LCI Industries (LCII) Competitors

Allison Transmission (NYSE:ALSN) and LCI Industries (NYSE:LCII) are both mid-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, valuation, community ranking, risk, media sentiment, profitability and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ALSN or LCII?

96.9% of Allison Transmission shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of LCI Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Allison Transmission shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of LCI Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, ALSN or LCII?

Allison Transmission has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LCI Industries has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ALSN or LCII?

Allison Transmission received 327 more outperform votes than LCI Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.44% of users gave Allison Transmission an outperform vote while only 61.86% of users gave LCI Industries an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Allison Transmission	Outperform Votes 640 62.44%	Underperform Votes 385 37.56%
LCI Industries	Outperform Votes 313 61.86%	Underperform Votes 193 38.14%

Does the media refer more to ALSN or LCII?

In the previous week, LCI Industries had 1 more articles in the media than Allison Transmission. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for LCI Industries and 20 mentions for Allison Transmission. Allison Transmission's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat LCI Industries' score of 0.57 indicating that Allison Transmission is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Allison Transmission	16 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
LCI Industries	5 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ALSN or LCII a better dividend stock?

Allison Transmission pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. LCI Industries pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Allison Transmission pays out 12.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. LCI Industries pays out 75.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Allison Transmission has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and LCI Industries has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years. LCI Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is ALSN or LCII more profitable?

Allison Transmission has a net margin of 22.67% compared to LCI Industries' net margin of 3.82%. Allison Transmission's return on equity of 47.95% beat LCI Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Allison Transmission	22.67%	47.95%	13.97%
LCI Industries	3.82%	10.28%	4.80%

Do analysts recommend ALSN or LCII?

Allison Transmission presently has a consensus price target of $98.63, suggesting a potential downside of 7.17%. LCI Industries has a consensus price target of $112.50, suggesting a potential upside of 22.38%. Given LCI Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe LCI Industries is more favorable than Allison Transmission.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Allison Transmission	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
LCI Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has better valuation and earnings, ALSN or LCII?

Allison Transmission has higher earnings, but lower revenue than LCI Industries. Allison Transmission is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LCI Industries, 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
Allison Transmission	$3.20B	2.80	$731M	$8.64	12.30
LCI Industries	$3.82B	0.61	$142.87M	$6.10	15.07

Summary

Allison Transmission and LCI Industries tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.