Garrett Motion (GTX) Competitors

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

Is GTX or ALV 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
Garrett Motion	8.12%	-38.75%	12.39%
Autoliv	6.83%	30.73%	8.86%

Which has more volatility & risk, GTX or ALV?

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

Is GTX or ALV a better dividend stock?

Garrett Motion pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Autoliv pays an annual dividend of $3.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Garrett Motion pays out 16.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Autoliv pays out 37.2% 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. Autoliv has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Autoliv is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts prefer GTX or ALV?

Garrett Motion currently has a consensus price target of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.95%. Autoliv has a consensus price target of $122.92, suggesting a potential downside of 2.53%. Given Garrett Motion's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Garrett Motion is more favorable than Autoliv.

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

Which has higher valuation & earnings, GTX or ALV?

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
Garrett Motion	$3.46B	0.76	$261M	$1.43	9.15
Autoliv	$10.39B	0.93	$647M	$9.14	13.80

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

86.3% of Garrett Motion shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.6% of Autoliv shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Garrett Motion shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Autoliv shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer GTX or ALV?

In the previous week, Autoliv had 6 more articles in the media than Garrett Motion. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Autoliv and 8 mentions for Garrett Motion. Autoliv's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Garrett Motion's score of 0.70 indicating that Autoliv is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Garrett Motion	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Autoliv	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 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.