Dana (DAN) Competitors

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

Is DAN or BWA more profitable?

BorgWarner has a net margin of 2.40% compared to Dana's net margin of -0.55%. BorgWarner's return on equity of 15.93% beat Dana's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dana	-0.55%	6.70%	1.32%
BorgWarner	2.40%	15.93%	6.77%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, DAN or BWA?

BorgWarner has higher revenue and earnings than Dana. Dana 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
Dana	$10.28B	0.20	$38M	-$0.39	-35.93
BorgWarner	$14.09B	0.45	$338M	$1.43	20.01

Which has more volatility and risk, DAN or BWA?

Dana has a beta of 2.26, meaning that its stock price is 126% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BorgWarner has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend DAN or BWA?

Dana currently has a consensus target price of $17.71, suggesting a potential upside of 26.41%. BorgWarner has a consensus target price of $37.19, suggesting a potential upside of 29.99%. Given BorgWarner's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe BorgWarner is more favorable than Dana.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dana	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
BorgWarner	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.61

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in DAN or BWA?

96.8% of Dana shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.7% of BorgWarner shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Dana shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of BorgWarner shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is DAN or BWA a better dividend stock?

Dana pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. BorgWarner pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Dana pays out -102.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BorgWarner pays out 30.8% 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.

Does the media prefer DAN or BWA?

In the previous week, BorgWarner had 8 more articles in the media than Dana. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for BorgWarner and 14 mentions for Dana. BorgWarner's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Dana's score of -0.10 indicating that BorgWarner is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dana	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
BorgWarner	16 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DAN or BWA?

BorgWarner received 139 more outperform votes than Dana when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.65% of users gave Dana an outperform vote while only 59.29% of users gave BorgWarner an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Dana	Outperform Votes 550 59.65%	Underperform Votes 372 40.35%
BorgWarner	Outperform Votes 689 59.29%	Underperform Votes 473 40.71%

Summary

BorgWarner beats Dana on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.