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LEA vs. VC, ADNT, ALV, APTV, and BWA

Should you buy Lear stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Lear with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Lear include Visteon (VC), Adient (ADNT), Autoliv (ALV), Aptiv (APTV), and BorgWarner (BWA). These companies are all part of the "auto/truck - orig" industry.

How does Lear compare to Visteon?

Lear (NYSE:LEA) and Visteon (NASDAQ:VC) 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 earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.

In the previous week, Lear had 38 more articles in the media than Visteon. MarketBeat recorded 49 mentions for Lear and 11 mentions for Visteon. Lear's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Visteon's score of 0.56 indicating that Lear is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Lear
24 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
13 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Visteon
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Visteon has a net margin of 5.99% compared to Lear's net margin of 2.25%. Visteon's return on equity of 15.93% beat Lear's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Lear2.25% 13.69% 4.71%
Visteon 5.99%15.93%7.63%

97.0% of Lear shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of Visteon shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Lear shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Visteon shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Lear currently has a consensus price target of $143.08, suggesting a potential downside of 1.40%. Visteon has a consensus price target of $125.67, suggesting a potential upside of 2.04%. Given Visteon's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Visteon is more favorable than Lear.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Lear
0 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40
Visteon
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.64

Lear has higher revenue and earnings than Visteon. Lear is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Visteon, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Lear$23.26B0.31$436.80M$10.0014.51
Visteon$3.77B0.87$201M$8.2115.00

Lear has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Visteon has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the broader market.

Lear pays an annual dividend of $3.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Visteon pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Lear pays out 30.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Visteon pays out 18.3% 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.

Summary

Visteon beats Lear on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Lear compare to Adient?

Lear (NYSE:LEA) and Adient (NYSE:ADNT) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk and media sentiment.

Lear has a net margin of 2.25% compared to Adient's net margin of 0.39%. Lear's return on equity of 13.69% beat Adient's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Lear2.25% 13.69% 4.71%
Adient 0.39%7.28%1.67%

97.0% of Lear shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Adient shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Lear shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Adient shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Lear has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Adient has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its share price is 50% more volatile than the broader market.

Lear currently has a consensus price target of $143.08, indicating a potential downside of 1.40%. Adient has a consensus price target of $28.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.94%. Given Adient's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Adient is more favorable than Lear.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Lear
0 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40
Adient
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

Lear has higher revenue and earnings than Adient. Lear is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Adient, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Lear$23.26B0.31$436.80M$10.0014.51
Adient$14.54B0.12-$281M$0.7131.56

In the previous week, Lear had 47 more articles in the media than Adient. MarketBeat recorded 49 mentions for Lear and 2 mentions for Adient. Adient's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Lear's score of 0.69 indicating that Adient is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Lear
24 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
13 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Adient
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Lear beats Adient on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Lear compare to Autoliv?

Lear (NYSE:LEA) and Autoliv (NYSE:ALV) are both mid-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and risk.

Lear pays an annual dividend of $3.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Autoliv pays an annual dividend of $3.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Lear pays out 30.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Autoliv pays out 37.4% 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. Autoliv has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Autoliv is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Lear has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Autoliv has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the broader market.

Autoliv has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lear. Autoliv is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lear, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Lear$23.26B0.31$436.80M$10.0014.51
Autoliv$10.82B0.90$735M$9.3014.03

Lear presently has a consensus target price of $143.08, indicating a potential downside of 1.40%. Autoliv has a consensus target price of $135.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.46%. Given Autoliv's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Autoliv is more favorable than Lear.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Lear
0 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40
Autoliv
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.62

In the previous week, Lear had 46 more articles in the media than Autoliv. MarketBeat recorded 49 mentions for Lear and 3 mentions for Autoliv. Lear's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Autoliv's score of 0.00 indicating that Lear is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Lear
24 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
13 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Autoliv
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Autoliv has a net margin of 6.45% compared to Lear's net margin of 2.25%. Autoliv's return on equity of 29.03% beat Lear's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Lear2.25% 13.69% 4.71%
Autoliv 6.45%29.03%8.75%

97.0% of Lear shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.6% of Autoliv shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Lear shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Autoliv shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Autoliv beats Lear on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Lear compare to Aptiv?

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

Lear currently has a consensus price target of $143.08, indicating a potential downside of 1.40%. Aptiv has a consensus price target of $82.85, indicating a potential upside of 7.71%. Given Aptiv's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Aptiv is more favorable than Lear.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Lear
0 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40
Aptiv
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
21 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.88

Lear has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Aptiv has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its share price is 45% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Lear had 46 more articles in the media than Aptiv. MarketBeat recorded 49 mentions for Lear and 3 mentions for Aptiv. Lear's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Aptiv's score of 0.69 indicating that Lear is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Lear
24 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
13 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Aptiv
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Lear has a net margin of 2.25% compared to Aptiv's net margin of 1.77%. Aptiv's return on equity of 17.83% beat Lear's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Lear2.25% 13.69% 4.71%
Aptiv 1.77%17.83%7.08%

97.0% of Lear shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.2% of Aptiv shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Lear shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Aptiv shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Lear has higher revenue and earnings than Aptiv. Lear is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aptiv, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Lear$23.26B0.31$436.80M$10.0014.51
Aptiv$20.40B0.80$165M$1.6945.51

Summary

Lear and Aptiv tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Lear compare to BorgWarner?

Lear (NYSE:LEA) and BorgWarner (NYSE:BWA) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Lear has higher revenue and earnings than BorgWarner. Lear is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BorgWarner, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Lear$23.26B0.31$436.80M$10.0014.51
BorgWarner$14.32B1.10$277M$1.6945.31

Lear pays an annual dividend of $3.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. BorgWarner pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Lear pays out 30.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BorgWarner pays out 40.2% 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. BorgWarner has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Lear is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Lear currently has a consensus target price of $143.08, suggesting a potential downside of 1.40%. BorgWarner has a consensus target price of $71.14, suggesting a potential downside of 7.10%. Given Lear's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Lear is more favorable than BorgWarner.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Lear
0 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40
BorgWarner
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

In the previous week, Lear had 24 more articles in the media than BorgWarner. MarketBeat recorded 49 mentions for Lear and 25 mentions for BorgWarner. BorgWarner's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Lear's score of 0.69 indicating that BorgWarner is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Lear
24 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
13 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
BorgWarner
11 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

BorgWarner has a net margin of 2.53% compared to Lear's net margin of 2.25%. BorgWarner's return on equity of 18.36% beat Lear's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Lear2.25% 13.69% 4.71%
BorgWarner 2.53%18.36%7.65%

97.0% of Lear shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.7% of BorgWarner shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Lear shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of BorgWarner shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Lear has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BorgWarner has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Lear beats BorgWarner on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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LEA vs. The Competition

MetricLearAUTO/TRUCK IndustryAuto SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$7.38B$6.22B$22.67B$23.08B
Dividend Yield2.09%2.02%2.46%4.09%
P/E Ratio14.5123.4120.8831.02
Price / Sales0.3125.9519.6214.81
Price / Cash5.6411.6211.9124.78
Price / Book1.455.143.564.67
Net Income$436.80M$182.59M$337.77M$1.07B
7 Day Performance-0.49%1.14%0.65%-0.67%
1 Month Performance9.73%4.80%6.05%0.22%
1 Year Performance62.42%24.19%7.15%25.44%

Lear Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LEA
Lear
4.6637 of 5 stars
$145.11
-1.5%
$143.08
-1.4%
+68.1%$7.38B$23.26B14.51164,300
VC
Visteon
3.699 of 5 stars
$118.15
-0.1%
$124.42
+5.3%
+50.2%$3.16B$3.77B14.3910,500
ADNT
Adient
4.5668 of 5 stars
$22.67
-0.9%
$28.00
+23.5%
+50.1%$1.79B$14.94B31.9265,000
ALV
Autoliv
2.9997 of 5 stars
$127.71
+0.5%
$135.00
+5.7%
+29.9%$9.52B$10.99B13.7364,300
APTV
Aptiv
3.1648 of 5 stars
$68.52
+0.8%
$82.85
+20.9%
+13.2%$14.38B$20.40B40.54140,000

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