REV Group (REVG) Competitors

REV Group (NYSE:REVG) and Autoliv (NYSE:ALV) are both mid-cap automobiles and trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and media sentiment.

Do analysts recommend REVG or ALV?

REV Group presently has a consensus price target of $42.25, suggesting a potential downside of 15.60%. Autoliv has a consensus price target of $120.64, suggesting a potential upside of 7.31%. Given Autoliv's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Autoliv is more favorable than REV Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
REV Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Autoliv	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.84

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of REVG or ALV?

69.6% of Autoliv shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of REV Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Autoliv shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, REVG or ALV?

REV Group has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Autoliv has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to REVG or ALV?

In the previous week, Autoliv had 8 more articles in the media than REV Group. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Autoliv and 3 mentions for REV Group. Autoliv's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat REV Group's score of 1.21 indicating that Autoliv is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
REV Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Autoliv	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is REVG or ALV more profitable?

Autoliv has a net margin of 6.83% compared to REV Group's net margin of 4.16%. Autoliv's return on equity of 30.73% beat REV Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
REV Group	4.16%	23.99%	7.73%
Autoliv	6.83%	30.73%	8.86%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, REVG or ALV?

Autoliv has higher revenue and earnings than REV Group. Autoliv is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than REV Group, 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
REV Group	$2.38B	1.03	$257.60M	$1.88	26.63
Autoliv	$10.39B	0.83	$647M	$9.14	12.30

Is REVG or ALV a better dividend stock?

REV Group pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Autoliv pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. REV Group pays out 12.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Autoliv pays out 30.6% 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. REV Group has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Autoliv has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Summary

Autoliv beats REV Group on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.