-6.97% -61.91% -19.36%
Allison Transmission 14.88%37.50%10.74%

CarParts.com has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Allison Transmission has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, CarParts.com had 3 more articles in the media than Allison Transmission. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for CarParts.com and 9 mentions for Allison Transmission. Allison Transmission's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat CarParts.com's score of 0.60 indicating that Allison Transmission is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
CarParts.com
1 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Allison Transmission
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

75.3% of CarParts.com shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.9% of Allison Transmission shares are held by institutional investors. 6.6% of CarParts.com shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Allison Transmission shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Allison Transmission has higher revenue and earnings than CarParts.com. CarParts.com is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Allison Transmission, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
CarParts.com$547.53M0.10-$50.44M-$0.62N/A
Allison Transmission$3.01B3.37$623M$6.4319.02

Summary

Allison Transmission beats CarParts.com on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Allison Transmission compare to Rush Enterprises?

Rush Enterprises (NASDAQ:RUSHA) and Allison Transmission (NYSE:ALSN) are related companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Rush Enterprises pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Allison Transmission pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Rush Enterprises pays out 23.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Allison Transmission pays out 18.0% 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. Rush Enterprises has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years and Allison Transmission has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Rush Enterprises is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Allison Transmission has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Rush Enterprises. Allison Transmission is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rush Enterprises, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Rush Enterprises$7.43B0.73$263.78M$3.3121.32
Allison Transmission$3.01B3.37$623M$6.4319.02

84.4% of Rush Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.9% of Allison Transmission shares are held by institutional investors. 12.7% of Rush Enterprises shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Allison Transmission shares are held by 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.

Rush Enterprises has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Allison Transmission has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the broader market.

Allison Transmission has a net margin of 14.88% compared to Rush Enterprises' net margin of 3.65%. Allison Transmission's return on equity of 37.50% beat Rush Enterprises' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Rush Enterprises3.65% 11.87% 5.82%
Allison Transmission 14.88%37.50%10.74%

Rush Enterprises presently has a consensus price target of $83.67, suggesting a potential upside of 18.54%. Allison Transmission has a consensus price target of $116.50, suggesting a potential downside of 4.76%. Given Rush Enterprises' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Rush Enterprises is more favorable than Allison Transmission.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Rush Enterprises
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40
Allison Transmission
2 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.20

In the previous week, Allison Transmission had 4 more articles in the media than Rush Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Allison Transmission and 5 mentions for Rush Enterprises. Rush Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Allison Transmission's score of 0.71 indicating that Rush Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Rush Enterprises
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Allison Transmission
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Allison Transmission beats Rush Enterprises on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Allison Transmission compare to Caterpillar?

Allison Transmission (NYSE:ALSN) and Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.

Allison Transmission has a net margin of 14.88% compared to Caterpillar's net margin of 13.33%. Caterpillar's return on equity of 48.21% beat Allison Transmission's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Allison Transmission14.88% 37.50% 10.74%
Caterpillar 13.33%48.21%10.11%

Allison Transmission pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Caterpillar pays an annual dividend of $6.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Allison Transmission pays out 18.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Caterpillar pays out 30.1% 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 and Caterpillar has raised its dividend for 30 consecutive years. Allison Transmission is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Allison Transmission currently has a consensus price target of $116.50, suggesting a potential downside of 4.76%. Caterpillar has a consensus price target of $923.14, suggesting a potential upside of 0.45%. Given Caterpillar's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Caterpillar is more favorable than Allison Transmission.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Allison Transmission
2 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.20
Caterpillar
0 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
16 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.64

96.9% of Allison Transmission shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.0% of Caterpillar shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Allison Transmission shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Caterpillar shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Caterpillar had 74 more articles in the media than Allison Transmission. MarketBeat recorded 83 mentions for Caterpillar and 9 mentions for Allison Transmission. Caterpillar's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Allison Transmission's score of 0.71 indicating that Caterpillar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Allison Transmission
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Caterpillar
47 Very Positive mention(s)
14 Positive mention(s)
13 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Caterpillar has higher revenue and earnings than Allison Transmission. Allison Transmission is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Caterpillar, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Allison Transmission$3.01B3.37$623M$6.4319.02
Caterpillar$67.59B6.26$8.88B$20.0945.74

Allison Transmission has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Caterpillar has a beta of 1.63, suggesting that its share price is 63% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Caterpillar beats Allison Transmission on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ALSN vs. The Competition

MetricAllison TransmissionAUTO/TRUCK IndustryAuto SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$10.16B$5.96B$23.12B$22.90B
Dividend Yield0.95%2.38%2.72%4.09%
P/E Ratio19.0224.6623.1430.67
Price / Sales3.3726.7118.4324.95
Price / Cash12.2411.6511.9325.31
Price / Book5.333.182.744.67
Net Income$623M$183.33M$388.47M$1.06B
7 Day Performance-0.74%2.37%2.45%-0.76%
1 Month Performance-4.63%3.53%1.96%1.73%
1 Year Performance16.27%19.06%3.31%25.04%

Allison Transmission Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ALSN
Allison Transmission
3.936 of 5 stars
$122.32
-0.1%
$116.50
-4.8%
+16.7%$10.16B$3.01B19.024,000
GNTX
Gentex
4.4272 of 5 stars
$23.20
-0.8%
$26.67
+14.9%
-1.1%$4.98B$2.53B13.036,398
LKQ
LKQ
4.2494 of 5 stars
$28.10
-2.7%
$42.33
+50.7%
-37.3%$7.36B$13.65B13.9144,000
PRTS
CarParts.com
0.8361 of 5 stars
$0.79
-7.0%
$0.60
-24.1%
-27.4%$59.92M$547.53MN/A1,466
RUSHA
Rush Enterprises
4.7263 of 5 stars
$72.49
+0.2%
$83.67
+15.4%
+35.4%$5.56B$7.43B21.907,355

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