Autoliv (ALV) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in GNTX or ALV?

86.8% of Gentex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.6% of Autoliv shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Gentex shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Autoliv shares are owned 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.

Is GNTX or ALV a better dividend stock?

Gentex pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Autoliv pays an annual dividend of $3.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Gentex pays out 27.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Autoliv pays out 37.2% 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. Autoliv has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Autoliv is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts prefer GNTX or ALV?

Gentex presently has a consensus target price of $29.14, suggesting a potential upside of 11.27%. Autoliv has a consensus target price of $127.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.79%. Given Gentex's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Gentex is more favorable than Autoliv.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gentex	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22
Autoliv	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.72

Which has more volatility & risk, GNTX or ALV?

Gentex has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Autoliv has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor GNTX or ALV?

In the previous week, Autoliv had 9 more articles in the media than Gentex. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Autoliv and 4 mentions for Gentex. Gentex's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Autoliv's score of 0.16 indicating that Gentex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gentex	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Autoliv	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, GNTX or ALV?

Autoliv has higher revenue and earnings than Gentex. Autoliv 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
Gentex	$2.31B	2.48	$404.49M	$1.77	14.80
Autoliv	$10.46B	0.89	$647M	$9.14	13.26

Is GNTX or ALV more profitable?

Gentex has a net margin of 16.82% compared to Autoliv's net margin of 6.83%. Autoliv's return on equity of 30.73% beat Gentex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gentex	16.82%	16.86%	14.90%
Autoliv	6.83%	30.73%	8.86%

Summary

Autoliv beats Gentex on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.