Autoliv (ALV) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, GNTX or ALV?

Gentex has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Autoliv has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GNTX or ALV a better dividend stock?

Gentex pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Autoliv pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Gentex pays out 27.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Autoliv pays out 30.6% 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 increased 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 insiders and institutionals have more ownership 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Autoliv shares are owned 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.

Does the media prefer GNTX or ALV?

In the previous week, Gentex had 15 more articles in the media than Autoliv. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Gentex and 11 mentions for Autoliv. Autoliv's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Gentex's score of 1.49 indicating that Autoliv is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gentex	19 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Autoliv	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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%

Do analysts rate GNTX or ALV?

Gentex currently has a consensus price target of $28.63, indicating a potential upside of 1.69%. Autoliv has a consensus price target of $120.64, indicating a potential downside of 2.94%. Given Gentex's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Gentex is more favorable than Autoliv.

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)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
Autoliv	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.84

Which has higher valuation & earnings, 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	2.67	$404.49M	$1.77	15.90
Autoliv	$10.39B	0.92	$647M	$9.14	13.60

Summary

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