LEA vs. APTV, GNTX, BWA, ALSN, MOD, DORM, LCII, DAN, THRM, and AXL
Should you be buying Lear stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lear include Aptiv (APTV), Gentex (GNTX), BorgWarner (BWA), Allison Transmission (ALSN), Modine Manufacturing (MOD), Dorman Products (DORM), LCI Industries (LCII), Dana (DAN), Gentherm (THRM), and American Axle & Manufacturing (AXL). These companies are all part of the "auto parts & equipment" industry.
Lear (NYSE:LEA) and Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and risk.
In the previous week, Lear had 17 more articles in the media than Aptiv. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Lear and 19 mentions for Aptiv. Lear's average media sentiment score of 0.19 beat Aptiv's score of 0.16 indicating that Lear is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Lear currently has a consensus price target of $157.70, indicating a potential upside of 31.08%. Aptiv has a consensus price target of $98.71, indicating a potential upside of 45.57%. Given Aptiv's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Aptiv is more favorable than Lear.
Lear has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aptiv has a beta of 1.79, suggesting that its stock price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Aptiv has a net margin of 14.87% compared to Lear's net margin of 2.28%. Lear's return on equity of 14.47% beat Aptiv's return on equity.
97.0% of Lear shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.2% of Aptiv shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Lear shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Aptiv shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
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.
Aptiv received 428 more outperform votes than Lear when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.71% of users gave Aptiv an outperform vote while only 58.42% of users gave Lear an outperform vote.
Summary
Aptiv beats Lear on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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