Lear (LEA) Competitors $105.68 -3.50 (-3.21%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$105.62 -0.06 (-0.05%) As of 09/12/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock LEA vs. GNTX, VC, ADNT, ALV, APTV, BWA, DAN, GM, MGA, and OSKShould you be buying Lear stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lear include Gentex (GNTX), Visteon (VC), Adient (ADNT), Autoliv (ALV), Aptiv (APTV), BorgWarner (BWA), Dana (DAN), General Motors (GM), Magna International (MGA), and Oshkosh (OSK). These companies are all part of the "auto/tires/trucks" sector. Lear vs. Its Competitors Gentex Visteon Adient Autoliv Aptiv BorgWarner Dana General Motors Magna International Oshkosh Gentex (NASDAQ:GNTX) and Lear (NYSE:LEA) 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 valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and profitability. Do analysts prefer GNTX or LEA? Gentex currently has a consensus target price of $28.63, suggesting a potential upside of 0.58%. Lear has a consensus target price of $112.70, suggesting a potential upside of 6.64%. Given Lear's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lear is more favorable than Gentex.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Gentex 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44Lear 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.27 Which has better earnings and valuation, GNTX or LEA? Lear has higher revenue and earnings than Gentex. Lear is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gentex, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGentex$2.38B2.62$404.49M$1.7716.08Lear$23.31B0.24$506.60M$8.5712.33 Does the media prefer GNTX or LEA? In the previous week, Lear had 32 more articles in the media than Gentex. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Lear and 7 mentions for Gentex. Gentex's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Lear's score of 0.69 indicating that Gentex is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Gentex 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Lear 15 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is GNTX or LEA a better dividend stock? Gentex pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Lear pays an annual dividend of $3.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Gentex pays out 27.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lear pays out 35.9% 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 insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GNTX or LEA? 86.8% of Gentex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.0% of Lear shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Gentex shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Lear shares are owned by 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. Which has more volatility and risk, GNTX or LEA? Gentex has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lear has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is GNTX or LEA more profitable? Gentex has a net margin of 16.82% compared to Lear's net margin of 2.05%. Gentex's return on equity of 16.86% beat Lear's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Gentex16.82% 16.86% 14.90% Lear 2.05%13.94%4.63% SummaryLear beats Gentex on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Lear News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LEA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding LEA and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LEA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLearAUTO/TRUCK IndustryAuto SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.62B$6.40B$20.73B$21.54BDividend Yield2.92%2.41%2.67%3.49%P/E Ratio12.3322.6917.4529.75Price / Sales0.2418.3643.1451.72Price / Cash4.3034.0121.5818.13Price / Book1.253.112.944.63Net Income$506.60M$180.08M$825.47M$999.94M7 Day Performance-6.15%-1.04%0.88%0.62%1 Month Performance3.00%0.25%0.84%4.34%1 Year Performance0.86%36.09%12.45%16.38% Lear Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LEALear4.681 of 5 stars$105.68-3.2%$112.70+6.6%+0.9%$5.62B$23.31B12.33173,700Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑GNTXGentex4.1671 of 5 stars$28.71+0.8%$28.63-0.3%-2.5%$6.30B$2.31B16.226,184Positive NewsVCVisteon4.2218 of 5 stars$128.76+2.9%$117.58-8.7%+37.6%$3.51B$3.87B12.2710,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastADNTAdient3.3144 of 5 stars$24.55-0.1%$21.72-11.5%+16.9%$1.99B$14.69B-9.2670,000ALVAutoliv3.5269 of 5 stars$126.83+1.7%$120.69-4.8%+32.0%$9.74B$10.39B13.8865,200News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastAPTVAptiv4.6824 of 5 stars$82.25+2.2%$82.33+0.1%+20.2%$17.91B$19.71B18.82141,000Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeBWABorgWarner4.0557 of 5 stars$44.42+0.9%$40.57-8.7%+35.6%$9.61B$14.09B47.2538,300Positive NewsDANDana4.0646 of 5 stars$20.75+0.7%$21.29+2.6%+113.7%$2.72B$9.94B-129.6939,600News CoverageGMGeneral Motors3.9589 of 5 stars$58.18-0.2%$58.05-0.2%+26.4%$55.39B$187.44B9.24162,000Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeMGAMagna International3.872 of 5 stars$46.01+0.3%$43.50-5.4%+15.4%$12.96B$42.84B10.80170,000OSKOshkosh4.6186 of 5 stars$138.93-0.5%$138.08-0.6%+36.4%$8.89B$10.76B13.9518,500Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeShort Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Gentex Competitors Visteon Competitors Adient Competitors Autoliv Competitors Aptiv Competitors BorgWarner Competitors Dana Competitors General Motors Competitors Magna International Competitors Oshkosh Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:LEA) was last updated on 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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