Visteon (VC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Visteon Corporation, an automotive technology company, designs, manufactures, and sells automotive electronics and connected car solutions for vehicle manufacturers worldwide. The company provides instrument clusters, including analog gauge clusters for 2-D and 3-D display-based devices; information displays that integrate a range of user interface technologies and graphics management capabilities, such as active privacy, TrueColor enhancement, local dimming, cameras, optics, haptic feedback, and light effects; and infotainment and connected car solutions, including scalable Android infotainment for seamless connectivity, as well as onboard artificial intelligence-based voice assistants with natural language understanding. It offers wired and wireless battery management systems; power electronics units; and telematics control units to enable secure connected car services, software updates, and data. In addition, the company provides SmartCore, an automotive-grade, integrated domain controller; SmartCore Runtime, a middleware enabling communication between domains and apps to be shown on any display; SmartCore Studio, a PC-based configuration tool to generate hypervisor configurations; and body domain modules, which integrate various functions, such as central gateway, body controls, comfort, and vehicle access solutions, into one device. Visteon Corporation was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Van Buren, Michigan.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $84.01 to $87.17
• 50-Day Range: $85.49 to $96.05
• 52-Week Range: $84.01 to $130.10
• Volume: 801,868 shs
• Average Volume: 281,267 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.37 billion
• P/E Ratio: 4.65
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $127.15
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Visteon Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Visteon scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 5th out of 91 stocks in the auto/tires/trucks sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Visteon has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 10 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Visteon has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.27%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Visteon are expected to grow by 9.27% in the coming year, from $8.20 to $8.96 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Visteon is 4.65, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 120.38.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Visteon is 4.65, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Auto/Tires/Trucks sector average P/E ratio of about 11.22.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Visteon has a PEG Ratio of 0.44. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Visteon has a P/B Ratio of 2.12. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.97% of the float of Visteon has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Visteon has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Visteon has recently increased by 5.06%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Visteon does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Visteon does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• Environmental Score: -3.10

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.97% of the float of Visteon has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Visteon has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Visteon has recently increased by 5.06%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.01

News Sentiment

Visteon has a news sentiment score of -0.01. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Auto/Tires/Trucks companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Visteon this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for VC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Visteon to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Visteon insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.00% of the stock of Visteon is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

99.71% of the stock of Visteon is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

VC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have VC shares performed this year?

Visteon's stock was trading at $124.90 at the start of the year. Since then, VC shares have decreased by 31.4% and is now trading at $85.71.
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How were Visteon's earnings last quarter?

Visteon Co. (NASDAQ:VC) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October, 24th. The company reported $2.26 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.89 by $0.37. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 3.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Who are Visteon's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Visteon include Wellington Management Group LLP (7.56%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (5.36%), State Street Corp (3.71%) and Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (3.13%). Insiders that own company stock include Sachin Lawande, Robert R Vallance, Jerome Rouquet, Brett D Pynnonen, Kristin Trecker, Joao Paulo Ribeiro and David L Treadwell.
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How do I buy shares of Visteon?

Shares of VC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Visteon own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Visteon investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), NVIDIA (NVDA), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), Waste Connections (WCN), TotalEnergies (TTE) and The RMR Group (RMR).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/24/2024
• Today: 12/21/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Auto/Tires/Trucks
• Industry: Motor vehicle parts & accessories
• Sub-Industry: Automobiles And Trucks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:VC
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1111335
• Web: www.visteon.com
• Phone: (800) 847-8366
• Fax: 302-655-5049
• Employees: 10,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $127.15
• High Stock Price Target: $160.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $100.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +48.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $18.42
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 4.65
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.45
• P/E Growth: 0.44
• Net Income: $486 million
• Net Margins: 13.22%
• Pretax Margin: 7.43%
• Return on Equity: 46.19%
• Return on Assets: 19.69%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.24
• Current Ratio: 1.82
• Quick Ratio: 1.47

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.92 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.60
• Cash Flow: $20.12 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.26
• Book Value: $40.38 per share
• Price / Book: 2.12

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 27,619,000
• Free Float: 27,067,000
• Market Cap: $2.37 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.44