Gentex (GNTX) Competitors

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) and Gentex (NASDAQ:GNTX) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings and risk.

Is APTV or GNTX a better dividend stock?

Aptiv pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Gentex pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Aptiv pays out 12.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Gentex pays out 27.3% 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.

Is APTV or GNTX more profitable?

Gentex has a net margin of 17.49% compared to Aptiv's net margin of 9.07%. Gentex's return on equity of 16.74% beat Aptiv's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aptiv	9.07%	15.63%	6.65%
Gentex	17.49%	16.74%	14.78%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor APTV or GNTX?

Aptiv received 717 more outperform votes than Gentex when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.80% of users gave Aptiv an outperform vote while only 61.01% of users gave Gentex an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Aptiv	Outperform Votes 1138 73.80%	Underperform Votes 404 26.20%
Gentex	Outperform Votes 421 61.01%	Underperform Votes 269 38.99%

Which has better valuation and earnings, APTV or GNTX?

Aptiv has higher revenue and earnings than Gentex. Aptiv is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gentex, 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
Aptiv	$19.71B	0.76	$1.79B	$6.88	9.46
Gentex	$2.31B	2.39	$404.49M	$1.76	13.82

Do analysts rate APTV or GNTX?

Aptiv presently has a consensus price target of $85.61, indicating a potential upside of 31.60%. Gentex has a consensus price target of $32.31, indicating a potential upside of 32.86%. Given Gentex's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Gentex is more favorable than Aptiv.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aptiv	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Gentex	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Does the media prefer APTV or GNTX?

In the previous week, Gentex had 13 more articles in the media than Aptiv. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Gentex and 20 mentions for Aptiv. Aptiv's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Gentex's score of 0.65 indicating that Aptiv is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Aptiv	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Gentex	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, APTV or GNTX?

Aptiv has a beta of 1.74, meaning that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gentex has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of APTV or GNTX?

94.2% of Aptiv shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.8% of Gentex shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Aptiv shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Gentex shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Aptiv beats Gentex on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.