Autoliv (ALV) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, ALV or GNTX?

Autoliv has higher revenue and earnings than Gentex. Gentex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Autoliv, 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
Autoliv	$10.39B	0.88	$647M	$8.69	13.54
Gentex	$2.30B	2.25	$404.49M	$1.71	13.49

Which has more volatility & risk, ALV or GNTX?

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

Is ALV or GNTX a better dividend stock?

Autoliv pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Gentex pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Autoliv pays out 32.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Gentex 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. 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.

Does the media prefer ALV or GNTX?

In the previous week, Gentex had 9 more articles in the media than Autoliv. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Gentex and 7 mentions for Autoliv. Gentex's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Autoliv's score of 0.79 indicating that Gentex is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ALV or GNTX?

69.6% of Autoliv shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.8% of Gentex shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Autoliv shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Gentex shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer ALV or GNTX?

Autoliv presently has a consensus price target of $119.31, suggesting a potential upside of 1.38%. Gentex has a consensus price target of $28.28, suggesting a potential upside of 22.63%. Given Gentex's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Gentex is more favorable than Autoliv.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Autoliv	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81
Gentex	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22

Is ALV or GNTX more profitable?

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
Autoliv	6.63%	30.47%	8.75%
Gentex	17.01%	16.11%	14.28%

Summary

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