Lear (LEA) Competitors

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) and Lear (NYSE:LEA) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in APTV or LEA?

Aptiv received 446 more outperform votes than Lear when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.10% of users gave Aptiv an outperform vote while only 57.97% of users gave Lear an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Aptiv	Outperform Votes 1144 73.10%	Underperform Votes 421 26.90%
Lear	Outperform Votes 698 57.97%	Underperform Votes 506 42.03%

Do analysts rate APTV or LEA?

Aptiv currently has a consensus price target of $82.50, suggesting a potential upside of 23.23%. Lear has a consensus price target of $112.09, suggesting a potential upside of 23.96%. Given Lear's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lear is more favorable than Aptiv.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aptiv	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79
Lear	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.23

Which has more volatility and risk, APTV or LEA?

Aptiv has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lear has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor APTV or LEA?

In the previous week, Lear had 5 more articles in the media than Aptiv. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Lear and 25 mentions for Aptiv. Aptiv's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Lear's score of 0.80 indicating that Aptiv is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Aptiv	18 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lear	12 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is APTV or LEA a better dividend stock?

Aptiv pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Lear pays an annual dividend of $3.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Aptiv pays out 14.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lear pays out 36.1% 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.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in APTV or LEA?

94.2% of Aptiv shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.0% of Lear shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Aptiv shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Lear shares are owned 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.

Is APTV or LEA more profitable?

Aptiv has a net margin of 9.07% compared to Lear's net margin of 2.17%. Aptiv's return on equity of 15.63% beat Lear's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aptiv	9.07%	15.63%	6.65%
Lear	2.17%	14.70%	4.88%

Which has better earnings & valuation, APTV or LEA?

Aptiv has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lear. Lear 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
Aptiv	$19.64B	0.74	$1.79B	$6.04	11.08
Lear	$22.87B	0.21	$506.60M	$8.53	10.60

Summary

Aptiv beats Lear on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.