Lear (LEA) Competitors $99.86 +2.02 (+2.06%) Closing price 10/14/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$101.06 +1.21 (+1.21%) As of 08:32 AM 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 superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership. Is LEA or GNTX a better dividend stock? Lear pays an annual dividend of $3.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Gentex pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. 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. Do insiders and institutionals 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Gentex shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend LEA or GNTX? Lear presently has a consensus price target of $113.70, suggesting a potential upside of 13.86%. Gentex has a consensus price target of $29.14, suggesting a potential upside of 12.26%. Given Lear's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Lear is more favorable than Gentex.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lear 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17Gentex 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.22 Does the media prefer LEA or GNTX? In the previous week, Lear had 22 more articles in the media than Gentex. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Lear and 6 mentions for Gentex. Gentex's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Lear's score of 0.51 indicating that Gentex is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Lear 8 Very Positive mention(s) 9 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Gentex 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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% Which has stronger earnings & 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$23.31B0.23$506.60M$8.5711.65Gentex$2.38B2.39$404.49M$1.7714.67 Which has more volatility & risk, LEA or GNTX? Lear has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gentex has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryLear beats Gentex on 9 of the 17 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. 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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$5.21B$5.87B$21.33B$21.76BDividend Yield3.15%2.69%2.93%3.64%P/E Ratio11.6520.4516.6929.93Price / Sales0.2323.2245.6266.72Price / Cash3.9929.4718.8423.91Price / Book1.183.022.894.68Net Income$506.60M$180.12M$821.58M$1.01B7 Day Performance-1.14%-1.60%-3.13%-0.71%1 Month Performance-5.17%0.93%-3.31%1.18%1 Year Performance-4.49%38.73%9.91%14.46% Lear Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LEALear4.6927 of 5 stars$99.86+2.1%$113.70+13.9%-6.4%$5.21B$23.31B11.65173,700Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastGNTXGentex4.0218 of 5 stars$25.90+1.1%$29.88+15.3%-12.1%$5.68B$2.31B14.636,184VCVisteon4.2493 of 5 stars$112.43+1.5%$131.00+16.5%+24.2%$3.07B$3.82B10.7210,000ADNTAdient3.136 of 5 stars$22.55+0.5%$23.13+2.5%+5.1%$1.83B$14.41B-8.5170,000ALVAutoliv3.6574 of 5 stars$117.05+1.3%$127.00+8.5%+25.4%$8.99B$10.46B12.8165,200Upcoming EarningsAPTVAptiv4.5612 of 5 stars$81.69+1.2%$92.47+13.2%+16.4%$17.79B$19.71B18.69141,000BWABorgWarner3.9879 of 5 stars$41.200.0%$44.64+8.4%+17.8%$8.91B$14.09B43.8238,300Analyst ForecastDANDana4.0417 of 5 stars$18.28+0.8%$22.14+21.1%+65.8%$2.40B$10.28B-114.2539,600GMGeneral Motors4.4283 of 5 stars$55.63+0.5%$65.00+16.9%+17.4%$52.96B$187.60B8.83162,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastMGAMagna International3.6768 of 5 stars$43.97+1.0%$45.29+3.0%+8.5%$12.39B$41.61B10.32170,000Analyst UpgradeOSKOshkosh4.6955 of 5 stars$128.91+3.8%$144.25+11.9%+25.8%$8.25B$10.38B12.9418,500Analyst Forecast 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 10/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersURGENT: The Market's 3 Red Flags Are FlashingHere’s the uncomfortable truth: The smartest investors in the world are already preparing for a crash befor...StockEarnings | SponsoredYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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