Aptiv (APTV) Competitors

Visteon (NASDAQ:VC) and Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Which has more risk and volatility, VC or APTV?

Visteon has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aptiv has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer VC or APTV?

In the previous week, Aptiv had 24 more articles in the media than Visteon. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Aptiv and 10 mentions for Visteon. Visteon's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Aptiv's score of 1.26 indicating that Visteon is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Visteon	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Aptiv	25 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, VC or APTV?

Aptiv has higher revenue and earnings than Visteon. Visteon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aptiv, 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
Visteon	$3.87B	0.91	$274M	$10.49	12.27
Aptiv	$19.79B	0.90	$1.79B	$4.37	18.82

Is VC or APTV more profitable?

Visteon has a net margin of 7.61% compared to Aptiv's net margin of 5.12%. Visteon's return on equity of 23.22% beat Aptiv's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Visteon	7.61%	23.22%	10.65%
Aptiv	5.12%	18.46%	7.19%

Is VC or APTV a better dividend stock?

Visteon pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Aptiv pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Visteon pays out 10.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Aptiv pays out 20.1% 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.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in VC or APTV?

99.7% of Visteon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.2% of Aptiv shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Visteon shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Aptiv shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer VC or APTV?

Visteon currently has a consensus target price of $117.58, suggesting a potential downside of 8.68%. Aptiv has a consensus target price of $82.33, suggesting a potential upside of 0.10%. Given Aptiv's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Aptiv is more favorable than Visteon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Visteon	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85
Aptiv	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Summary

Visteon beats Aptiv on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.