MGA vs. TSLA, VC, ADNT, ALV, APTV, BWA, DAN, LEA, MG, and STLA
Should you be buying Magna International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Magna International include Tesla (TSLA), Visteon (VC), Adient (ADNT), Autoliv (ALV), Aptiv (APTV), BorgWarner (BWA), Dana (DAN), Lear (LEA), Mistras Group (MG), and Stellantis (STLA).
Magna International vs. Its Competitors
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) and Magna International (NYSE:MGA) are both large-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation, earnings and dividends.
In the previous week, Tesla had 387 more articles in the media than Magna International. MarketBeat recorded 395 mentions for Tesla and 8 mentions for Magna International. Tesla's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Magna International's score of 0.46 indicating that Tesla is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Tesla has a beta of 2.06, meaning that its stock price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Magna International has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Tesla has a net margin of 6.54% compared to Magna International's net margin of 2.91%. Magna International's return on equity of 11.89% beat Tesla's return on equity.
Tesla has higher revenue and earnings than Magna International. Magna International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tesla, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
66.2% of Tesla shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.5% of Magna International shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.7% of Tesla shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Magna International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Tesla presently has a consensus price target of $303.00, indicating a potential downside of 27.42%. Magna International has a consensus price target of $43.50, indicating a potential downside of 6.47%. Given Magna International's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Magna International is more favorable than Tesla.
Summary
Tesla beats Magna International on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MGA and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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.
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This page (NYSE:MGA) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
