LKQ vs. RIVN, MGA, NIO, ALV, BWA, GNTX, OSK, XPEV, LEA, and LCID
Should you be buying LKQ stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LKQ include Rivian Automotive (RIVN), Magna International (MGA), NIO (NIO), Autoliv (ALV), BorgWarner (BWA), Gentex (GNTX), Oshkosh (OSK), XPeng (XPEV), Lear (LEA), and Lucid Group (LCID). These companies are all part of the "auto/tires/trucks" sector.
LKQ (NASDAQ:LKQ) and Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ:RIVN) are both large-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation and community ranking.
LKQ received 400 more outperform votes than Rivian Automotive when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.97% of users gave LKQ an outperform vote while only 36.46% of users gave Rivian Automotive an outperform vote.
LKQ has higher revenue and earnings than Rivian Automotive. Rivian Automotive is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LKQ, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
LKQ has a net margin of 5.79% compared to Rivian Automotive's net margin of -111.09%. LKQ's return on equity of 15.94% beat Rivian Automotive's return on equity.
95.6% of LKQ shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.3% of Rivian Automotive shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of LKQ shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Rivian Automotive shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
LKQ has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rivian Automotive has a beta of 1.91, indicating that its stock price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Rivian Automotive had 16 more articles in the media than LKQ. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Rivian Automotive and 17 mentions for LKQ. LKQ's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Rivian Automotive's score of 0.23 indicating that LKQ is being referred to more favorably in the media.
LKQ currently has a consensus price target of $61.60, indicating a potential upside of 37.90%. Rivian Automotive has a consensus price target of $19.00, indicating a potential upside of 80.95%. Given Rivian Automotive's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Rivian Automotive is more favorable than LKQ.
Summary
LKQ beats Rivian Automotive on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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