LG Display (LPL) Competitors

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

Does the media favor LPL or DRS?

In the previous week, Leonardo DRS had 1 more articles in the media than LG Display. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Leonardo DRS and 4 mentions for LG Display. Leonardo DRS's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat LG Display's score of 0.59 indicating that Leonardo DRS is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
LG Display	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Leonardo DRS	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, LPL or DRS?

Leonardo DRS has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
LG Display	$27.43T	0.00	-$1.77B	-$1.78	-1.91
Leonardo DRS	$3.35B	3.55	$168M	$0.87	51.31

Is LPL or DRS 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
LG Display	-9.42%	-29.08%	-7.46%
Leonardo DRS	6.59%	10.37%	6.54%

Which has more risk and volatility, LPL or DRS?

LG Display has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Leonardo DRS has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate LPL or DRS?

Leonardo DRS has a consensus price target of $41.00, suggesting a potential downside of 8.15%. Given Leonardo DRS's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Leonardo DRS is more favorable than LG Display.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LG Display	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75
Leonardo DRS	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in LPL or DRS?

18.8% of Leonardo DRS shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of LG Display shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Leonardo DRS shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is LPL or DRS a better dividend stock?

LG Display pays an annual dividend of $0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Leonardo DRS pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. LG Display pays out -10.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Leonardo DRS pays out 41.4% 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. LG Display is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LPL or DRS?

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 55.96% of users gave LG Display an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
LG Display	Outperform Votes 399 55.96%	Underperform Votes 314 44.04%
Leonardo DRS	Outperform Votes 21 72.41%	Underperform Votes 8 27.59%

Summary

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