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ALV vs. GNTX, VC, ADNT, APTV, BWA, DAN, LEA, MGA, STLA, and LI

Should you be buying Autoliv stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Autoliv include Gentex (GNTX), Visteon (VC), Adient (ADNT), Aptiv (APTV), BorgWarner (BWA), Dana (DAN), Lear (LEA), Magna International (MGA), Stellantis (STLA), and Li Auto (LI). These companies are all part of the "auto/tires/trucks" sector.

Autoliv vs. Its Competitors

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

Gentex currently has a consensus target price of $28.28, suggesting a potential upside of 23.27%. Autoliv has a consensus target price of $121.19, suggesting a potential upside of 8.20%. Given Gentex's higher possible upside, equities 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)
6 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.81

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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Gentex has a net margin of 17.01% compared to Autoliv's net margin of 6.63%. Autoliv's return on equity of 30.47% beat Gentex's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Gentex17.01% 16.11% 14.28%
Autoliv 6.63%30.47%8.75%

Gentex has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Autoliv has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Gentex pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Autoliv pays an annual dividend of $3.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Gentex pays out 28.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Autoliv pays out 39.1% 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. 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.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Gentex$2.31B2.23$404.49M$1.7113.42
Autoliv$10.35B0.84$647M$8.6912.89

In the previous week, Autoliv had 4 more articles in the media than Gentex. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Autoliv and 19 mentions for Gentex. Gentex's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Autoliv's score of 0.79 indicating that Gentex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Summary

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

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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ALV vs. The Competition

MetricAutolivAUTO/TRUCK IndustryAuto SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$9.03B$5.96B$18.15B$20.85B
Dividend Yield2.40%2.52%2.97%3.65%
P/E Ratio12.8947.7324.4727.55
Price / Sales0.8416.5434.8659.17
Price / Cash8.6025.4616.8322.29
Price / Book3.813.153.034.66
Net Income$647M$173.36M$812.57M$994.58M
7 Day Performance-4.86%4.67%3.21%-0.29%
1 Month Performance1.46%16.99%12.58%4.91%
1 Year Performance3.15%26.03%2.61%10.53%

Autoliv Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ALV
Autoliv
4.2138 of 5 stars
$112.00
-4.1%
$121.19
+8.2%
+7.6%$9.03B$10.35B12.8965,200Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Gap Down
GNTX
Gentex
3.9513 of 5 stars
$23.06
-0.1%
$28.28
+22.6%
-33.4%$5.18B$2.30B13.496,184Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Buyback Announcement
VC
Visteon
3.8462 of 5 stars
$114.44
+3.4%
$103.50
-9.6%
-3.5%$3.12B$3.87B10.7310,000News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
ADNT
Adient
3.8241 of 5 stars
$22.98
+1.1%
$18.56
-19.2%
-13.2%$1.93B$14.69B-7.1870,000News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
APTV
Aptiv
4.8968 of 5 stars
$70.50
+1.8%
$80.38
+14.0%
-3.0%$15.35B$19.64B11.67141,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
BWA
BorgWarner
4.3426 of 5 stars
$35.68
+0.7%
$38.36
+7.5%
+3.9%$7.84B$14.01B28.5438,300Positive News
Analyst Forecast
DAN
Dana
4.5122 of 5 stars
$17.16
+1.8%
$20.57
+19.9%
+34.2%$2.50B$9.90B-71.4839,600Positive News
LEA
Lear
4.6241 of 5 stars
$107.30
+0.7%
$110.45
+2.9%
-14.7%$5.74B$23.31B12.58173,700Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
MGA
Magna International
4.273 of 5 stars
$42.51
+1.3%
$42.67
+0.4%
-7.0%$11.98B$42.84B10.63170,000Analyst Forecast
STLA
Stellantis
4.7529 of 5 stars
$9.89
-1.7%
$12.74
+28.7%
-53.7%$29.91B$169.78B2.90248,243High Trading Volume
LI
Li Auto
1.476 of 5 stars
$28.65
+3.6%
$32.85
+14.7%
+54.4%$30.00B$19.79B27.2932,248News Coverage

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