REV Group (REVG) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ALV or REVG?

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
Autoliv	$10.35B	0.84	$647M	$9.14	12.37
REV Group	$2.38B	0.94	$257.60M	$1.88	24.49

Does the media prefer ALV or REVG?

In the previous week, Autoliv had 24 more articles in the media than REV Group. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Autoliv and 4 mentions for REV Group. REV Group's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Autoliv's score of 0.85 indicating that REV Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Autoliv	11 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
REV Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, ALV or REVG?

Autoliv has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, REV Group has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate ALV or REVG?

Autoliv presently has a consensus target price of $121.06, indicating a potential upside of 7.05%. REV Group has a consensus target price of $41.25, indicating a potential downside of 10.41%. Given Autoliv's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Autoliv is more favorable than REV Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Autoliv	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81
REV Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Is ALV or REVG 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
Autoliv	6.83%	30.73%	8.86%
REV Group	4.16%	23.99%	7.73%

Is ALV or REVG a better dividend stock?

Autoliv pays an annual dividend of $3.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. REV Group pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Autoliv pays out 37.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. REV Group pays out 12.8% 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. Autoliv has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and REV Group has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

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

69.6% of Autoliv shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Autoliv shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of REV Group shares are held 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.

Summary

Autoliv beats REV Group on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.