Lear (LEA) Competitors

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

Is LEA or APTV 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
Lear	2.17%	14.70%	4.88%
Aptiv	9.07%	15.63%	6.65%

Is LEA or APTV a better dividend stock?

Lear pays an annual dividend of $3.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Aptiv pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Lear pays out 34.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Aptiv pays out 12.8% 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.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, LEA or APTV?

Aptiv has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lear. Aptiv is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lear, 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
Lear	$23.31B	0.20	$506.60M	$8.94	9.68
Aptiv	$19.71B	0.67	$1.79B	$6.88	8.38

Do insiders and institutionals believe in LEA or APTV?

97.0% of Lear shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.2% of Aptiv shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Lear shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Aptiv shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer LEA or APTV?

In the previous week, Lear had 7 more articles in the media than Aptiv. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Lear and 25 mentions for Aptiv. Aptiv's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Lear's score of 0.82 indicating that Aptiv is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lear	18 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Aptiv	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LEA or APTV?

Aptiv received 446 more outperform votes than Lear when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.38% of users gave Aptiv an outperform vote while only 58.11% of users gave Lear an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lear	Outperform Votes 695 58.11%	Underperform Votes 501 41.89%
Aptiv	Outperform Votes 1141 73.38%	Underperform Votes 414 26.62%

Do analysts rate LEA or APTV?

Lear presently has a consensus target price of $113.91, suggesting a potential upside of 31.57%. Aptiv has a consensus target price of $81.94, suggesting a potential upside of 42.22%. Given Aptiv's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Aptiv is more favorable than Lear.

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

Which has more risk & volatility, LEA or APTV?

Lear has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aptiv has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Aptiv beats Lear on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.