Aptiv (APTV) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of APTV or GNTX?

94.2% of Aptiv shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.8% of Gentex shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Aptiv shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Gentex shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is APTV or GNTX more profitable?

Gentex has a net margin of 16.82% compared to Aptiv's net margin of 7.93%. Aptiv's return on equity of 17.24% beat Gentex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aptiv	7.93%	17.24%	6.99%
Gentex	16.82%	16.86%	14.90%

Is APTV or GNTX a better dividend stock?

Aptiv pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Gentex pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Aptiv pays out 14.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Gentex pays out 27.1% 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.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, APTV or GNTX?

Aptiv has higher revenue and earnings than Gentex. Aptiv 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
Aptiv	$19.64B	0.74	$1.79B	$6.04	11.02
Gentex	$2.38B	2.55	$404.49M	$1.77	15.27

Does the media prefer APTV or GNTX?

In the previous week, Gentex had 30 more articles in the media than Aptiv. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for Gentex and 18 mentions for Aptiv. Aptiv's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Gentex's score of 0.89 indicating that Aptiv is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Aptiv	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Gentex	16 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, APTV or GNTX?

Aptiv has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gentex has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate APTV or GNTX?

Aptiv currently has a consensus target price of $81.63, indicating a potential upside of 22.65%. Gentex has a consensus target price of $28.63, indicating a potential upside of 5.90%. Given Aptiv's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Aptiv is more favorable than Gentex.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aptiv	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.68
Gentex	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Summary

Aptiv beats Gentex on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.