Lear (LEA) Competitors $103.88 +1.38 (+1.35%) Closing price 10/3/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$106.39 +2.51 (+2.41%) As of 10/3/2025 07:26 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 Lear (NYSE:LEA) and Gentex (NASDAQ:GNTX) are both mid-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings, profitability and media sentiment. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of LEA or GNTX? 97.0% of Lear shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.8% of Gentex shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Lear shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Gentex shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer LEA or GNTX? Lear presently has a consensus target price of $114.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.74%. Gentex has a consensus target price of $29.75, indicating a potential upside of 7.87%. Given Lear's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Lear is more favorable than Gentex.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lear 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25Gentex 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20 Is LEA or GNTX a better dividend stock? Lear pays an annual dividend of $3.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Gentex pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Lear pays out 35.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Gentex pays out 27.1% 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. Is LEA or GNTX 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 Lear2.05% 13.94% 4.63% Gentex 16.82%16.86%14.90% Does the media refer more to LEA or GNTX? In the previous week, Lear had 17 more articles in the media than Gentex. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Lear and 5 mentions for Gentex. Gentex's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Lear's score of 0.03 indicating that Gentex is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Lear 2 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Gentex 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, LEA or GNTX? Lear has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gentex has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings and valuation, LEA or GNTX? 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 RatioLear$23.31B0.24$506.60M$8.5712.12Gentex$2.38B2.54$404.49M$1.7715.58 SummaryLear beats Gentex on 11 of the 18 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$5.53B$6.54B$22.07B$21.82BDividend Yield2.96%2.54%2.76%3.54%P/E Ratio12.1222.4917.7529.82Price / Sales0.2420.2946.7567.71Price / Cash4.2433.3321.0918.31Price / Book1.233.153.014.65Net Income$506.60M$180.12M$821.53M$1.00B7 Day Performance3.64%4.15%3.45%1.20%1 Month Performance-6.44%4.06%12.58%3.32%1 Year Performance-3.85%32.23%8.16%13.11% Lear Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LEALear4.7194 of 5 stars$103.88+1.3%$114.00+9.7%-3.8%$5.53B$23.31B12.12173,700Analyst ForecastGNTXGentex4.0457 of 5 stars$28.35-1.9%$29.75+4.9%-4.9%$6.22B$2.31B16.026,184VCVisteon3.9106 of 5 stars$120.93-1.9%$127.08+5.1%+31.0%$3.30B$3.87B11.5310,000News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeADNTAdient3.2611 of 5 stars$24.26-1.5%$22.63-6.7%+17.0%$1.97B$14.69B-9.1570,000ALVAutoliv3.419 of 5 stars$124.68-0.4%$125.75+0.9%+36.4%$9.58B$10.39B13.6465,200APTVAptiv4.0165 of 5 stars$85.84-0.4%$85.73-0.1%+25.1%$18.69B$19.71B19.64141,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastBWABorgWarner3.8902 of 5 stars$43.78-0.6%$42.79-2.3%+27.4%$9.47B$14.09B46.5738,300Positive NewsDANDana3.7783 of 5 stars$19.91-0.6%$22.00+10.5%+81.8%$2.61B$10.28B-124.4439,600Analyst ForecastGMGeneral Motors4.0822 of 5 stars$61.14-0.2%$62.11+1.6%+31.5%$58.21B$187.44B9.70162,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeMGAMagna International3.4765 of 5 stars$46.94+0.7%$44.07-6.1%+19.2%$13.23B$42.84B11.02170,000News CoverageAnalyst ForecastOSKOshkosh4.5992 of 5 stars$128.74-0.9%$140.58+9.2%+30.5%$8.24B$10.76B12.9318,500 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 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost TownJeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could...Brownstone Research | SponsoredAn $8 trillion-dollar discovery 17,000 ft underwater A strange rock pulled from the ocean floor may hold the key to a $16 trillion resource boom. 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