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ALSN vs. GNTX, LKQ, PCAR, PRTS, 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), PACCAR (PCAR), CarParts.com (PRTS), and Caterpillar (CAT).

How does Allison Transmission compare to Gentex?

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

Gentex has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Allison Transmission has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the broader market.

Gentex presently has a consensus target price of $27.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.06%. Allison Transmission has a consensus target price of $131.17, suggesting a potential upside of 10.41%. Given Gentex's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Gentex is more favorable than Allison Transmission.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Gentex
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.13
Allison Transmission
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.38

Gentex pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Allison Transmission pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Gentex pays out 25.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Allison Transmission pays out 18.4% 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 raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

86.8% of Gentex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.9% of Allison Transmission shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Gentex 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Allison Transmission had 7 more articles in the media than Gentex. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Allison Transmission and 8 mentions for Gentex. Gentex's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Allison Transmission's score of 0.69 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)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Allison Transmission
3 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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
Gentex$2.63B1.95$384.84M$1.8912.75
Allison Transmission$3.01B3.27$623M$6.2918.89

Gentex has a net margin of 15.50% compared to Allison Transmission's net margin of 12.02%. Allison Transmission's return on equity of 38.18% beat Gentex's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Gentex15.50% 16.78% 14.18%
Allison Transmission 12.02%38.18%9.99%

Summary

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

How does Allison Transmission compare to LKQ?

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

In the previous week, LKQ had 1 more articles in the media than Allison Transmission. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for LKQ and 15 mentions for Allison Transmission. Allison Transmission's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat LKQ's score of -0.11 indicating that Allison Transmission is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

LKQ 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 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the broader market.

Allison Transmission has a net margin of 12.02% compared to LKQ's net margin of 3.37%. Allison Transmission's return on equity of 38.18% beat LKQ's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
LKQ3.37% 10.84% 4.64%
Allison Transmission 12.02%38.18%9.99%

LKQ pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Allison Transmission pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. LKQ pays out 66.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Allison Transmission pays out 18.4% 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. LKQ has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Allison Transmission has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. LKQ is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

LKQ presently has a consensus target price of $31.08, suggesting a potential upside of 25.05%. Allison Transmission has a consensus target price of $131.17, suggesting a potential upside of 10.41%. Given LKQ's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe LKQ is more favorable than Allison Transmission.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
LKQ
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Allison Transmission
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.38

95.6% of LKQ shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.9% of Allison Transmission shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of LKQ 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 stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Allison Transmission has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
LKQ$13.69B0.46$607M$1.8013.81
Allison Transmission$3.01B3.27$623M$6.2918.89

Summary

Allison Transmission beats LKQ on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Allison Transmission compare to PACCAR?

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

Allison Transmission has a net margin of 12.02% compared to PACCAR's net margin of 9.00%. Allison Transmission's return on equity of 38.18% beat PACCAR's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Allison Transmission12.02% 38.18% 9.99%
PACCAR 9.00%12.73%5.69%

96.9% of Allison Transmission shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.9% of PACCAR shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Allison Transmission shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of PACCAR shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Allison Transmission$3.01B3.27$623M$6.2918.89
PACCAR$28.44B2.46$2.38B$4.7627.98

Allison Transmission has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, PACCAR has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the broader market.

Allison Transmission pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. PACCAR pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Allison Transmission pays out 18.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PACCAR pays out 29.4% 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 raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and PACCAR has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. PACCAR is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, PACCAR had 2 more articles in the media than Allison Transmission. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for PACCAR and 15 mentions for Allison Transmission. PACCAR's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Allison Transmission's score of 0.69 indicating that PACCAR is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Allison Transmission
3 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
PACCAR
10 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Allison Transmission presently has a consensus target price of $131.17, suggesting a potential upside of 10.41%. PACCAR has a consensus target price of $131.70, suggesting a potential downside of 1.11%. Given Allison Transmission's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Allison Transmission is more favorable than PACCAR.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Allison Transmission
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.38
PACCAR
0 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.21

Summary

Allison Transmission and PACCAR tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Allison Transmission compare to CarParts.com?

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

Allison Transmission presently has a consensus target price of $131.17, indicating a potential upside of 10.41%. CarParts.com has a consensus target price of $6.00, indicating a potential downside of 9.53%. Given Allison Transmission's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Allison Transmission is more favorable than CarParts.com.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Allison Transmission
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.38
CarParts.com
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.50

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
Allison Transmission$3.01B3.27$623M$6.2918.89
CarParts.com$547.53M0.10-$50.44M-$6.20N/A

In the previous week, Allison Transmission had 8 more articles in the media than CarParts.com. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Allison Transmission and 7 mentions for CarParts.com. CarParts.com's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Allison Transmission's score of 0.69 indicating that CarParts.com is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

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

Allison Transmission has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, CarParts.com has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the broader market.

Allison Transmission has a net margin of 12.02% compared to CarParts.com's net margin of -6.97%. Allison Transmission's return on equity of 38.18% beat CarParts.com's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Allison Transmission12.02% 38.18% 9.99%
CarParts.com -6.97%-61.91%-19.36%

Summary

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

How does Allison Transmission compare to Caterpillar?

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

In the previous week, Caterpillar had 81 more articles in the media than Allison Transmission. MarketBeat recorded 96 mentions for Caterpillar and 15 mentions for Allison Transmission. Caterpillar's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Allison Transmission's score of 0.69 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
3 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Caterpillar
46 Very Positive mention(s)
21 Positive mention(s)
19 Neutral mention(s)
5 Negative mention(s)
3 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Allison Transmission has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Caterpillar has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its share price is 60% more volatile than the broader market.

Allison Transmission presently has a consensus price target of $131.17, suggesting a potential upside of 10.41%. Caterpillar has a consensus price target of $995.52, suggesting a potential upside of 17.88%. Given Caterpillar's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Caterpillar is more favorable than Allison Transmission.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Allison Transmission
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.38
Caterpillar
0 Sell rating(s)
12 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.52

Allison Transmission pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Caterpillar pays an annual dividend of $6.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Allison Transmission pays out 18.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Caterpillar pays out 28.1% 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.

Caterpillar has a net margin of 14.51% compared to Allison Transmission's net margin of 12.02%. Caterpillar's return on equity of 55.53% beat Allison Transmission's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Allison Transmission12.02% 38.18% 9.99%
Caterpillar 14.51%55.53%11.38%

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$3.01B3.27$623M$6.2918.89
Caterpillar$74.73B5.21$8.88B$23.2436.34

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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Caterpillar shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Caterpillar beats Allison Transmission on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ALSN vs. The Competition

MetricAllison TransmissionMachinery IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$9.81B$11.79B$10.87B$24.08B
Dividend Yield0.98%2.16%120.50%3.70%
P/E Ratio18.8022.0428.5930.33
Price / Sales3.2763.60348.4012.89
Price / Cash11.8124.2424.9133.22
Price / Book4.984.524.556.87
Net Income$623M$356.98M$608.43M$1.06B
7 Day Performance3.61%3.61%3.85%2.81%
1 Month Performance4.04%1.55%1.34%2.46%
1 Year Performance35.74%13.67%14.78%20.25%

Allison Transmission Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ALSN
Allison Transmission
4.4896 of 5 stars
$118.80
+2.2%
$131.17
+10.4%
+31.9%$9.81B$3.01B18.804,000
GNTX
Gentex
4.062 of 5 stars
$23.45
+0.4%
$27.00
+15.1%
-11.5%$4.97B$2.63B12.416,398
LKQ
LKQ
4.8673 of 5 stars
$23.35
+4.0%
$31.08
+33.1%
-18.3%$5.72B$13.69B12.9744,000
PCAR
PACCAR
4.2682 of 5 stars
$132.06
-0.5%
$131.70
-0.3%
+35.6%$69.84B$28.44B27.7425,900
PRTS
CarParts.com
0.8692 of 5 stars
$5.46
+1.1%
$6.00
+9.9%
-30.9%$43.73M$547.53MN/A1,466

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