LG Display (LPL) Competitors

Leonardo DRS (NASDAQ:DRS) and LG Display (NYSE:LPL) are both aerospace companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends and earnings.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in DRS or LPL?

18.8% of Leonardo DRS shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Leonardo DRS shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of LG Display shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is DRS or LPL more profitable?

Leonardo DRS has a net margin of 6.59% compared to LG Display's net margin of -9.42%. Leonardo DRS's return on equity of 10.37% beat LG Display's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Leonardo DRS	6.59%	10.37%	6.54%
LG Display	-9.42%	-29.08%	-7.46%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, DRS or LPL?

Leonardo DRS has higher earnings, but lower revenue than LG Display. LG Display is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Leonardo DRS, 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
Leonardo DRS	$3.35B	3.23	$168M	$0.87	46.75
LG Display	$27.43T	0.00	-$1.77B	-$1.78	-1.72

Is DRS or LPL a better dividend stock?

Leonardo DRS pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. LG Display pays an annual dividend of $0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Leonardo DRS pays out 41.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. LG Display pays out -10.1% 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. LG Display is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk & volatility, DRS or LPL?

Leonardo DRS has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LG Display has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer DRS or LPL?

In the previous week, Leonardo DRS had 8 more articles in the media than LG Display. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Leonardo DRS and 3 mentions for LG Display. Leonardo DRS's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat LG Display's score of -0.21 indicating that Leonardo DRS is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Leonardo DRS	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
LG Display	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DRS or LPL?

LG Display received 378 more outperform votes than Leonardo DRS when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.41% of users gave Leonardo DRS an outperform vote while only 56.04% of users gave LG Display an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Leonardo DRS	Outperform Votes 21 72.41%	Underperform Votes 8 27.59%
LG Display	Outperform Votes 399 56.04%	Underperform Votes 313 43.96%

Do analysts recommend DRS or LPL?

Leonardo DRS presently has a consensus price target of $41.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.81%. Given Leonardo DRS's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Leonardo DRS is more favorable than LG Display.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Leonardo DRS	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
LG Display	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Leonardo DRS beats LG Display on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.