Which has better earnings & valuation, DAN or VC?

Visteon has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 Dana $7.50B 0.39 $85M $10.29 2.65 Visteon $3.77B 0.73 $201M $8.21 12.61

Is DAN or VC more profitable?

Dana has a net margin of 15.12% compared to Visteon's net margin of 5.99%. Visteon's return on equity of 15.93% beat Dana's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Dana 15.12% 3.56% 0.63% Visteon 5.99% 15.93% 7.63%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ADNT or DAN?

Dana has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Adient. Dana is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Adient, 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 Adient $14.54B 0.10 -$281M $0.71 27.03 Dana $7.50B 0.39 $85M $10.29 2.65

Is ADNT or DAN more profitable?

Dana has a net margin of 15.12% compared to Adient's net margin of 0.39%. Adient's return on equity of 7.28% beat Dana's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Adient 0.39% 7.28% 1.67% Dana 15.12% 3.56% 0.63%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, DAN or ALV?

Autoliv has higher revenue and earnings than Dana. Dana is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Autoliv, 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 $7.50B 0.39 $85M $10.29 2.65 Autoliv $10.82B 0.84 $735M $9.30 13.09

Is DAN or ALV more profitable?

Dana has a net margin of 15.12% compared to Autoliv's net margin of 6.45%. Autoliv's return on equity of 29.03% beat Dana's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Dana 15.12% 3.56% 0.63% Autoliv 6.45% 29.03% 8.75%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, DAN or APTV?

Aptiv has higher revenue and earnings than Dana. Dana 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 Dana $7.50B 0.39 $85M $10.29 2.65 Aptiv $20.66B 0.61 $165M $1.69 35.01

Is DAN or APTV more profitable?

Dana has a net margin of 15.12% compared to Aptiv's net margin of 1.77%. Aptiv's return on equity of 17.83% beat Dana's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Dana 15.12% 3.56% 0.63% Aptiv 1.77% 17.83% 7.08%

Do analysts prefer DAN or AVNT?

Dana presently has a consensus price target of $37.00, indicating a potential upside of 35.79%. Avient has a consensus price target of $45.71, indicating a potential upside of 28.39%. Given Dana's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Dana is more favorable than Avient. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Dana 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Avient 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, DAN or AVNT?

Dana has higher revenue and earnings than Avient. Dana is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avient, 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 $7.50B 0.39 $85M $10.29 2.65 Avient $3.26B 1.00 $81.90M $1.72 20.70

Is DAN or AVNT more profitable?

Dana has a net margin of 15.12% compared to Avient's net margin of 4.81%. Avient's return on equity of 11.11% beat Dana's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Dana 15.12% 3.56% 0.63% Avient 4.81% 11.11% 4.40%

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DAN vs. VC, ADNT, ALV, APTV, and AVNT

Should you buy Dana stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Dana with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Dana include Visteon (VC), Adient (ADNT), Autoliv (ALV), Aptiv (APTV), and Avient (AVNT).

How does Dana compare to Visteon?

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

Dana pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Visteon pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Dana pays out 4.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Visteon pays out 18.3% 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.

Dana presently has a consensus target price of $37.00, indicating a potential upside of 35.79%. Visteon has a consensus target price of $135.46, indicating a potential upside of 30.83%. Given Dana's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Dana is more favorable than Visteon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dana	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Visteon	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

96.8% of Dana shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of Visteon shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Dana shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Visteon shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Visteon had 4 more articles in the media than Dana. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Visteon and 0 mentions for Dana. Dana's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Visteon's score of 0.81 indicating that Dana is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Dana	Positive
Visteon	Positive

Dana has a net margin of 15.12% compared to Visteon's net margin of 5.99%. Visteon's return on equity of 15.93% beat Dana's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dana	15.12%	3.56%	0.63%
Visteon	5.99%	15.93%	7.63%

Dana has a beta of 1.99, meaning that its stock price is 99% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Visteon has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the broader market.

Visteon has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Dana	$7.50B	0.39	$85M	$10.29	2.65
Visteon	$3.77B	0.73	$201M	$8.21	12.61

Summary

Visteon beats Dana on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Dana compare to Adient?

Adient (NYSE:ADNT) and Dana (NYSE:DAN) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Adient had 4 more articles in the media than Dana. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Adient and 0 mentions for Dana. Dana's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Adient's score of 0.29 indicating that Dana is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Adient	Neutral
Dana	Positive

92.4% of Adient shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.8% of Dana shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Adient shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Dana shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dana has a net margin of 15.12% compared to Adient's net margin of 0.39%. Adient's return on equity of 7.28% beat Dana's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Adient	0.39%	7.28%	1.67%
Dana	15.12%	3.56%	0.63%

Dana has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Adient. Dana is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Adient, 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
Adient	$14.54B	0.10	-$281M	$0.71	27.03
Dana	$7.50B	0.39	$85M	$10.29	2.65

Adient presently has a consensus price target of $28.33, indicating a potential upside of 47.62%. Dana has a consensus price target of $37.00, indicating a potential upside of 35.79%. Given Adient's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Adient is more favorable than Dana.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Adient	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Dana	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Adient has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dana has a beta of 1.99, suggesting that its stock price is 99% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Dana beats Adient on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Dana compare to Autoliv?

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

96.8% of Dana shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.6% of Autoliv shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Dana shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Autoliv shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Autoliv had 11 more articles in the media than Dana. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Autoliv and 0 mentions for Dana. Dana's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Autoliv's score of 0.99 indicating that Dana is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Dana	Positive
Autoliv	Positive

Dana presently has a consensus target price of $37.00, suggesting a potential upside of 35.79%. Autoliv has a consensus target price of $135.93, suggesting a potential upside of 11.68%. Given Dana's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Dana is more favorable than Autoliv.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dana	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Autoliv	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.62

Dana has a net margin of 15.12% compared to Autoliv's net margin of 6.45%. Autoliv's return on equity of 29.03% beat Dana's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dana	15.12%	3.56%	0.63%
Autoliv	6.45%	29.03%	8.75%

Dana has a beta of 1.99, meaning that its stock price is 99% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Autoliv has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the broader market.

Autoliv has higher revenue and earnings than Dana. Dana is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Autoliv, 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	$7.50B	0.39	$85M	$10.29	2.65
Autoliv	$10.82B	0.84	$735M	$9.30	13.09

Dana pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Autoliv pays an annual dividend of $3.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Dana pays out 4.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Autoliv pays out 37.4% 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. Autoliv has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Autoliv is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Autoliv beats Dana on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Dana compare to Aptiv?

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

Aptiv has higher revenue and earnings than Dana. Dana 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
Dana	$7.50B	0.39	$85M	$10.29	2.65
Aptiv	$20.66B	0.61	$165M	$1.69	35.01

Dana pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Aptiv pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Dana pays out 4.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Aptiv pays out 52.1% 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. Dana is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Dana currently has a consensus price target of $37.00, suggesting a potential upside of 35.79%. Aptiv has a consensus price target of $82.50, suggesting a potential upside of 39.44%. Given Aptiv's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Aptiv is more favorable than Dana.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dana	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Aptiv	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	22 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Dana has a beta of 1.99, meaning that its stock price is 99% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Aptiv has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Aptiv had 7 more articles in the media than Dana. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Aptiv and 0 mentions for Dana. Dana's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Aptiv's score of 0.51 indicating that Dana is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Dana	Positive
Aptiv	Positive

96.8% of Dana shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.2% of Aptiv shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Dana shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Aptiv shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dana has a net margin of 15.12% compared to Aptiv's net margin of 1.77%. Aptiv's return on equity of 17.83% beat Dana's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dana	15.12%	3.56%	0.63%
Aptiv	1.77%	17.83%	7.08%

Summary

Aptiv beats Dana on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Dana compare to Avient?

Dana (NYSE:DAN) and Avient (NYSE:AVNT) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Avient had 3 more articles in the media than Dana. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Avient and 0 mentions for Dana. Dana's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Avient's score of 0.78 indicating that Dana is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Dana	Positive
Avient	Positive

Dana has a beta of 1.99, meaning that its stock price is 99% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Avient has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the broader market.

Dana pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Avient pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Dana pays out 4.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Avient pays out 64.0% 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. Avient has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Avient is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Dana has higher revenue and earnings than Avient. Dana is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avient, 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	$7.50B	0.39	$85M	$10.29	2.65
Avient	$3.26B	1.00	$81.90M	$1.72	20.70

Dana has a net margin of 15.12% compared to Avient's net margin of 4.81%. Avient's return on equity of 11.11% beat Dana's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dana	15.12%	3.56%	0.63%
Avient	4.81%	11.11%	4.40%

Dana presently has a consensus price target of $37.00, indicating a potential upside of 35.79%. Avient has a consensus price target of $45.71, indicating a potential upside of 28.39%. Given Dana's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Dana is more favorable than Avient.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dana	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Avient	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

96.8% of Dana shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Avient shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Dana shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Avient shares are held by 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.

Summary

Dana beats Avient on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Dana	AUTO/TRUCK Industry	Auto Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$2.96B	$6.04B	$21.56B	$23.46B
Dividend Yield	1.76%	2.12%	2.60%	4.02%
P/E Ratio	2.65	21.31	18.45	31.08
Price / Sales	0.39	21.68	14.85	19.77
Price / Cash	8.24	11.22	11.69	18.64
Price / Book	3.54	4.25	3.06	4.77
Net Income	$85M	$183.89M	$333.00M	$1.06B
7 Day Performance	7.14%	1.59%	-0.79%	-0.23%
1 Month Performance	-11.59%	-4.13%	-5.04%	-0.11%
1 Year Performance	58.83%	-2.12%	-9.19%	16.46%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
DAN Dana	4.8414 of 5 stars	$27.25 -0.3%	$37.00 +35.8%	+61.9%	$2.96B	$7.50B	2.65	26,900	Positive News Analyst Forecast
VC Visteon	4.965 of 5 stars	$107.85 +5.3%	$135.54 +25.7%	-6.5%	$2.73B	$3.77B	13.14	10,500	Analyst Downgrade
ADNT Adient	4.8012 of 5 stars	$19.41 +3.5%	$28.22 +45.4%	-15.4%	$1.47B	$14.54B	27.34	65,000
ALV Autoliv	4.6103 of 5 stars	$119.92 +3.2%	$135.27 +12.8%	+3.4%	$8.70B	$10.82B	12.89	64,300	Upcoming Earnings Analyst Forecast
APTV Aptiv	4.737 of 5 stars	$59.78 +1.5%	$82.46 +37.9%	-14.5%	$12.46B	$20.40B	35.37	140,000	Analyst Forecast

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