Garrett Motion (GTX) Competitors

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ALV or GTX?

Autoliv has higher revenue and earnings than Garrett Motion. Garrett Motion 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
Autoliv	$10.39B	0.92	$647M	$9.14	13.67
Garrett Motion	$3.46B	0.76	$261M	$1.43	9.10

Is ALV or GTX more profitable?

Garrett Motion has a net margin of 8.12% compared to Autoliv's net margin of 6.83%. Autoliv's return on equity of 30.73% beat Garrett Motion's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Autoliv	6.83%	30.73%	8.86%
Garrett Motion	8.12%	-38.75%	12.39%

Do analysts recommend ALV or GTX?

Autoliv currently has a consensus price target of $122.92, indicating a potential downside of 1.64%. Garrett Motion has a consensus price target of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.53%. Given Garrett Motion's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Garrett Motion is more favorable than Autoliv.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Autoliv	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82
Garrett Motion	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ALV or GTX?

69.6% of Autoliv shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.3% of Garrett Motion shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Autoliv shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Garrett Motion shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is ALV or GTX a better dividend stock?

Autoliv pays an annual dividend of $3.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Garrett Motion pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Autoliv pays out 37.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Garrett Motion pays out 16.8% 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. 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, ALV or GTX?

Autoliv has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Garrett Motion has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor ALV or GTX?

In the previous week, Autoliv had 5 more articles in the media than Garrett Motion. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Autoliv and 9 mentions for Garrett Motion. Autoliv's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Garrett Motion's score of 0.66 indicating that Autoliv is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Autoliv	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Garrett Motion	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Autoliv beats Garrett Motion on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.