PHINIA (PHIN) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, NIO or PHIN?

PHINIA has lower revenue, but higher earnings than NIO. NIO is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PHINIA, 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
NIO	$9.01B	0.99	-$3.06B	-$1.62	-2.63
PHINIA	$3.40B	0.56	$79M	$1.76	27.24

Do analysts prefer NIO or PHIN?

NIO presently has a consensus price target of $4.74, suggesting a potential upside of 11.33%. PHINIA has a consensus price target of $52.33, suggesting a potential upside of 9.16%. Given NIO's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe NIO is more favorable than PHINIA.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NIO	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.23
PHINIA	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Is NIO or PHIN more profitable?

PHINIA has a net margin of 2.28% compared to NIO's net margin of -35.51%. PHINIA's return on equity of 9.88% beat NIO's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NIO	-35.51%	-286.45%	-23.51%
PHINIA	2.28%	9.88%	4.20%

Does the media favor NIO or PHIN?

In the previous week, NIO had 17 more articles in the media than PHINIA. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for NIO and 10 mentions for PHINIA. PHINIA's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat NIO's score of 0.43 indicating that PHINIA is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NIO	7 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
PHINIA	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, NIO or PHIN?

NIO has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PHINIA has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of NIO or PHIN?

48.6% of NIO shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.9% of PHINIA shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of NIO shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of PHINIA shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

PHINIA beats NIO on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.