Goodyear Tire & Rubber (GT) Competitors

Goodyear Tire & Rubber (NASDAQ:GT) and Magna International (NYSE:MGA) are both mid-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GT or MGA?

Magna International received 148 more outperform votes than Goodyear Tire & Rubber when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.21% of users gave Goodyear Tire & Rubber an outperform vote while only 62.44% of users gave Magna International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Goodyear Tire & Rubber	Outperform Votes 575 68.21%	Underperform Votes 268 31.79%
Magna International	Outperform Votes 723 62.44%	Underperform Votes 435 37.56%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in GT or MGA?

84.2% of Goodyear Tire & Rubber shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.5% of Magna International shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Goodyear Tire & Rubber shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Magna International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is GT or MGA a better dividend stock?

Goodyear Tire & Rubber pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Magna International pays an annual dividend of $1.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Goodyear Tire & Rubber pays out 266.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Magna International pays out 55.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media prefer GT or MGA?

In the previous week, Goodyear Tire & Rubber had 17 more articles in the media than Magna International. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Goodyear Tire & Rubber and 6 mentions for Magna International. Goodyear Tire & Rubber's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Magna International's score of 0.52 indicating that Goodyear Tire & Rubber is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Goodyear Tire & Rubber	8 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Magna International	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend GT or MGA?

Goodyear Tire & Rubber currently has a consensus price target of $13.78, indicating a potential upside of 42.06%. Magna International has a consensus price target of $47.03, indicating a potential upside of 44.51%. Given Magna International's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Magna International is more favorable than Goodyear Tire & Rubber.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Goodyear Tire & Rubber	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Magna International	1 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.21

Which has more risk & volatility, GT or MGA?

Goodyear Tire & Rubber has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Magna International has a beta of 1.56, indicating that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, GT or MGA?

Magna International has higher revenue and earnings than Goodyear Tire & Rubber. Magna International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Goodyear Tire & Rubber, 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
Goodyear Tire & Rubber	$18.88B	0.15	$70M	$0.24	40.42
Magna International	$42.84B	0.21	$1.01B	$3.51	9.27

Is GT or MGA more profitable?

Magna International has a net margin of 2.36% compared to Goodyear Tire & Rubber's net margin of 0.37%. Magna International's return on equity of 12.78% beat Goodyear Tire & Rubber's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Goodyear Tire & Rubber	0.37%	6.21%	1.38%
Magna International	2.36%	12.78%	4.83%

Summary

Magna International beats Goodyear Tire & Rubber on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.