BorgWarner (BWA) Competitors

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) and BorgWarner (NYSE:BWA) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking and risk.

Which has more volatility and risk, APTV or BWA?

Aptiv has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BorgWarner has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is APTV or BWA more profitable?

Aptiv has a net margin of 9.07% compared to BorgWarner's net margin of 2.40%. BorgWarner's return on equity of 15.93% beat Aptiv's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aptiv	9.07%	15.63%	6.65%
BorgWarner	2.40%	15.93%	6.77%

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

94.2% of Aptiv shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.7% of BorgWarner shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Aptiv shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of BorgWarner shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer APTV or BWA?

In the previous week, BorgWarner had 3 more articles in the media than Aptiv. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for BorgWarner and 9 mentions for Aptiv. BorgWarner's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Aptiv's score of 0.69 indicating that BorgWarner is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Aptiv	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BorgWarner	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, APTV or BWA?

Aptiv has higher revenue and earnings than BorgWarner. Aptiv is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BorgWarner, 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	0.78	$1.79B	$6.04	11.64
BorgWarner	$14.01B	0.53	$338M	$1.25	27.15

Do analysts prefer APTV or BWA?

Aptiv currently has a consensus target price of $82.50, suggesting a potential upside of 17.34%. BorgWarner has a consensus target price of $37.73, suggesting a potential upside of 11.19%. Given Aptiv's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Aptiv is more favorable than BorgWarner.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aptiv	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
BorgWarner	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.59

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer APTV or BWA?

Aptiv received 453 more outperform votes than BorgWarner when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.05% of users gave Aptiv an outperform vote while only 59.26% of users gave BorgWarner an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Aptiv	Outperform Votes 1144 73.05%	Underperform Votes 422 26.95%
BorgWarner	Outperform Votes 691 59.26%	Underperform Votes 475 40.74%

Is APTV or BWA a better dividend stock?

Aptiv pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. BorgWarner pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Aptiv pays out 14.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BorgWarner pays out 35.2% 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. BorgWarner has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. BorgWarner is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Aptiv beats BorgWarner on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.