Aptiv - APTV Competitors

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) and Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Do analysts rate VRSK or APTV?

Verisk Analytics currently has a consensus target price of $201.09, suggesting a potential upside of 7.14%. Aptiv has a consensus target price of $135.76, suggesting a potential upside of 25.73%. Given Aptiv's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Aptiv is more favorable than Verisk Analytics.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Verisk Analytics	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
Aptiv	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.65

Is VRSK or APTV more profitable?

Verisk Analytics has a net margin of 32.92% compared to Aptiv's net margin of 3.40%. Verisk Analytics' return on equity of 41.53% beat Aptiv's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Verisk Analytics	32.92%	41.53%	12.37%
Aptiv	3.40%	11.29%	4.71%

Does the media refer more to VRSK or APTV?

In the previous week, Verisk Analytics had 6 more articles in the media than Aptiv. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Verisk Analytics and 5 mentions for Aptiv. Verisk Analytics' average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Aptiv's score of 0.48 indicating that Verisk Analytics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Verisk Analytics	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Aptiv	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, VRSK or APTV?

Verisk Analytics has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Aptiv. Verisk Analytics 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
Verisk Analytics	$2.50 billion	11.63	$953.90 million	$5.96	31.49
Aptiv	$17.49 billion	1.67	$594 million	$1.95	55.37

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

89.9% of Verisk Analytics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.9% of Aptiv shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Verisk Analytics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Aptiv shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, VRSK or APTV?

Verisk Analytics has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aptiv has a beta of 2.04, indicating that its share price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VRSK or APTV?

Aptiv received 541 more outperform votes than Verisk Analytics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.79% of users gave Aptiv an outperform vote while only 66.58% of users gave Verisk Analytics an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Verisk Analytics	Outperform Votes 536 66.58%	Underperform Votes 269 33.42%
Aptiv	Outperform Votes 1077 75.79%	Underperform Votes 344 24.21%

Summary

Verisk Analytics and Aptiv tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.