Dana (DAN) Competitors

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

Is VC or DAN a better dividend stock?

Visteon pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Dana pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Visteon pays out 10.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dana pays out -250.0% 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. Dana is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is VC or DAN more profitable?

Visteon has a net margin of 7.61% compared to Dana's net margin of -0.26%. Visteon's return on equity of 23.22% beat Dana's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Visteon	7.61%	23.22%	10.65%
Dana	-0.26%	5.65%	1.02%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of VC or DAN?

99.7% of Visteon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.8% of Dana shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Visteon shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Dana shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to VC or DAN?

In the previous week, Visteon had 10 more articles in the media than Dana. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Visteon and 2 mentions for Dana. Visteon's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Dana's score of 0.98 indicating that Visteon is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Visteon	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Dana	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, VC or DAN?

Visteon has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dana has a beta of 2.12, suggesting that its share price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer VC or DAN?

Visteon currently has a consensus target price of $116.00, suggesting a potential downside of 6.18%. Dana has a consensus target price of $21.29, suggesting a potential upside of 5.09%. Given Dana's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Dana 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
Dana	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Which has better earnings & valuation, VC or DAN?

Visteon has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Dana. Dana is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Visteon, 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	0.87	$274M	$10.49	11.79
Dana	$10.28B	0.26	-$57M	-$0.16	-126.59

Summary

Visteon beats Dana on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.